Maria Panagiotou (Greek: Μαρία Παναγιώτου, born 5 February 2005) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek A Division club AEK Athens and the Cyprus women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Agios Ioannis, Cyprus[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Apollon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2024 | Apollon | 126 | (30) |
| 2024– | AEK | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Cyprus U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2021– | Cyprus | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024.[4] | |||
Club career
editPanagiotou joines the Apollon Ladies academy at the age of 10 and in 2016 she started making appearances for the first team.[2] She has played in over 150 matches for the club, helping them win 6 league titles, 5 cup titles and 3 super cup titles.[5] Maria made her UWCL debut in 2021 when she came off the bench for 3 minutes in a 2-0 win over Dinamo Minsk.[6]
On 27 July 2024, she signed with Greek club AEK Athens.[5]
International career
editPanagiotou capped for Cyprus at senior level during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 July 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Other[b] | Europe[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Apollon | 2016/17 | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2017/18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2018/19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 7 | |||
| 2019/20 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 9 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022/23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2023/24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 126 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 32 | ||
| AEK | 2024/25 | Greek A Division | – | – | ||||||||
| Career Total | 126 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 32 | ||
- ^ Includes Cypriot Cup, Greek Cup
- ^ Includes Cypriot Super Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
edit- Apollon
- Cypriot First Division (6): 2016/17, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
- Cypriot Cup (5): 2016/17, 2017/18, 2021/22, 2022/23
- Cypriot Super Cup (3): 2017, 2021, 2023
- Individual
- PASP BEST11 Women's (4): 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
References
edit- ^ Maria Panagiotou at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "The Next Big Thing ονόματι…Μαρία Παναγιώτου!". limassoltoday.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Maria Panagiotou - Cyprus - Women's World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Maria Panagiotou". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Στην ΑΕΚ η Μαρία Παναγιώτου". kingsport.gr. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Apollon 2:0 Dinamo Minsk". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Cyprus | Women's World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "ΜΑΡΙΑ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΟΥ". ginekio.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
External links
edit- Maria Panagiotou at Soccerway.com
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