Cypriot footballer
Christiana Solomou "Solo" is a Cypriot football midfielder, who played for Sparta Prague in the Czech First Division.[1]
Early life
Born to Nikolas and Meropi in Paphos, Cyprus. Solomou was raised with her two older brothers (Kostas and Kyriakos) and one older sister, Eleni. She began playing football at an early age with her mother and sister in a local football club, Pafia FC and her father was among her first coaches.[2] At the age of 15 she was moved to Limassol, Cyprus and she started to play for Apollon Ladies.
Club career
International career
She is a member of the Cyprus national team.[8] Solomou made her debut for the national team U19 in a match against Ukraine U19 on 19 September 2009.[9][10]
Honors and awards
Club
Apollon Ladies
- Cypriot First Division: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Cypriot Women's Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Cypriot Women's Super Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
Barcelona FA
- Cypriot First Division: 2018
- Cypriot Women's Cup: 2019
- Cypriot Women's Super Cup: 2018
Individual
- Best Women Football Player in Cyprus: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
Personal life
Solomou married football player Pambos Kairinos on 10 June 2018. They met in Limassol where they both played football.
Education
She went to the primary school named B' Primary school of Geroskipou. She continued her education at Agias Paraskeuis gymnasium. Then, she went to the high school named Giannakis Taliwtis in Geroskipou and took her degree in 2011. She moved for a year in United States (2013-2014) and studied exercise science at Central Connecticut State University. She came back to Cyprus and studied social work at Frederick University in Limassol and took her bachelor's degree in 2017.
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