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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] He is of Romani descent.
![]() Pavlidis playing for AZ in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | 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 | 2 | (1) |
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 17 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
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.[4] On 22 June 2018, Pavlidis loan spell was extended until summer 2019.[5]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 a greek citizen.
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 37 | 14 | |||
Total | 73 | 28 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 82 | 33 | |||
AZ | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 37 | 18 | 4 | 3 | — | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 51 | 25 | |
2022–23 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 9 | 40 | 22 | |||
2023–24 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Greece | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 4 | |
2022 | 6 | 1 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 6 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 15 October 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [17] |
2 | 28 March 2021 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | 11 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [18] |
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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
6 | 9 June 2022 | Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece | 26 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
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