Nikolas Panagiotou (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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolas Panagiotou | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 68 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Cyprus U-19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2019– | Cyprus U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Cyprus | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Having come through Anorthosis' academy, Panagiotou was promoted to their first team in April 2019. In July of the same year, he joined Omonia on a three-year contract,[1][2] which he would later renew until 2027.[3]
On 6 October 2022, Panagiotou 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]
Panagiotou helped his team win the 2022–23 Cypriot Cup, having started every game in the competition from the second leg of the quarter finals onwards.
International career edit
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 Omonia teammate Fotis Papoulis in the 59th minute.[5]
Club Statistics edit
- As of 7 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
Honours edit
Omonia
References edit
- ^ OmonoiaFC (2019-07-15). "Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Νικόλας Παναγιώτου!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Φεύγει από την Ανόρθωση με… κατεύθυνση το "Ηλίας Πούλλος" για την Ομόνοια | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "«Έδεσε» τον Παναγιώτου μέχρι το 2027!". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "100 ο Καρίμ, 101 ο Νικόλας, Ομόνοια η πρώτη στην λίστα! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Malta v Cyprus game report". FIFA. 1 September 2021.
External links edit
- Νικόλας Παναγιώτου
- Nikolas Panayiotou - Cyprus - U19 EURO
- Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα
- Nikolas Panagiotou at Soccerway
- Nikolas Panagiotou at National-Football-Teams.com
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