Vasilios Papafotis (Greek: Βασίλειος Παπαφώτης; born 10 August 1995) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for AEL Limassol.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vasilios Papafotis | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEL Limassol | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | APOEL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | APOEL | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Doxa Katokopias (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Doxa Katokopias | 45 | (7) |
| 2020– | AEL Limassol | 46 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Cyprus U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Cyprus U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Cyprus U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2017– | Cyprus | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018 | |||
Papafotis is a product of APOEL Academies. He signed his first professional contract with APOEL on 3 December 2013[1] and made his official debut on 19 December 2013, playing for 60 minutes in a Cypriot Cup match against Digenis Oroklinis.[2] Three days later, on 22 December 2013, he made his league debut, coming on as a substitute in APOEL's 3–0 away win against Enosis Neon Paralimni.[3]
During his first two seasons at APOEL, Papafotis celebrated two consecutive doubles, as the club won both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 season's championship and cup.[4] After the end of the 2015–16 season, in which he crowned champion for a third time in the row, Papafotis signed a new two-year contract extension with APOEL.[5]
On 17 July 2018, Superleague club AEL officially announced the signing of Papafotis on a three-year deal. [6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| APOEL | 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
AEL Limassol – current squad | |
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