Emilios Panayiotou

Emilios Panayiotou
Personal information
Full name Emilios Panayiotou
Date of birth (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AEZ Zakakiou
Youth career
2007–2009 Sochaux
2009–2012 APOEL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 APOEL 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Olympiakos Nicosia (loan) 15 (1)
2013–2014 → Alki Larnaca (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2015 Aris Limassol 11 (0)
2017– AEZ Zakakiou 1 (0)
International career‡
2010– Cyprus U21 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2014

Emilios Panayiotou (Greek: Αιμίλιος Παναγιώτου; born 22 September 1992 in Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for AEZ Zakakiou in the Cypriot Second Division.[1]

Career

He made his first football steps at the age of six at Polemidia and a year later he joined AEL Limassol academies. After a test in PSV Eindhoven, Emilios joined the Academies of Nikodimos Papavasiliou. In 2007, after having passed through tests in Manchester City, Southampton and AJ Auxerre, he joined the academies of Sochaux.[2] Two years later, he returned to Cyprus and signed a contract with APOEL.[3][4] On 10 February 2010, he made his debut with APOEL in a Cypriot Cup match against Ermis Aradippou, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.[5]

On 29 August 2012, Emilios joined Olympiakos Nicosia on a season-long loan deal from APOEL.[6] He appeared in 15 league matches and scored one goal against AEP Paphos on 9 December 2012, in Olympiakos' 3–1 home win.

The summer of 2013, he moved again on a season-long loan deal from APOEL to the Cypriot First Division side Alki Larnaca.[7]

In September 2014, Emilios signed a contract with Aris Limassol.[8]

References

  1. ^ ESPN soccernet
  2. ^ Ποιος είναι ο Αιμίλιος Παναγιώτου (in Greek). Sigma live. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Απέκτησε 17χρονο "λαuράκι"" (in Greek). Sigma live. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  4. ^ Θέλω να δικαιώσω τον Ιβάν (in Greek). Sigma live. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. ^ "ERMIS ARADIPPOU 0-1 APOEL FC". APOEL FC. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  6. ^ Πήρε τον Παναγιώτου με υποσχετική ενός χρόνου (in Greek). 24sports.com.cy. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  7. ^ Η χρονιά του Αιμίλιου Παναγιώτου (in Greek). 24sports.com.cy. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  8. ^ Ανακοίνωση: Σύναψη συνεργασίας με Αιμίλιο Παναγιώτου (in Greek). Aris Limassol. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.