Odysseus Velanas
Odysseus Velanas (born 5 June 1998) is a Greek born, Belgian professional footballer for FC Utrecht.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Samos, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jong FC Utrecht | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Jonathan | |||
| 2013–2016 | FC Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | FC Utrecht | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Jong FC Utrecht | 83 | (7) |
| 2019 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Netherlands U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U-18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U-19 | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:06, 03 February 2020 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 | |||
Club career
Born in Samos, Greece, Velanas subsequently joined the youth system of VV Jonathan after moving to Holland at a young age, before he was later snapped up by Utrecht in July 2013. Holding both Dutch and Greek citizenship, the central midfielder has already played for the Netherlands at U17, U18, and U19 level. Velanas made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[1] On 1 July 2019, Utrecht decided to extend his contract, an agreement which runs until the summer of 2022.
References
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
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