Alexandros "Alex" Konstantinou (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Κωνσταντίνου, born 11 April 1992) is a Cypriot–English professional footballer who plays as a winger.
 Konstantinou with APOEL in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandros Konstantinou | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Belper Town[1] | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Woburn Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Apollon Limassol | 35 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | APOEL | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Doxa Katokopias (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Nea Salamina | 20 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ermis Aradippou | 29 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | APOEL | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 14 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Pafos | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | APOP Parekklisia | ||
| 2023–2024 | PAEEK | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ermis Aradippou | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Cyprus U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | Cyprus U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2013 | |||
Career
editNorthampton Town
editKonstantinou was a regular scorer for the Northampton Town youth team, before being handed a squad number in February 2010. Konstantinou, along with Paul Walker and Michael Jacobs, were awarded professional contracts for the 2010-11 season.[2] He made his professional debut in the League Cup against Reading on 24 August 2010 setting up a 120+5 min equaliser.[3]
Alex played one match for Woburn F.C. in the Bedfordshire County Football League Premier Division against Sharnbrook F.C. on Saturday, 1 October 2011. The match finished 3-2 to Sharnbrook F.C. In November 2011, he went on a three-week trial at Walsall followed by a further trial at King's Lynn Town FC.
Apollon Limassol
editIn August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot First Division side Apollon Limassol. During his two-year spell with the club, he managed to win the 2012–13 Cypriot Cup, his first career title. He competed in 35 league matches without scoring any goal. He also appeared in two qualifying and five group stage matches of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
APOEL
editOn 3 June 2014, Konstantinou signed a three-year contract with APOEL.[4] He made his official debut on 14 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against Olympiakos Nicosia for the Cypriot Cup.[5] In his first season at APOEL, Alex appeared only in three matches in all competitions, but he managed to win the double, as his team won both the Cypriot championship and the cup.[6]
On 25 June 2015, Alex joined Doxa Katokopias on a season-long loan deal from APOEL.[7] On 3 June 2016, his contract with APOEL was mutually terminated.[8]
International career
editHe is also a Cypriot youth international. He debuted in the Cyprus U19 team on 20 September 2010, in a friendly game against Romania where he scored a goal as well. On 5 September 2013, he made his debut for Cyprus U21 team in a UEFA Under-21 qualification match against Serbia.
Personal info
editHis father Kostakis Konstantinou, like his son, played football in England and for Apollon Limassol. He was capped 35 times by Cyprus.
Honours
edit- Cypriot Cup (1) : 2012–13
- Cypriot First Division (1): 2014–15
- Cypriot Cup (1): 2014–15
References
edit- ^ "September Moves (Part Two)". 13 September 2011.
- ^ Northampton Town hand deals to young trio BBC Sport. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ Reading 3-3 Northampton Town BBC Sport. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ Σύναψη Συμφωνίας με Άλεξ Κωνσταντίνου (in Greek). APOEL FC. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ 0-1 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "APOEL secure league to wrap up Cypriot double". UEFA.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ ""Μπαμ" με Άλεξ και Γκαράι". sigmalive.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με 3 ποδοσφαιριστές". APOEL FC. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
External links
edit- APOEL official profile
- Alex Konstantinou at Soccerway
- Alex Konstantinou – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alex Konstantinou at Soccerbase
