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Vangelis Pavlidis

Evangelis "Vangelis" Pavlidis (Greek: Βαγγέλης Παυλίδης; [vaɲˈɟelis paˈvliðis]; 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. Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece, Pavlidis started his professional career with VfL Bochum in 2016 and then represented Willem II before signing with AZ Alkmaar in 2021, being crowned the Eredivisie top scorer in 2024. In July 2024, he signed with Benfica for a fee of €18 million. Pavlidis represented Greece at various youth levels and made his senior debut for Greece in 2019.

Infobox

2018
Greece U20
2019
Greece U21
Full name
Vangelis Pavlidis
Date of birth
(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998
Place of birth
Thessaloniki, Greece
Height
1 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Striker
Current team
Benfica
Number
14
2004–2014
Bebides 2000 FA Salonika
2015–2017
Greece U19
Years
Team
2016–2019
VfL Bochum
2018–2019
→ Borussia Dortmund II (loan)
2019–2021
Willem II
2021–2024
AZ
2024–
Benfica
2014–2015
Greece U17
2019–
Greece

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Club
VfL Bochum
Season
2015–16
League
2. Bundesliga
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
1
Other
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
2. Bundesliga
League
3
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
3
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
4
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
4
Europe
0
Borussia Dortmund II (loan)
Borussia Dortmund II (loan)
Club
Borussia Dortmund II (loan)
Season
2017–18
League
Regionalliga West
League
17
League
5
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
17
Europe
5
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Regionalliga West
League
15
League
2
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
15
Europe
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
32
League
7
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
32
League cup
7
Willem II (loan)
Willem II (loan)
Club
Willem II (loan)
Season
2018–19
League
Eredivisie
League
14
League
5
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
17
Other
6
Willem II
Willem II
Club
Willem II
Season
2019–20
League
Eredivisie
League
25
League
11
National cup
3
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
28
Other
13
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Eredivisie
League
34
League
12
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
2
League cup
2
Europe
—
Europe
37
Other
14
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
73
League
28
League
7
League
3
National cup
—
National cup
2
League cup
2
League cup
—
Europe
82
Europe
33
AZ
AZ
Club
AZ
Season
2021–22
League
Eredivisie
League
33
League
16
National cup
4
National cup
3
League cup
—
League cup
10
Europe
4
Europe
4
Other
2
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Eredivisie
League
25
League
12
League
2
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
13
League cup
9
Europe
—
Europe
40
Other
22
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Eredivisie
League
34
League
29
League
2
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
10
League cup
3
Europe
—
Europe
46
Other
33
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
92
League
57
League
8
League
5
National cup
—
National cup
33
League cup
16
League cup
4
Europe
2
Europe
137
Other
80
Benfica
Benfica
Club
Benfica
Season
2024–25
League
Primeira Liga
League
34
League
19
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
4
League cup
2
Europe
12
Europe
7
Other
4
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Primeira Liga
League
33
League
22
League
3
National cup
3
National cup
2
League cup
2
League cup
14
Europe
2
Europe
1
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
67
League
41
League
6
League
4
National cup
6
National cup
4
League cup
26
League cup
9
Europe
5
Europe
2
Other
110
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
268
League
133
League
21
League
12
National cup
6
National cup
4
League cup
61
League cup
27
Europe
9
Europe
4
Other
365
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
VfL Bochum
2015–16
2. Bundesliga
1
0
0
0
—
—
—
1
0
2016–17
2. Bundesliga
3
0
0
0
—
—
—
3
0
Total
4
0
0
0
—
—
—
4
0
Borussia Dortmund II (loan)
2017–18
Regionalliga West
17
5
—
—
—
—
17
5
2018–19
Regionalliga West
15
2
—
—
—
—
15
2
Total
32
7
—
—
—
—
32
7
Willem II (loan)
2018–19
Eredivisie
14
5
3
1
—
—
—
17
6
Willem II
2019–20
Eredivisie
25
11
3
2
—
—
—
28
13
2020–21
Eredivisie
34
12
1
0
—
2
2
—
37
14
Total
73
28
7
3
—
2
2
—
82
33
AZ
2021–22
Eredivisie
33
16
4
3
—
10
4
4
2
2022–23
Eredivisie
25
12
2
1
—
13
9
—
40
22
2023–24
Eredivisie
34
29
2
1
—
10
3
—
46
33
Total
92
57
8
5
—
33
16
4
2
137
80
Benfica
2024–25
Primeira Liga
34
19
3
1
4
2
12
7
4
2025–26
Primeira Liga
33
22
3
3
2
2
14
2
1
1
Total
67
41
6
4
6
4
26
9
5
2
110
Career total
268
133
21
12
6
4
61
27
9
4
365
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Greece
Greece
National team
Greece
Year
2019
Apps
5
Goals
1
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
5
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
11
Apps
4
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
6
Apps
1
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
9
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
2
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
9
Apps
2
2026
2026
National team
2026
Year
2
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
55
Apps
10
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Greece
2019
5
1
2020
5
0
2021
11
4
2022
6
1
2023
9
0
2024
8
2
2025
9
2
2026
2
0
Total
55
10
List of international goals scored by Vangelis Pavlidis · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
15 October 2019
Venue
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
Cap
3
Opponent
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2
2
No.
2
Date
28 March 2021
Venue
Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece
Cap
11
Opponent
Honduras
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
Friendly
3
3
No.
3
Date
2–1
4
4
No.
4
Date
1 September 2021
Venue
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Cap
15
Opponent
Switzerland
Score
1–1
Result
1–2
Competition
Friendly
5
5
No.
5
Date
8 September 2021
Venue
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
Cap
17
Opponent
Sweden
Score
2–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6
6
No.
6
Date
9 June 2022
Venue
Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece
Cap
26
Opponent
Cyprus
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
7
7
No.
7
Date
10 October 2024
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Cap
41
Opponent
England
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
8
8
No.
8
Date
2–1
9
9
No.
9
Date
7 June 2025
Venue
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece
Cap
47
Opponent
Slovakia
Score
2–1
Result
4–1
Competition
Friendly
10
10
No.
10
Date
5 September 2025
Venue
Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireaus, Greece
Cap
49
Opponent
Belarus
Score
2–0
Result
5–1
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
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
7
10 October 2024
Wembley Stadium, London, England
41
England
1–0
2–1
2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
8
2–1
9
7 June 2025
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece
47
Slovakia
2–1
4–1
Friendly
10
5 September 2025
Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireaus, Greece
49
Belarus
2–0
5–1
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  10. "Vangelis Pavlidis"
    https://www.uefa.com/under17/teams/players/250078012--vangelis-pavlidis/
  11. www
    https://www.kicker.de/evangelos-pavlidis/spieler/2-bundesliga/2017-18/vfl-bochum
  12. Vangelis Pavlidis at WorldFootball
    https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/evangelos-pavlidis/
  13. kicker
    https://www.kicker.de/bochum-holt-serra-und-gibt-pavlidis-an-den-bvb-ab-715947/artikel
  14. "VfL verlängert mit Pavlidis und leiht ihn erneut aus"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201101105806/https://www.vfl-bochum.de/news/uebersicht/profis/vfl-verlaengert-mit-pavlidis-und-leiht-ihn-erneut-aus/
  15. "Willem II sign Greek duo"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190121185608/http://www.football-oranje.com/willem-ii-sign-greek-duo/
  16. Brabants Dagblad
    https://www.bd.nl/willem-ii/willem-ii-haalt-griekse-spits-vangelis-pavlidis-in-duitsland-op~a129b891/
  17. "Βίλεμ: Πρώτο γκολ για Παυλίδη, δυο ασίστ ο Βρουσάι και πρόκριση στον ημιτελικό του Κυπέλλου"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190419195459/https://www.sport24.gr/football/EllinesExoterikou/vilem-prwto-gkol-gia-paylidh-dyo-asist-o-vroysai-kai-prokrish-ston-hmiteliko-toy-kypelloy.5421468.html
  18. "Vitesse - Willem II 3:2"
    https://www.foxsports.it/calcio/2019-02-16/vit-wil-risultato/
  19. "Αγόρασε Παυλίδη η Βίλεμ"
    https://www.enwsi.gr/paraskinia/gossip/agorase-paylidi-i-vilem/
  20. www
    https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/pavlidis-tekent-bij-tot-zomer-2022
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