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Apostolos Vellios
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Vellios at Iraklis F.C.
Personal information
Full name Apostolos Vellios
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 27
Youth career
2008 Iraklis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Iraklis 22 (4)
2011– Everton 1 (0)
International career‡
2008– Greece U-17 3 (0)
2009– Greece U-19 14 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2011

Apostolos Vellios (Greek: Απόστολος Βέλλιος) (born January 8, 1992)[1] is a Greek footballer who plays for English club Everton and the Greek U-19 team. Previously he has played in Greece for Iraklis.

Club career

Iraklis

Vellios started his professional career at Iraklis in 2008.[1] He made his debut against in a 4-1 away defeat by Skoda Xanthi on 26 April 2009, as he came in as a late substitute for Dimitris Giantsis, for the last round of the 2008-2009 season.[2] His first goal was an equalizer in injury time against Olympiakos F.C. in Karaiskakis Stadium on 7 November 2009, to help Iraklis escape with an away draw against the Greek giants.[3] He was named MVP of the 10th round of the Greek Superleague for his performance in that match.[4] At the end of the season he totalled 9 appearances for the club, all as a substitute, and 2 goals.[5]

Everton

Following interest from Fulham,[6][7] Olympiacos,[8][9][10] AEK,[11][12] and Bologna,[13] Vellios signed for Everton in January 2011, where he joined the reserve squad.[14] Vellios scored Everton Reserves' only goal in his debut, as they suffered an 1-5 home defeat against Blackburn Rovers Reserves.[15] Vellios made his first-team debut for Everton against Aston Villa in the Premier League, on the 2nd April 2011; replacing Sylvain Distin after 80 minutes. Everton fans have nicknamed him the "apocalypse".

International

Vellios has been capped 14 times for the Greek U-19 team and has scored 7 goals for them. His last appearances to date, with Greece U1-9, was in the two friendly matches against fYROM U-19 in January 2011. The first was a 2-1 win for Greece U-19, a game in which Vellios scored the opening goal.[16][17] The other match was contested two days later and Vellios managed to score twice, in a match that Greece U-19 won by a 3-0 scoreline.[18][19]

Personal

Apostolos Vellios is the son of Kostas Vellios, a former footballer of Iraklis.[20] He was a student at Aristotelio High School and, on 18 March 2010, by playing for the school team he was crowned champion in the Greek High School Championship.[21] Vellios is also known for being a lifelong supporter of Iraklis.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Apostolos Vellios". IRAKLIS F.C. official site. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Ξάνθη - Ηρακλής 4-1" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Ολυμπιακός-Ηρακλής 1-1" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Βράβευση Αποστόλου Βέλλιου MVP ΟΠΑΠ 10ης αγωνιστικής" (in Greek). Superleague Official site. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Apostolos Vellios Performance data for season 09/10". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Φούλαμ για Βέλλιο" (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Φούλαμ για Βέλλιο, ζήτησε να τον δοκιμάσει" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.}
  8. ^ ""Κοκκινίζει" o Βέλλιος" (in Greek). 4 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Πρώτο "όχι" του Ηρακλή για Απόστολο Βέλλιο" (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 5 jnauary 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ ""Όχι" Βέλλιου στον Θρύλο" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.}
  11. ^ "Βουίζει η Αθήνα για συμφωνία ΑΕΚ-Βέλλιου" (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 14 january 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Έκλεισε στην ΑΕΚ ο Βέλλιος" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Scambio Pozzi-Maccarone? Samp e Palermo ci pensano" (in Italian). LaGazzettadelloSport.it. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  14. ^ "Loans out as Vellios lands". Everton official site. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  15. ^ "Everton Res v Blackburn Res". Everton FC official site. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  16. ^ "Γκολ ο Βέλλιος με τη Νέων" (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  17. ^ "Εθνική Νέων: Ελλάδα-ΠΓΔΜ 2-1" (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Greek Football Federation). 11 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  18. ^ "Νέα φιλική νίκη των Νέων επί της ΠΓΔΜ" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Εθνική Νέων: Ελλάδα-ΠΓΔΜ 3-0" (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Greek Football Federation). 13 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  20. ^ "Από τον Βέλλιο, στον... Βέλλιο!" (in Greek). ΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΦΟΡΟΣ. 9 November 2009. {{cite web}}: Text "accessdate24 January 2011" ignored (help)
  21. ^ "Χρυσό το Αριστοτέλειο στο Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα Λυκείων" (in Greek). Acadimies.gr. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  22. ^ "Κώστας Βέλλιος: Καψούρης με τον Ηρακλή ο Αποστόλης" (in Greek). Metropolis radio website. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  23. ^ "Βέλλιος: "Γουστάρω που παίζω για τον Ηρακλή"" (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  24. ^ "Είμαι ευτυχισμένος". Bluearena.gr. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

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