Michalis Pavlis (Greek:Μιχάλης Παυλής; born 29 September 1989) is a Greek former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.

Pavlis started football on his regional team inMytilene called Aetos Loutron, where he was located byToni Savevski, who brought him toAEK Athens, the team that he supported as a child.^[1] He started from the infrastructure departments of the club and in the period 2006-07 he became the top scorer of theYouth team.

On 3 September 2007, Pavlis made his debut againstSevilla in the second leg of theUEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round. Pavlis played for 30 minutes, in his time on the pitch he won a penalty. During the2007–08 season, Pavlis went on to make his league debut for AEK, and scored his first senior goal againstVeria on 12 January. He ended his first senior season with 6 appearances in total scoring 1 goal. His second season was even better making 15 appearances in total scoring twice. His first goal of the season was a 30-yard strike in AEK'sUEFA Cup Second qualifying round qualifier againstOmonia. In May 2010 he was diagnosed with a problemmultiple sclerosis. In August 2010 it was agreed to be granted initially in the form of a loan toAO Trikala in order to receive participation time, something that would be very difficult for AEK. His move to the Thessalian team, although initially agreed and announced (he participated in 2 friendly matches),^[2] but finally was cancelled, to then agree as a free agent (as his contract with AEK Athens was not renewed), atEthnikos Asteras, where he played for six months. In January 2011, Pavlis signed withElpidoforos to play in the fourth tier of Greek football, while at the beginning of the following year, he joinedKavala. In the summer of 2012, Pavlis returned to AEK Athens to help his childhood club, which was struggling financially, remain inSuper League. He played in 13 matches scoring 2 goals. AEK Athens finished 15th and were relegated toFootball League, but AEK became an amateur club preferring instead, to self-relegate and participate inFootball League 2 and start from scratch. On 3 June 2013, Pavlis made an amateur contract to continue playing for his beloved club and help AEK Athens in their effort to return at the top tier.^[3]

On 2 January 2014, Pavlis announced his retirement from professional football, at the young age of 24, as his struggle with multiple sclerosis couldn't allow him continue playing football.^[4]

Pavlis was first called up to theGreece national under-19 football team in 2006. Since then, he has made 15 appearances and scored 7 goals. Pavlis was a key figure in the national team qualifying for the2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, scoring 6 goals including a hat-trick againstLuxembourg.

After his retirement Pavlis became the Assistant Coach ofAEK Athens U17. Since 2015 he coaches AEK Athens U10. Pavlis is a UEFA C License holder.

As of 22 April 2013^[5][6]

• Pavlis is the youngest player ofAEK Athens to compete in a European competition.
• He is also the youngestGreek player to have won a penalty in a European competition.

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