Georgios Mahlelis (; born 10 May 1991) is a former

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who last played for

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Club career

Panathinaikos

Mahlelis was born in

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. In 2009, he was added to

Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club ( ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', ), is a Greek professional Association football, footbal ...

first team by coach

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and followed the team to

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for the summer training. He played as

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defender and as defensive midfielder in the friendly games against

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and

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without being substituted, and as a last minutes substitute against

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. Mahlelis was registered for the Champions league game against

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(July 2009) in

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, and for the

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1st-round game against

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seems to have faith in his abilities and will attempt to use him in the starting lineup in future games. The Dutch coach told the reporters "Panathinaikos is working for the future as well, bringing young and talented players who can develop to quality players. Perhaps the best example is Mahlelis. He just turned 18. I don't want to put pressure on him, but I believe that so far he is the best young player I have seen in Greece. He is very mature in his game, very intelligent and down to earth personality. One more thing is that he's a good fast learner and a hardworking individual. He's strong and well built, and i have high expectations for him. I will certainly keep him in the squad and he will get some games on his feet this year. He's a very good player with good tactics in his game".

Eintracht Braunschweig

During the

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season, Mahlelis played for the reserve side of

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in Germany.

Niki Volos & Platanias

Mahlelis then joined Niki Volos for the 2014–15 Superleague Greece season. On 23 August 2014 he made his debut in the Greek first-tier, in a 1–3 loss at

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On 30 January 2015 he signed a six months contract, with a possible year extension, with

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club

for an undisclosed fee. Unfortunately in his first game with the club against Asteras Tripoli, he faced an injury that kept him out of the squad for almost six months.

International career

Greece U21

Mahlelis was called up to the Greece U21 squad for the World Cup 2011 Qualifying game (8 September 2009) against

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Honours

Club

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Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

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: Champions, 1 ** 2009–10 *

: Runners-up, 1 **

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: Champions, 1 **

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References

External links

Panathinaikos FC official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Machlelis, Georgios 1991 births Living people Footballers from Waiblingen Panathinaikos F.C. players Greek men's footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Ethnikos Achna FC players Eintracht Braunschweig II players Niki Volos F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Germany German people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent 21st-century Greek sportsmen