Vangelis Pavlidis

Vangelis Pavlidis (Greek: Βαγγέλης Παυλίδης; born 21 November 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Dutch club Willem II and the Greece national team.[2][3]

Vangelis Pavlidis
Personal information
Full name Evangelos Pavlidis[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Willem II
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2014 Bebides 2000 FA Saloniki
2015–2017 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 VfL Bochum 4 (0)
2017–2019 → Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 32 (7)
2019 → Willem II (loan) 14 (5)
2019– Willem II 45 (18)
National team‡
2014–2015 Greece U17 13 (4)
2015–2017 Greece U19 11 (3)
2018 Greece U20 2 (0)
2019– Greece U21 2 (3)
2019– Greece 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:22, 31 January 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:02, 20 November 2020 (UTC).

Club career

VfL Bochum

On 9 April 2016, Pavlidis signed a professional contract until the summer of 2019. Pavlidis is in the Bochum team for one and half years and has redeemed his stunning appearances in the Bundesliga U19 competitive league (45 matches - 20 goals - 13 assists) and his excellent presence with the first Bochum team in which he regularly participated in the training sessions, as well as in official friendly games. Pavlidis was voted, according to FIFA, as one of the 15 greatest talents in the finals of the previous European U17 Championship in Bulgaria. The Westphalian team is betting a lot to the young striker since the 2016–17 season, so it hastened to bind him with a new contract until 2019, as German, English and Italian teams have been very interested in the past few years.[4]

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

On 26 January 2018, Pavlidis joined Borussia Dortmund II on loan for the second half of the season.[5] On 22 June 2018, Pavlidis loan spell was extended until summer 2019.[6]

Loan to Willem II

On 17 January 2019, Willem II confirmed the signing of young Greek international on loan from Bochum until the end of the 2018–19 season.[7] 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.[8] On 16 February 2019, he scored his first goal in Eredivisie, with a right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner in a 3–2 away loss against Vitesse.[9]

Pavlidis only moved to Willem II as a loanee from German side VfL Bochum in January, but he's already managed to make a solid impression in the Eredivisie, popping up with two goals and three assists in seven league games. He's also registered one goal and one assist in the Dutch Cup. On 3 March 2019, Pavlidis struck gold netting his club's second goal in a 2–4 loss to SC Heerenveen on the road.[10]

Willem II

On 29 April 2019, Pavlidis will play his football with Willem II until 2022 after signing a permanent deal with the club. The 20-year-old striker, who was on the books at Bochum in Germany, made a loan move to the Eredivisie for Willem II in January and since then, has had a tremendous spell with the Dutch club. Across all competitions, the striker has scored four goals and registered five assists in 14 appearances. As a result, Willem II decided to make Pavlidis’ move a permanent one and the youngster signed a contract with the Dutch club through 2022.[11]

On 2 August 2018, in the opening game of the 2019–20 Eredivisie Pavlidis scored twice as Willem II defeated PEC Zwolle 3–1.[12] Two weeks later, he converted a penalty after he himself had been fouled, and scored a second with a header, as Willem II beat Fortuna Sittard 3–2 away from home.[13] On 15 September, Pavlidis scored in a 4–1 away loss against Heracles Almelo.[14] A week later he scored the only goal in a 1–0 home win game against VVV-Venlo.[15] On 23 November 2019, he scored a brace after assisted by Mats Köhlert and Marios Vrousai respectively helping his club to acquire a vital away 3–3 draw against ADO Den Haag. These were Pavlidis’ first goals since he scored for Greece against Bosnia in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying in October.[16] On 13 December 2019, Pavlidis opened the score, as Willem II defeated SC Heerenveen 2–1 on the road in the Eredivisie.[17]

On 18 January 2020, Pavlidis notched his first goal of 2020 with Willem II, netting the second marker for his team in an important 3–1 win at AZ Alkmaar. With 12 minutes remaining, Pavlidis neatly collected the ball inside the penalty area, took aim and dinked his shot over the onrushing goalkeeper to give Willem II the lead.[18] On 22 January 2020, in the KNVB Cup, the international striker hit the target as Willem II eventually ended up losing to SC Heerenveen. On 28 February 2020, he scored with a right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner, after an assist from Görkem Sağlam in a 3–1 home win game against FC Groningen. Midway through the second half, the 21-year-old forward then contributed with an assist for his team’s third, as his low feed across the box was tapped home by Mats Köhlert.[19]

On 16 September 2020, in his first continental match, he scored a brace helping his club to win by a score of 5–0 against FC Progrès Niederkorn in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[20] On 20 September 2020, he scored a brace in a hammering 4–0 home win game against Heracles Almelo, named MVP of the game.[21] On 4 October 2020, he was the only scorer in a frustrated 1–4 home loss against Feyenoord.[22]

International career

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.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 February 2021
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum2015–162. Bundesliga10000010
2016–1730000030
2017–1800000000
Total 40000040
Borussia Dortmund II2017–18Regionalliga West175—00175
2018–19152—00152
Total 3270000327
Willem II Tilburg2018–19Eredivisie1453100176
2019–20251132002813
2020–212071022239
Total 592373226828
Career total 9530635010633

International goals
Scores and results list the Greece's goal tally first.[24]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2019Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Bosnia and Herzegovina1–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
  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. "Επαγγελματίας στα 17 ο Παυλίδης στη Μπόχουμ" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. "Bochum holt Serra und gibt Pavlidis an den BVB ab". kicker (in German). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. "VfL verlängert mit Pavlidis und leiht ihn erneut aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 June 2018.
  7. "Willem II sign Greek duo". www.football-oranje.com. 17 January 2019.
  8. "Βίλεμ: Πρώτο γκολ για Παυλίδη, δυο ασίστ ο Βρουσάι και πρόκριση στον ημιτελικό του Κυπέλλου". www.sport24.gr. 23 January 2019.
  9. "Vitesse - Willem II 3:2". www.foxsports.it. 16 February 2019.
  10. "SC Heerenveen - Willem II 4:2". www.fcupdate.nl. 3 March 2019.
  11. "Αγόρασε Παυλίδη η Βίλεμ". www.enwsi.gr. 29 April 2019.
  12. "Δύο γκολ ο Παυλίδης, με το… δεξί η Βίλεμ". www.to10.gr. 2 August 2019.
  13. "Willem II trekt aan langste eind in waterballet tegen Fortuna Sittard". www.voetbalzone.nl. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  14. "Heracles Almelo too strong for Willem II". www.football-oranje.com. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  15. "Pavlidis leads Willem II to win over VVV". www.football-oranje.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  16. "ADO Den Haag vs Willem II 3-3". 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  17. "Willem II sluit feestweek af met uitzege bij Heerenveen". 13 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  18. "Willem II in the final phase 1-3 in Alkmaar against AZ". 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  19. "Willem II heeft in eigen huis weinig problemen met FC Groningen". 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  20. "FC Progrès Niederkorn vs Willem II 0-5". 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  21. "Willem II deklasseert na rust Heracles 4-0". 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  22. "Willem II vs Feyenoord 1-4". 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  23. "PAVLIDIS AND VROUSAI BOTH INCLUDED IN GREECE SQUAD". www.agonasport.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  24. Vangelis Pavlidis at National-Football-Teams.com
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