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.

Nikolas Panagiotou
Personal information
Full name Nikolas Panagiotou
Date of birth (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
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 80 (2)
International career
2018–2019 Cyprus U-19 16 (1)
2019– Cyprus U-21 6 (0)
2021– Cyprus 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Club career

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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

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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

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As of 25 November 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 5 0 1 0 6 0
2021–22 21 0 4 0 9 0 34 0
2022–23 15 1 4 0 7 1 26 2
2023–24 29 1 5 0 34 1
2024–25 10 0 0 0 7 0 17 0
Total 80 2 14 0 23 1 0 0 116 3
Career total 83 2 14 0 23 1 0 0 119 3

Honours

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Omonia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ OmonoiaFC (2019-07-15). "Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Νικόλας Παναγιώτου!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ^ "Φεύγει από την Ανόρθωση με… κατεύθυνση το "Ηλίας Πούλλος" για την Ομόνοια | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  3. ^ "«Έδεσε» τον Παναγιώτου μέχρι το 2027!". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ^ "100 ο Καρίμ, 101 ο Νικόλας, Ομόνοια η πρώτη στην λίστα! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  5. ^ "Malta v Cyprus game report". FIFA. 1 September 2021.
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