Stefanos Charalampous (Greek: Στέφανος Χαραλάμπους; born 3 September 1999) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefanos Charalampous | ||
| Date of birth | September 3, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Paphos, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anorthosis | ||
| Youth career | |||
| —2010 | Akritas Chlorakas | ||
| 2010—2015 | Arsenal Elite Academy | ||
| 2015—2018 | Sporting Lokeren | ||
| 2018 | Doxa Katokopias | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Doxa Katokopias | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | PAEEK (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Digenis Morphou (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 44 | (3) |
| 2023– | Anorthosis | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Karmiotissa (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Cyprus U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023 | |||
He has previously played for Doxa Katokopias, PAEEK, Digenis Morphou and Olympiakos Nicosia.[1]
Career
editCharalampous was born on September 3, 1999, in Paphos, Cyprus. His father is former player Pambos Charalambous. He started his youth career at the age of 5 as a member of Akritas Chloraka academy. He entered Arsenal's elite academy which is established in Greece at the age of 11. They came to Cyprus among other countries and they chose him. He got the scholarship and for four years he was enclosed in the Academy with a private school. In the fifth year he was going back and forth between Greece - England with the aim of winning a contract with the team, but he was not given the chance. Then at 16 he went for a year to Belgian side Sporting Lokeren, however it was not as he imagined it. He did not take the opportunities and decided to return to Cyprus. He signed a contract with Doxa Katokopia, played in 10 games in the first year, but in the next two seasons he was loaned to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou.
Doxa Katokopia
editOn 15 January 2018, Charalampous signed a contract with Cypriot First Division club, Doxa Katokopia. He plays with Doxa for 10 games.
Loan to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou
editOn 12 September 2018, it was officially announced that Charalampous loaned until the end of the season at PAEEK. On 29 August 2019 loaned at Digenis Morphou until the end of the season.
Olympiakos Nicosia
editCharalampous joined Olympiakos Nicosia in the summer of 2020, after passing the tryouts of Giannis Petrakis. He made his debut on January 7, 2021, against Pafos FC, while on April 14, 2021, in a cup game against AEL Limassol he was the first substitute and after a good performance he scored his first goal. He played for 44 games and scores 3 goals.
Anorthosis Famagusta
editOn June 24, 2023, it was officially announced that Charalampous had signed with Anorthosis Famagusta. The agreement will be activated after the medical examinations. The exceptional performances of the 23-year-old Cypriot midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia made Anorthosis to bring him to Antonis Papadopoulos on a free transfer. Charalampous will be Anorthosis' second signing for the 2023-24 season, after the Spanish left-back Fran Garcia Solsona. The Cypriot midfielder was a big star in last season's first quarter-final cup match at Makario Stadium on 16 February, scoring two goals in Olympiacos' 2-1 win over "lady".[2] On 7 July 2023, Anorthosis announced the formalization of the agreement with Charalampous until 2025.[3]
Personal life
editCharalampous is the son of the Cypriot former footballer Pambos Charalambous who played for Evagoras, AEP and Apollon Limassol. And he is the younger brother of Cypriot actress, Antonia Charalambous.[4][5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doxa Katokopias | 2017–18 | Cyta Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| PAEEK (loan) | 2018–19 | Cypriot Second Division | 20[6] | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Digenis Morphou (loan) | 2019–20 | Cypriot Second Division | 12[7] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2020–21 | Cyta Championship | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Subtotal | 44 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 52 | 6 | ||||
| Anorthosis | 2023–24 | Cyta Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 8 | ||
Olympiakos Nicosia
- Cypriot Cup: Runner-Up 2020–21
References
edit- ^ https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/stephanos-charalambous/234648/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/a-katigoria/anorthosi/alma-se-idaniko-timing [bare URL]
- ^ https://anorthosisfc.com.cy/2023/07/stefanos-is-part-of-it/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/a-katigoria/olympiakos-leykosias/apo-ton-pampo-ston-stefano-haralampoys [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/olympiakos/olympiako-sygkinei-i-aderfi-toy-stefanoy-xaralampoys [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.cfa.com.cy/En/clubprofile/7946282/41004 [bare URL]
- ^ https://cfa.com.cy/Gr/clubprofile/12597600/40995 [bare URL]
External links
edit- Stefanos Charalampous at Soccerway
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