Odysseus Velanas

Odysseus Velanas (Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς Βελανάς; born 5 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Utrecht. Born in Greece, Velanas has Dutch citizenship and appeared for various Dutch national youth teams.

Odysseus Velanas
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998
Place of birth Samos, Greece
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 24
Youth career
VV Jonathan
2013–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Jong Utrecht 102 (14)
2017– Utrecht 2 (0)
2019 → Helmond Sport (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2015 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U18 4 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U19 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:39, 09 January 2021 (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 picked up by Utrecht in July 2013. Velanas made his professional debut in the second-tier Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC 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-tier Helmond Sport at the end of January 2019.[2][3] Velanas suffered a thigh injury in his fourth league appearance on 22 February 2019 and was sidelined for large parts of the spring. By the end of the season he came to a total of six appearrances. On 1 July 2019, Utrecht decided to extend his contract, an agreement which runs until the summer of 2022.

International career

Holding both Dutch and Greek citizenship, Velanas has played for the Netherlands at under-17, under-18, and under-19 level.

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
  2. "Verhuur: Odysseus Velanas naar Helmond Sport". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. "Helmond Sport huurt Odysseas Velanas van FC Utrecht". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.


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