Vangelis Kyriacou (Greek: Βαγγέλης Κυριάκου; born 13 February 1994) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a right-back for the Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias and the Cyprus national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Doxa Katokopias | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Othellos Athienou | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Aris Limassol | 40 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | ENP | 26 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 24 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 79 | (1) |
| 2023– | Doxa Katokopias | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Cyprus | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Kyriacou began his youth career at Olympiakos Nicosia and moved for his professional career to Othellos Athienou debuting in a 2–1 Cypriot First Division loss to APOEL on 6 October 2014.[2] As per an interview at FIFPRO, he has indicated that his first salary was 3,000 euro per year. [3] He then moved to Aris Limassol in 2015. After a couple of seasons as a starter with Aris, he moved to ENP where he helped the team win the 2017–18 Cypriot Second Division and get promoted. He then had a stint with Anagennisi Deryneia, before transferring to Olympiakos Nicosia his boyhood club in the First Division on 9 July 2019. He was appointed the captain of Olympiakos Nicosia in 2021.[4]
International career edit
He debuted with the Cyprus national team in a 2–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League win over Estonia on 29 March 2022.[5]
Honours edit
ENP
References edit
- ^ Vangelis Kyriacou at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Othellos vs. APOEL - 6 October 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Βαγγέλης Κυριάκου στη FIFPRO: «Το συμβόλαιό μου ήταν τρεις χιλιάδες τον χρόνο»". pasp.org.cy.
- ^ "Βαγγέλης Κυριάκου: "Δεν καταφέραμε φέτος να έχουμε σταθερή απόδοση" - Super Sport FM | Η κορυφαία παγκύπρια αθλητική συχνότητα".
- ^ "Ντεμπούτο για Βαγγέλη Κυριάκου | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net.
External links edit
- Vangelis Kyriacou at National-Football-Teams.com