Nikolas Panayiotou (Greek: Νικόλας Παναγιώτου; born 12 May 2000) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a centre-back for Omonia and the Cyprus national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikolas Panayiotou | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defender Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012-2018 | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Omonia | 28 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Cyprus U-19 | 16 | (1) |
2019– | Cyprus U-21 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Cyprus | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2021 |
Having come through Anorthosis' academy, Panayiotou was promoted to their first team in April 2019. In July, he joined Omonia on a three-year contract,[1][2] which he would later renew for another three years.[3]
On 6 October 2022, Panayiotou scored his first goal for Omonia, in a 2–3 home defeat to Manchester United, in the Europa League. This made him Omonia's 101st player to score in a European competition, setting a new record for a Cypriot club's number of European scorers.[4]
He made his debut for the Cyprus national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Malta, a 0–3 away loss. He substituted Fotis Papoulis in the 59th minute.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anorthosis | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Omonia | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Total | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Career total | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
Omonia
AC Omonia – current squad | |
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