Evangelos "Vangelis" Pavlídis (Greek: Βαγγέλης Παυλίδης; born 21 November 1998) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Eredivisie club AZ and the Greece national team.[2][3]
 Pavlidis in 2024 with AZ | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evangelos Pavlídis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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– | AZ | 96 | (59) |
| 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 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editVfL Bochum
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 29 April 2019, Pavlidis signed a permanent deal with the club.[9]
On 2 August 2018, in the opening game of the 2019–20 Eredivisie Pavlidis scored twice as Willem II defeated PEC Zwolle 3–1.[10]
AZ Alkmaar
editOn 9 July 2021, Pavlidis signed a contract until 2025 at Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.
On 1 December 2021, Pavlidis is one of the eleven nominees for the 2021 Puskás Award.[11]
International career
editOn 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.[12] He's partial Romani descent.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 May 2024
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pavlidis goal.
| 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 | [14] |
| 2 | 28 March 2021 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | 11 |  Honduras | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [15] |
| 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
editIndividual
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: August 2023,[16] October 2023[17]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2021, October 2021, April 2022,[18] January 2023, August 2023,[19] October 2023[20]
- Eredivisie 2023–24 Top scorer: 29 goals shared with Luuk de Jong
References
edit- ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Vangelis Pavlidis at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Bochum holt Serra und gibt Pavlidis an den BVB ab". kicker (in German). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "VfL verlängert mit Pavlidis und leiht ihn erneut aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Willem II sign Greek duo". www.football-oranje.com. 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Βίλεμ: Πρώτο γκολ για Παυλίδη, δυο ασίστ ο Βρουσάι και πρόκριση στον ημιτελικό του Κυπέλλου". www.sport24.gr. 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Vitesse - Willem II 3:2". www.foxsports.it. 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Αγόρασε Παυλίδη η Βίλεμ". www.enwsi.gr. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Δύο γκολ ο Παυλίδης, με το… δεξί η Βίλεμ". www.to10.gr. 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Pinging Pavlidis has a chance to win Puskás Award with world goal after slalom". 1 December 2021.
- ^ "PAVLIDIS AND VROUSAI BOTH INCLUDED IN GREECE SQUAD". www.agonasport.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Ελλάδα - Βοσνία 2-1: Ονειρεμένη εμφάνιση η γαλανόλευκη!". www.sport24.gr. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Ελλάδα - Ονδούρα 2-1: Νίκη με "υπογραφή" του εξαιρετικού Παυλίδη, είχε θέματα στα μετόπισθεν". www.sport24.gr. 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis awarded Eredivisie Player of the Month August". Eredivisie. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Vangelis Pavlidis crowned Eredivisie Player of the Month for October". Eredivisie. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "8 clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month in April". Eredivisie. 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Nine clubs provide players for Eredivisie Team of the Month". Eredivisie. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Seven clubs provide players for the Eredivisie team of the month". Eredivisie. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
External links
edit- Vangelis Pavlidis – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Vangelis Pavlidis at fussballdaten.de (in German)