| Vangelis Pavlídis | |
| Full Name: | Evangelos Pavlídis[1] |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Height: | 1.86m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Benfica |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bebides 2000 FA Saloniki |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | VfL Bochum |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Borussia Dortmund II (loan) |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Willem II (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Willem II |
| Caps4: | 59 |
| Goals4: | 23 |
| Years5: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs5: | AZ |
| Caps5: | 96 |
| Goals5: | 59 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Benfica |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Greece U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Greece U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Greece U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Greece U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalteam5: | Greece |
| Nationalcaps5: | 38 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 6 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019– |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
Evangelos "Vangelis" Pavlídis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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]
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.
On 26 January 2018, Pavlidis joined Borussia Dortmund II on loan for the second half of the season.[3] On 22 June 2018, Pavlidis loan spell was extended until summer 2019.[4]
On 17 January 2019, Willem II confirmed the signing Pavlidis on loan from Bochum until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5] 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.[6] On 16 February 2019, he scored his first goal in Eredivisie.[7]
On 29 April 2019, Pavlidis signed a permanent deal with the club.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
On 1 July 2024, Pavlidis joined Primeira Liga side Benfica on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club;[11] 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.[12]
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.[13] He's a greek citizen.
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 46 | 33 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 59 | 8 | 5 | — | 33 | 16 | 137 | 80 | ||||
| Benfica | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 206 | 94 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 256 | 120 | |||
| Greece | 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pavlidis goal.
| Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | [14] | |||
| 2 | 28 March 2021 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | 11 | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [15] | ||
| 3 | 2–1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 September 2021 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | 15 | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |||
| 5 | 8 September 2021 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 17 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| 6 | 9 June 2022 | Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece | 26 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
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