Vangelis Platellas

Vangelis Platellas
Personal information
Full name Evangelos Platellas
Date of birth (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 OFI
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Kallithea 62 (8)
2011–2013 Skoda Xanthi 19 (1)
2013–2016 AEK Athens 77 (26)
2016–2017 Atromitos 16 (1)
2017–2018 Aris 27 (9)
2018– OFI 2 (0)
National team
2015– Greece 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:46, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Vangelis Platellas (Greek: Βαγγέλης Πλατέλλας, born 1 December 1988) is a Greek footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Superleague side OFI.

Club career

Vangelis Platellas began playing professional football for Football League side Kallithea, and then transferred on 2 January 2012 to Super league side Skoda Xanthi.[1]

AEK Athens

In the summer of 2013, Platellas signed with AEK Athens. In the 2013-14 season, Platellas made 25 appearances scoring 15 goals. On 29 August 2014 he scored in a 4-0 home win against Fokikos for the Greek Cup.[2] On 30 November 2014 he scored after three months in a 3-1 away win against Panachaiki.[3] One week later he scored in a 7-0 home win against Episkopi.[4] On 17 December 2014 he scored a brace in a comfortable 4-0 win against Fostiras.[5] On 24 February 2015 he opened the score in a 2-1 home win against Panachaiki.[6] On 15 March 2015 he scored in a 3-1 away win against Fostiras.[7] On 13 May 2015 he scored the only goal in a 1-0 away win against AEL.[8] He finished the 2014–15 season with 9 goals and 8 assists in all competitions.

On 29 November 2015 he scored his first ever Superleague goal in a 2-0 home win against Panetolikos, after an assist from Rafik Djebbour.[9]

It seems that the 28-year-old international, who joined the Greek Cup winners back in 2013 and his current contract expires at the end of 2016-17 season, will leave the club in January window in order to continue his career elsewhere.

Atromitos

On 28 December 2016, he signed a 1,5 years' contract with fellow Greek club Atromitos for an undisclosed fee.[10] On 18 February 2017, he opened the score in a 2-1 home win against Xanthi. On 31 August 2017, he solved his contract with the club.[11]

Aris

On 11 September 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Football League club Aris for an undisclosed fee. [12] On 21 September 2017, thanks to a close-range effort by the international winger, Aris won 1-0 Panegialios on the road for 2017-18 Greek Cup. It was his first goal with his new club. [13] On 28 October he scored in the season's opener, a 5-0 home win against Aiginiakos. [14] On 19 November 2017 he scored a 90th-minute winner in a dramatic 3-2 away win against Ergotelis, after a catastrophic first half, which found his team being down by two goals. [15] On 25 November 2017 Platellas was the MVP of a 2-1 home win against Panachaiki, scoring the equalizer and providing the assist to Georgios Delizisis for the winning goal. [16] On 7 January 2018 he opened the score in a 2-0 home win against Apollon Pontou. [17] On 18 February 2018 he scored in a 3-0 home win against Anagennisi Karditsa.[18] A week later he scored the second of four in a comfortable 4-1 away win against Aiginiakos. [19] On 12 March 2018 he opened the score, with a penalty kick, in a 3-0 home win against Ergotelis. [20]

OFI

On 23 June 2018, he signed a one-year contract with OFI. [21]

International career

Platellas was called in to the Greece national football team by Kostas Tsanas for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania.[22]

Honours

Vangelis Platellas has won the Best Young Player of Football League 2 Award in Greek football PSAP awards, for the season 2009-10.[23]

AEK Athens
2014 (6th Group)
2015 (South Group)
2016

References

  1. ↑ "Με την νέα μεταγραφή (With the new player)" (in Greek). aqaskodaxanthifc.gr. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "ΑΕΚ-Φωκικός 4-0". www.sport24.gr. 29 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Παναχαϊκή-ΑΕΚ 1-3". www.sport24.gr. 30 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "ΑΕΚ - Επισκοπή 7-0". www.sport24.gr. 7 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Συνεχίζει ακάθεκτη η ΑΕΚ". www.sport24.gr. 17 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "ΑΕΚ - Παναχαϊκή 2-1". www.sport24.gr. 24 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Φωστήρας - ΑΕΚ 1-3". www.sport24.gr. 15 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "ΑΕΛ - ΑΕΚ 0-1". www.sport24.gr. 13 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "ΑΕΚ - Παναιτωλικός 2-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  10. ↑ Ανακοίνωσε Πλατέλλα ο Ατρόμητος [Platellas signs with Atromitos]. www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Έλυσε το συμβόλαιό του στον Ατρόμητο ο Πλατέλλας [He solved his contract with Atromitos Plattellas]. www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Επίσημο: Στον Άρη ο Πλατέλλας". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Παναιγιάλειος - Άρης 0-1: Καβάλα στ' άλογο!". www.onsports.gr (in Greek). 21 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Άρης - Αιγινιακός 5-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  15. ↑ "Συγκλονιστική ανατροπή από τον Άρη!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  16. ↑ "Στις πλάτες του Πλατέλλα ο Άρης, εύκολα ο ΟΦΗ την Καλλιθέα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Συνέχισε με νίκη ο Άρης!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  18. ↑ "Άρης - Αναγέννηση Καρδίτσας 3-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  19. ↑ "Αιγινιακός - Άρης 1-4!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  20. ↑ "Άρης - Εργοτέλης 3-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  21. ↑ "Επίσημο: Στον ΟΦΗ και ο Πλατέλλας". www.sport24.gr. 27 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Με Πλατέλλα, Αραβίδη, Κίτσιου οι κλήσεις του Τσάνα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  23. ↑ Ο ΠΣΑΠ βράβευσε τους κορυφαίους ποδοσφαιριστές της σεζόν 2009-10 [PSAT awards the top 2009-10 football players]. contra.gr (in Greek). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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