He made 9 league appearances in the first season making his debut with the club on 27 August 2011 in an away draw against PAS Giannena, but his performances weren't so good.
Nevertheless, he succeeded to become an important member of the club and especially in the season 2012–13 was on the key players that helped Aris to avoid relegation.
At the end of the season he didn't manage to reach an agreement with the new president of Aris and in the summer of 2013 he signed a 1-year contract with the Romanian club Concordia Chiajna.
After a year in Romania, Papasterianos returned to Greek Super League playing for Skoda Xanthi.
[2] On 5 January 2017, Xanthi officially announced on Thursday the signing of experienced defensive midfielder Manolis Papasterianos, who was recently released from Veria.
On 25 August 2017, Papasterianos signed a year contract with Football League club OFI for an undisclosed fee.
He made his debut in a friendly match against Ethnikos Asteras, coming in as a substitute in the 39th minute for Sotiris Balafas.
During a match against Skoda Xanthi Papasterianos was watched by Zisis Vryzas, the Greek senior team's assistant manager.