Vangelis Platellas (, born 1 December 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ethnikos Piraeus.
Vangelis Platellas began playing professional football for Football League side Kallithea, and then transferred on 2 January 2012 to Super league side Skoda Xanthi.
In the summer of 2013, Platellas signed with AEK Athens. In the 2013âÂÂ14 season, Platellas made 25 appearances scoring 15 goals. On 29 August 2014 he scored in a 4âÂÂ0 home win against Fokikos for the Greek Cup. On 30 November 2014, he scored after three months in a 3âÂÂ1 away win against Panachaiki. One week later, he scored in a 7âÂÂ0 home win against Episkopi. On 17 December 2014, he scored a brace in a comfortable 4âÂÂ0 win against Fostiras. On 24 February 2015, he opened the score in a 2âÂÂ1 home win against Panachaiki. On 15 March 2015, he scored in a 3âÂÂ1 away win against Fostiras. On 13 May 2015, he scored the only goal in a 1âÂÂ0 away win against AEL. He finished the 2014âÂÂ15 season with 9 goals and 8 assists in all competitions.
On 29 November 2015, he scored his first ever Super League goal in a 2âÂÂ0 home win against Panetolikos, after an assist from Rafik Djebbour.
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 2016âÂÂ17 season, will leave the club in January window in order to continue his career elsewhere.
On 28 December 2016, Platellas signed a 1,5 years' contract with fellow Greek club Atromitos for an undisclosed fee. On 18 February 2017, he opened the score in a 2âÂÂ1 home win against Xanthi. On 31 August 2017, he solved his contract with the club.
On 11 September 2017, Platellas signed a one-year contract with Football League club Aris for an undisclosed fee. On 21 September 2017, thanks to a close-range effort by the international winger, Aris won 1âÂÂ0 Panegialios on the road for 2017âÂÂ18 Greek Cup. It was his first goal with his new club. On 28 October 2017, he scored in the season's opener, a 5âÂÂ0 home win against Aiginiakos. On 19 November 2017, he scored a 90th-minute winner in a dramatic 3âÂÂ2 away win against Ergotelis, after a catastrophic first half, which found his team being down by two goals. On 25 November 2017, Platellas was the MVP of a 2âÂÂ1 home win against Panachaiki, scoring the equalizer and providing the assist to Georgios Delizisis for the winning goal. On 7 January 2018, he opened the score in a 2âÂÂ0 home win against Apollon Pontus. On 18 February 2018, he scored in a 3âÂÂ0 home win against Anagennisi Karditsa. A week later, he scored the second of four in a comfortable 4âÂÂ1 away win against Aiginiakos. On 12 March 2018, he opened the score, with a penalty kick, in a 3âÂÂ0 home win against Ergotelis.
On 23 June 2018, Platellas signed a one-year contract with OFI. On 9 December 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in an important 3âÂÂ1 home win against Panathinaikos, only the second of the season.
On 12 January 2019, he opened the score in a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against Panionios. On 20 January 2019, OFI accepted an offer in the region of â¬50,000 from Neftçi for the Greek winger. The Azerbaijani club is currently sitting on top of the league table and is looking for some quality players in the battle for the title.
On 22 January 2019, Neftçi Baku officially announced the signing of the Greek winger until the summer of 2020 for an undisclosed fee.
Platellas was called in to the Greece national football team by Kostas Tsanas for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania.
<sup>1</sup><small> Includes two appearances in the semi-pro Football League 2 Cup and four appearances in the amateur Athens FCA Cup .</small>
Kallithea
AEK Athens
Ionikos
Aiolikos
Nea Ionia