Pavlidis shines abroad, Benfica’s striker leaves ex-Sporting behind | OneFootball

CIES reveals that Vangelis Pavlidis finishes better than Viktor Gyokeres, former Sporting player. Besides being the sixth most efficient forward in the world, the Greece international is by far the best in the Liga Portugal Betclic.

A study conducted by the Football Observatory with Impect analyzed several footballers, on a scale from 0–100, in some of the main areas of the game over the last six months, evaluating only matches from their respective national leagues: Aerial defending, ground defending, defensive buildup, playmaking, ball carrying, assisting, finishing, and aerial attacking.

In finishing, Pavlidis scored 91.3, beating the 90.9 of former Sporting player Viktor Gyokeres. Ahead of Benfica’s goalscorer are Julián Álvarez (91.4), Luis Díaz (92.3), Serhou Guirassy (92.3), Lionel Messi (92.5), Harry Kane (96.6), and Kylian Mbappé (100).

Vangelis Pavlidis is currently one of Benfica’s most important players. In the current season, the forward — valued at 35 million euros — has so far played 15 official matches. In the 1,221 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the striker has recorded seven goals and one assist.

It is worth recalling that, recently, for an alleged aggression against Gabri Veiga in the Clássico against Porto. The forward is now awaiting the outcome of the situation.

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