Odysseus Velanas (Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς Βελανάς; born 5 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.

Born in Samos, Greece, Velanas subsequently joined the youth system of VV Jonathan after moving to the Netherlands at a young age, before he was later picked up by Utrecht in July 2013.

Velanas made his professional debut in the second-tier Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.

After having had not played for the professional team in the first half of the 2018–19 season, he was sent on a six-month loan to second-tier Helmond Sport at the end of January 2019.

[2][3] Velanas suffered a thigh injury in his fourth league appearance in February 2019 and was sidelined for large parts of the spring.