Vasilios Pliatsikas

AEK Athens

Pliatsikas began his professional career in 2004 at Chaidari. On 1 June 2005 he signed for AEK Athens.Making his way up from the reserve team, he ended up making 37 league appearances for AEK.

Schalke

On 30 June 2009, Pliatsikas was trasnferred to German club Schalke 04 for a fee of €300,000 and signed a four-year contract. The beginning of 2010 was not good as Pliatsikas tore his knee ligaments during a training session. This was a major blow as he was beginning to get consistent game time with his club and was in the reckoning for a starting place with his national team. He missed the rest of Schalke's season and also the FIFA World Cup with Greece. After a very difficult year for the defender marred by injury (149 days to be exact), Pliatsikas returned to action.

Loan to Duisburg

On 1 June 2011, Pliatsikas was loaned to MSV Duisburg for the upcoming season. In 2010–11, he could play only one match for Schalke because of his injury problems and so he should gain playing experiences in the 2. Bundesliga. In 2011, he agreed to be loaned from Schalke for a year to the second division MSV Duisburg. "I wanted to play. After the long period of injury, the season in Duisburg was a very good opportunity to stabilize and find myself playfully." Pliatsikas, was meanwhile converted by MSV coach Oliver Reck to a left-wing defender. He made his debut in the opening game against Karlsruhe on 17 August, being in the starting line-up in Duisburg's…

Greece U19

He was part of the Greek squad that reached the final of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and went on to captain the U19 team the following year which reached the final eight this time round in the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Greece

He made his national team debut on 19 November 2008, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute against Italy in a 1–1 draw. Greece's manager Otto Rehhagel called Pliatsikas for the three 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg, Ukraine and Latvia where he played a pivotal role.

Astra Giurgiu Supercupa României: 2014 Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2010–11