Charalampos Charalampous

Charalampos Charalampous
Charalampous in 2022
Personal information
Full name Charalampos Charalampous [1]
Date of birth (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Larnaca, Cyprus
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 76
Youth career
2014-2016 Arsenal Academy
2016-2019 PAOK Academy
2019 Omonia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Omonia 90 (1)
International career‡
2022– Cyprus 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024

Charalampos Charalampous (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Χαραλάμπους; born 4 April 2002), is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for Omonia and the Cyprus national team.[2]

Career

Club

Having come through PAOK's academy, Charalampous signed his first professional contract as a professional footballer in 2018, with Cypriot First Division club Omonia.[3] Just after turning 17, he made his first team debut on 14 April 2019, coming on as a substitute in a league game against Apollon Limassol.[4]

On 25 May 2022, Charalampous scored the decisive penalty to win the 2021–22 Cypriot Cup for Omonia.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 August 2022 against Gent in the Europa League playoffs.[6]

On November 14, 2022, he renewed his contract with Omonia until 2026. He ended the season by winning the Cypriot Cup with Omonia for the second year in a row. He came on as a substitute in the final.

International

Charalampous made his national team debut on 24 September 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Greece in the UEFA Nations League.[7] He scored his first goal with Cyprus on 20 November 2022 in a friendly match that was won 3-2 against Israel.[8]

Personal life

Charalampous is the nephew of former Omonia player and Cypriot international Lefteris Kontolefteros.[9]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 November 2022 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel  Israel 1–0 3–2 Friendly

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 20 Dec 2024 [10]
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Omonia 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 4 0 — — — 4 0
2019–20 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2020–21 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2021–22 13 0 6 0 3 0 1 0 23 0
2022–23 27 0 5 1 8 2 1 0 41 3
2023–24 34 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 43 0
2024–25 9 1 0 0 10 0 — 19 1
Total 90 1 17 1 24 2 3 0 134 4
Career total 90 1 17 1 24 2 3 0 134 4
  1. ^ Includes Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Includes Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of match played 15 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cyprus National Team
2022 3 1
2023 12 0
2024 4 0
Total 19 1

Honours

Omonia

Individual

References

  1. ^ Charalampos Charalampous at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Χαραλαμπος Χαραλαμπους" (in Greek). Omonia. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. ^ "ΑΚΑΔΗΜΙΑ | Στην αποστολή του σημερινού αγώνα ο 16χρονος Χαραλάμπους και ο 15χρονος Λοΐζου!". Omonia (in Greek). 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Ντεμπούτο στην πρώτη ομάδα για τον 17χρονο Χαραλάμπους!". Omonia (in Greek). 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Ομόνοια: Το πέναλτι του Χαραλάμπους και η πράσινη καταιγίδα για την κατάκτηση του κυπέλλου (vid & pics)". Goal.com.cy (in Greek). 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Γάνδη - Ομόνοια: Ο Χαραλάμπους τούς άφησε... άγαλμα". Super Sport FM (in Greek). 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Μήνυμα σε Χάμπο - Ρομπέρζ". Kerkida (in Greek). 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Χάμπος... με το καλημέρα!" (in Greek). Sportime. 20 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Ο περήφανος πατέρας, ο παππούς Κοντολεύτερος και το… DNA! (Φώτος/βίντεο)" (in Greek). Kerkida. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Charalampos Charalampous". footballdatabase.