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Vangelis Pavlídis
Pavlidis in 2024 with AZ
Personal information
Full name Evangelos Pavlídis[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2014 Bebides 2000 FA Saloniki
2015–2017 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 VfL Bochum 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 32 (7)
2019 → Willem II (loan) 14 (5)
2019–2021 Willem II 59 (23)
2021–2024 AZ 96 (59)
2024– Benfica 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Greece U17 13 (4)
2015–2017 Greece U19 11 (3)
2018 Greece U20 2 (0)
2019 Greece U21 2 (3)
2019– Greece 38 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Evangelos "Vangelis" Pavlídis (Greek: Βαγγέλης Παυλίδης; born 21 November 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Greece national team.[2][3]

Club career

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VfL Bochum

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On 9 April 2016, Pavlidis signed a professional contract until the summer of 2019. On 15 May 2016, he made his debut with the club as a substitute in a 2. Bundesliga 4–2 away win against 1. FC Heidenheim.

Loan to Borussia Dortmund II

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On 26 January 2018, Pavlidis joined Borussia Dortmund II on loan for the second half of the season.[4] On 22 June 2018, Pavlidis loan spell was extended until summer 2019.[5]

Loan to Willem II

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On 17 January 2019, Willem II confirmed the signing Pavlidis on loan from Bochum until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] On 23 January 2019, he scored his first goal with the club after Marios Vrousai's assist in a 3–2 away KNVB Beker win against FC Twente.[7] On 16 February 2019, he scored his first goal in Eredivisie.[8]

Willem II

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On 29 April 2019, Pavlidis signed a permanent deal with the club.[9] Subsequently that year, on 2 August, in the opening game of the 2019–20 Eredivisie Pavlidis scored twice as Willem II defeated PEC Zwolle 3–1.[10]

AZ Alkmaar

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On 9 July 2021, Pavlidis signed a contract until 2025 at Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Later that year, on 1 December, Pavlidis is one of the eleven nominees for the 2021 Puskás Award.[11]

Benfica

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On 1 July 2024, Pavlidis joined Primeira Liga side Benfica on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club;[12] the transfer reportedly commanded an €18 million fee, plus €2 million in possible add-ons, and a 10% sell-on clause in favor of AZ Alkmaar.[13]

International career

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On 29 August 2019, Pavlidis was called up to the Greek senior team by coach John van 't Schip for the forthcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Finland and Liechtenstein.[14] He's partial Romani descent.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Bochum 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016–17 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Borussia Dortmund II 2017–18 Regionalliga West 17 5 — — 17 5
2018–19 15 2 — — 15 2
Total 32 7 — — 32 7
Willem II 2018–19 Eredivisie 14 5 3 1 — 17 6
2019–20 25 11 3 2 — 28 13
2020–21 34 12 1 0 2[b] 2 37 14
Total 73 28 7 3 2 2 82 33
AZ 2021–22 Eredivisie 37 18 4 3 10[c] 4 51 25
2022–23 25 12 2 1 13[d] 9 40 22
2023–24 34 29 2 1 10[d] 3 46 33
Total 96 59 8 5 33 16 137 80
Career total 205 94 15 8 35 18 255 120
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pavlidis goal.
List of international goals scored by Vangelis Pavlidis[15]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 October 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [16]
2 28 March 2021 Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece 11  Honduras 1–0 2–1 Friendly [17]
3 2–1
4 1 September 2021 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 15   Switzerland 1–1 1–2 Friendly
5 8 September 2021 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 17  Sweden 2–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 9 June 2022 Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece 26  Cyprus 2–0 3–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ Vangelis Pavlidis at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Bochum holt Serra und gibt Pavlidis an den BVB ab". kicker (in German). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "VfL verlängert mit Pavlidis und leiht ihn erneut aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Willem II sign Greek duo". www.football-oranje.com. 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Βίλεμ: Πρώτο γκολ για Παυλίδη, δυο ασίστ ο Βρουσάι και πρόκριση στον ημιτελικό του Κυπέλλου". www.sport24.gr. 23 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Vitesse - Willem II 3:2". www.foxsports.it. 16 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Αγόρασε Παυλίδη η Βίλεμ". www.enwsi.gr. 29 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Δύο γκολ ο Παυλίδης, με το… δεξί η Βίλεμ". www.to10.gr. 2 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Pinging Pavlidis has a chance to win Puskás Award with world goal after slalom". 1 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Pavlidis joins Benfica!". S.L. Benfica. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Oficial: Pavlidis reforça Benfica". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  14. ^ "PAVLIDIS AND VROUSAI BOTH INCLUDED IN GREECE SQUAD". www.agonasport.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Ελλάδα - Βοσνία 2-1: Ονειρεμένη εμφάνιση η γαλανόλευκη!". www.sport24.gr. 15 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Ελλάδα - Ονδούρα 2-1: Νίκη με "υπογραφή" του εξαιρετικού Παυλίδη, είχε θέματα στα μετόπισθεν". www.sport24.gr. 28 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis awarded Eredivisie Player of the Month August". Eredivisie. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis crowned Eredivisie Player of the Month for October". Eredivisie. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  20. ^ "8 clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month in April". Eredivisie. 6 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Nine clubs provide players for Eredivisie Team of the Month". Eredivisie. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Seven clubs provide players for the Eredivisie team of the month". Eredivisie. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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