Andreas Drakos Christofides (Greek: Αντρέας Δράκος Χριστοφίδης; born 14 October 1992) is a Cypriot professional footballer who played as a centre back for Nea Salamina in the Cypriot First Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Drakos Christofides | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nea Salamina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| APOEL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | APOEL | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Alki Larnaca (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 45 | (3) |
| 2018– | Nea Salamina | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Cyprus U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Cyprus U21 | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014 | |||
Career
editAPOEL
editChristofides is a product of APOEL Academies. He was promoted to the first team in the 2011–12 season, but he didn't made any official appearance until the end of the 2012–13 season.
In July 2013, he joined Alki Larnaca on a season-long loan deal from APOEL, in order to gain valuable first team experience. During his loan spell, Christofides was a regular starter for Alki, appearing in 20 league matches.[1]
On 4 June 2014, he returned to APOEL and signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[2] He made his official APOEL debut on 28 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in his team's 3–0 home win against Olympiakos Nicosia for the Cypriot Cup.[3] During 2014–15 season, Christofides appeared only in three matches in all competitions, but he managed to win his first career titles, as APOEL won both the Cypriot championship and the cup.[4]
On 28 May 2015, four days after winning the double with APOEL, the team announced that Christofides was leaving the club as his contract would not be renewed.[5]
Olympiakos Nicosia
editIn June 2015 he signed for fellow Nicosia club Olympiakos Nicosia.
AE Sias
editAfter an extended career break, in July 2022 Christofides joined the Champions and Cup Winners of Poel's B Division, AE Sias.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 26 March 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| APOEL | 2011–12 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alki Larnaca (loan) | 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| APOEL | 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2015–16 | Cypriot Second Division | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
- ^ Includes Cypriot Super Cup matches.
Honours
edit- Cypriot First Division (1): 2014–15
- Cypriot Cup (1): 2014–15
References
edit- ^ ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ΔΡΑΚΟΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΙΔΗΣ (in Greek). CFA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Συμφωνία με Χριστοφίδη και Τασουρή (in Greek). APOEL FC. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ ΑΠΟΕΛ 3-0 ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "APOEL secure league to wrap up Cypriot double". UEFA.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Ανδρέα Χριστοφίδη (in Greek). APOEL FC. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "A. Christofidis". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
External links
edit- APOEL official profile
- Andreas Christofides at Soccerway
- UEFA Profile