Vangelis Pavlidis
Evangelos Vangélis 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evangelos Pavlídis | ||
| 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 | 91 | (55) |
| 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 | 36 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Club career
VfL Bochum
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
On 26 January 2018, Pavlidis joined Borussia Dortmund II on loan for the second half of the season. On 22 June 2018, Pavlidis loan spell was extended until summer 2019.
Loan to Willem II
On 17 January 2019, Willem II confirmed the signing Pavlidis on loan from Bochum until the end of the 2018–19 season. 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. On 16 February 2019, he scored his first goal in Eredivisie.
Willem II
On 29 April 2019, Pavlidis signed a permanent deal with the club.
On 2 August 2018, in the opening game of the 2019–20 Eredivisie Pavlidis scored twice as Willem II defeated PEC Zwolle 3–1.
AZ Alkmaar
On 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.
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. He's partial Romani descent.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 2 | 37 | 14 | ||
| Total | 73 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 33 | ||
| AZ | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 37 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 25 |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 22 | ||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 29 | ||
| Total | 91 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 132 | 76 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 90 | 15 | 8 | 35 | 18 | 250 | 116 | ||
International
- 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 | |
| 2 | 28 March 2021 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | 11 |  Honduras | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 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
Individual
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: August 2023, October 2023
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2021, October 2021, April 2022, January 2023, August 2023, October 2023
References
External links
- Vangelis Pavlidis – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Vangelis Pavlidis at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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