Vasileios Pliatsikas ((born 14 April 1988) is a Greek international footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Schalke 04. He is also very capable of playing in defense, as he began his career as a right back.

AEK Athens
Pliatsikas began his AEK career in 2005, making his way up from the reserve team, he ended up making 37 league appearances for AEK.

Schalke
On 30 June 2009, Pliatsikas signed a four year contract with German club Schalke 04 for 400K. 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.

Duisburg
On 1 June 2011, it was announced that Pliatsikas will be 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 he should gain playing experiences in the 2. Bundesliga. He made his debut in the opening game against Karlsruhe on 17 August, being in the starting line-up in Duisburg's 2–3 defeat. After several fouls he was forced to leave the field with a yellow-red card in the 76th minute. In his fourth league match for Duisburg against St. Pauli, he was sent off with a yellow-red card again.