Odysseas Vlachodimos
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Full name | Odysseas Vlachodimos[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 April 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | VfL Wangen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | VfB Stuttgart II | 68 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Panathinaikos | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Benfica | 151 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– |
Nottingham Forest | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Germany U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Germany U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Greece | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Odysseas Vlachodimos (
Club career
Stuttgart
Born in
Panathinaikos
On 26 January 2016, Stuttgart announced that Vlachodimos had completed a
Benfica
On 18 May 2018, Vlachodimos signed a five-year contract with Portuguese side
Vlachodimos started the 2019–20 season again as a first-choice. On 29 August 2019, he extended his contract with Benfica until 2023, setting an annual salary of €1.2 million.[23] On 5 November 2019, Vlachodimos has been at his best in the Portuguese Primeira Liga for Benfica, recording eight clean sheets in the opening 10 matches of the season. Overall, if we take all competitions during 2019 into account, Vlachodimos participated in 46 matches for Benfica, recording 21 clean sheets. Only Jan Oblak (24) and Marco Bizot (29) gained more shutouts, while Marc-André ter Stegen also tallied 24 clean sheets.[24]
On 5 October 2020, with the save of two consecutive penalty kicks from Ryan Gauld helped his team prevail over S.C. Farense with a score of 3–2, achieving the third victory in an equal number of matches in the beginning of the 2020-21 season.[25] As a conclusion this season was a reality check for the 27-year-old as he played as a second fiddle to Helton Leite for most of the campaign. He has, however, regained his form and put up some excellent displays in the 2021–22 season. On 26 August 2021, Benfica qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage after defeating PSV Eindhoven, a justification for the international Greek goalkeeper who in the summer was a step away from "Da Luz".[26]
On 4 November 2021, although he conceded five goals in the 5–2 defeat to FC Bayern Munich, Pathodimos is included in the top 11 of the 4th matchday in the UEFA Champions League.
On 26 January 2022, the Portuguese press praised Vlachodimos for his performance in the victory of Benfica over
On 8 March 2023, the Greek goalkeeper signed a contract that runs until the summer of 2027, with the Portuguese "A Bola" reporting that the agreement between the two sides also includes a release clause of €60 million.
Nottingham Forest
On 1 September 2023, Vlachodimos signed with
International career
German national youth teams
Vlachodimos represented Germany at various youth levels. His first experience with the national team came on 21 May 2009 when he made his debut for the U15's in a 2–0 win over the United States.[34] He made one more appearance for the U15's against Poland the following month before making his U16 debut in August, starting in a 4–2 win over Switzerland in new manager Steffen Freund's first match in charge at the 2009 U16 Tournament in Liechteinstein.[35][36] Vlachodimos featured regularly throughout the tournament as Germany claimed the title, beating Austria 6–2 in the final.[37]
Two years later, Vlachodimos helped Germany to a runners-up finish at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where they ultimately lost 5–2 to the Netherlands in the final.[38] Soon after the tournament he was awarded the bronze U17 Fritz Walter Medal, awarded to the third best German under-17 player.[39] Later in the year, he was part of the Germany squad which ended third at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[40] He made his debut for the U18 side in February 2012 before advancing to the U19 side in August. He then made his U20 debut on 12 October the following year against the Netherlands.
On 15 March 2017, following his emergence as
Greece
On 9 November 2018, four days after FIFA's approval of Vlachodimos' request to play for Greece,[45] he was called up by Angelos Anastasiadis for the matches against Finland and Estonia in the UEFA Nations League.[46] He debuted for Greece in a 1–0 win over Finland on 15 November that year.[47]
Personal
His family hails from Kastania, Kozani[48]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 January 2024[49]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfB Stuttgart II | 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2012–13 | 3. Liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
2013–14 | 3. Liga | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
2014–15 | 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
Total | 68 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 0 | ||||||
VfB Stuttgart | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Panathinaikos | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Super League Greece | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | Super League Greece | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
Total | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 63 | 0 | ||||
Benfica | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16[d] | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14[h] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14[h] | 0 | — | 54 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 151 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 0 | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2023–24 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Career total | 279 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 365 | 0 |
- ^ Includes Greek Cup, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[47]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Greece | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 0 |
Honours
Benfica[50]
Germany U21[50]
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Bronze: 2011[54]
Individual
- Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Month: February 2019,[55] September 2022[56]
- Primeira Liga Most clean sheets: 2022–23[58]
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External links
- Profile at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website
- Odysseas Vlachodimos at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Odysseas Vlachodimos at Soccerway
- Odysseas Vlachodimos – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Odysseas Vlachodimos – UEFA competition record (archive)