Metalurh Donetsk At the end of 2014 he returned to his former club Metalurh Donetsk. He released his contract at the end of 2014–15 season. Slovan Bratislava After six months as a free agent, on 26 January 2016, he signed a six months contract with Slovan Bratislava. He made his debut a month later in a 2–0 away win against AS Trenčín. Return to Greece Following a troublesome departure from Slovan, Pliatsikas returned to Greece to play for Panionios, with whom he had been training in the previous 3 months. During this six months he played only one game with the club. On 17 June 2017 Platanias announced the signing of Pliatsikas on a two-year contract. On 1 April 2018, due to imminent demotion to Football League experienced defensive midfielder is expected to be released from struggling Platanias, even before the end of 2017–18 Super League. On 4 June 2018, Lamia officially announced the signing of experienced right defender / defensive midfielder, until the summer of 2019. International career 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. Honours Astra Giurgiu Supercupa României: 2014 Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2010–11 References External links 1988 births Living people Greece international footballers Greece under-21 international footballers Greek expatriate footballers Footballers from Athens Greek footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Greek expatriate sportspeople in Germany Greek expatriate sportspeople in Romania Greek expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Greek expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Association football defenders Association football midfielders AEK Athens F.C. players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players MSV Duisburg players FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Astra Giurgiu players PAS Lamia 1964 players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Slovak Super Liga players Super League Greece players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Ukrainian Premier League players Liga I players Chaidari F.C. players