Born in Germany, he plays for the Greece national team. FC Heidenheim in 3. Vlachodimos voiced his disapproval of the situation in an interview with German news publication Kicker in December and the following month joined Greek Super League side Panathinaikos where he was reunited with his brother, Panagiotis , who had joined the club earlier in the month. On 26 January , Stuttgart announced that Vlachodimos had completed a transfer to Panathinaikos.
PAOK's Amr Warda was dismissed minutes later before a brawl in the second half saw two more players sent off. On 18 May , Vlachodimos signed a five-year contract with Portuguese side Benfica. During that month, he competed in four league matches, conceding two goals as Benfica defeated Sporting, Nacional 10—0 , Aves 3—0 and Chaves 4—0. Vlachodimos started the —20 season again as a first-choice.
Overall, if we take all competitions during into account, Vlachodimos participated in 46 matches for Benfica, recording 21 clean sheets. On 5 October , with the save of two consecutive penalty kicks from Ryan Gauld helped his team prevail over Farense with a score of 3—2, achieving the third victory in an equal number of matches in the beginning of the season. He has, however, regained his form and put up some excellent displays in the —22 season.
According to the Portuguese outlet O Jogo , Benfica could be battling to keep hold of their star goalkeeper with Newcastle United eyeing a January swoop for the Greek international. The Magpies have identified the year-old as a top target and want to open discussions with the Portuguese giants in the coming weeks ahead of the January transfer window.
Benfica were led to the penalty shootout with Boavista 1—1 in the regular game , where they prevailed 3—2, with the year-old goalkeeper repelling three of the five penalties. In fact, this was the first participation of the Greek international in the tournament, while he is in Portugal, while he reached a total of appearances with the Benfica jersey.
