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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-06-05)5 June 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Samos, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Jonathan | |||
| 2013–2016 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Jong Utrecht | 113 | (17) |
| 2017–2021 | Utrecht | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Helmond Sport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | NAC Breda | 60 | (24) |
| 2023– | PEC Zwolle | 48 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Netherlands U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017 | |||
Odysseus Velanas (Greek:Ὀδυσσεύς Βελανάς; born 5 June 1998) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEredivisie clubPEC Zwolle. Born in Greece, he has represented the Netherlands at youth level.
Born inSamos, Greece, Velanas subsequently joined the youth system of VV Jonathan after moving to the Netherlands at a young age, before he was later picked up by Utrecht in July 2013. Velanas made his professional debut in the second-tierEerste Divisie forJong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game againstNAC Breda.[1] He played two matches for the first team in the 2017–18 season and otherwise played for Jong Utrecht.
After having had not played for the professional team in the first half of the 2018–19 season, he was sent on a six-month loan to second-tierHelmond Sport at the end of January 2019.[2][3] Velanas suffered a thigh injury in his fourth league appearance in February 2019 and was sidelined for large parts of the spring. By the end of the season he made six appearances. On 1 July 2019, Utrecht announced their intention to extend his contract, an agreement which ran until the summer of 2022.
On 22 July 2021, he signed contract withNAC Breda for one year with an option for the second year.[4]
On 7 July 2023, Velanas moved toPEC Zwolle on a three-year contract.[5]
Holding both Dutch and Greek citizenship, Velanas has played for the Netherlands atunder-17,under-18, andunder-19 level.
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