Nikolas Panagiotou

Cypriot footballer (born 2000)
Nikolas Panagiotou
Personal information
Full name Nikolas Panagiotou
Date of birth (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Omonia
Number 30
Youth career
2012-2018 Anorthosis Famagusta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Anorthosis Famagusta 3 (0)
2019– Omonia 108 (5)
International career
2018–2019 Cyprus U19 16 (1)
2019–2021 Cyprus U21 8 (0)
2021– Cyprus 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:53, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Nikolas Panagiotou (Greek: Νικόλας Παναγιώτου; born 12 May 2000) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

Having come through Anorthosis' academy, Panagiotou was promoted to their first team in April 2019. In July of the same year, he joined Omonia on a three-year contract,[1][2] which he would later renew until 2027.[3]

On 6 October 2022, Panagiotou scored his first goal for Omonia, in a 2–3 home defeat to Manchester United, in the Europa League. This made him Omonia's 101st player to score in a European competition, setting a new record for a Cypriot club's number of European scorers.[4]

Panagiotou helped his team win the 2022–23 Cypriot Cup, having started every game in the competition from the second leg of the quarter finals onwards.

International career

He made his debut for the Cyprus national team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Malta, a 0–3 away loss. He substituted Omonia teammate Fotis Papoulis in the 59th minute.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cypriot Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anorthosis 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 3 0 3 0
Omonia 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 5 0 1 0 6 0
2021–22 Cypriot First Division 21 0 4 0 9[a] 0 34 0
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 15 1 4 0 7[b] 1 26 2
2023–24 Cypriot First Division 29 1 5 0 34 1
2024–25 Cypriot First Division 26 0 1 0 10[c] 0 37 0
2025–26 Cypriot First Division 11 3 1 0 8[c] 0 20 3
Total 108 5 16 0 34 1 0 0 158 6
Career total 111 5 16 0 34 1 0 0 161 6
  1. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cyprus
2021 3 0
2022 7 0
2023 1 0
2024 5 0
2025 4 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Omonia

Individual

References

  1. ^ OmonoiaFC (2019-07-15). "Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Νικόλας Παναγιώτου!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ^ "Φεύγει από την Ανόρθωση με… κατεύθυνση το "Ηλίας Πούλλος" για την Ομόνοια | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  3. ^ "«Έδεσε» τον Παναγιώτου μέχρι το 2027!". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ^ "100 ο Καρίμ, 101 ο Νικόλας, Ομόνοια η πρώτη στην λίστα! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  5. ^ "Malta v Cyprus game report". FIFA. 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Nikolas Panagiotou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  • Νικόλας Παναγιώτου
  • Nikolas Panayiotou - Cyprus - U19 EURO
  • Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα
  • Nikolas Panagiotou at Soccerway
  • Nikolas Panagiotou at National-Football-Teams.com
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