Charalampos Kyriakou
Cypriot footballer (born 1995)
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Charalampos "Champos" Kyriakou (Greek: Χαράλαμπος «Χάμπος» Κυριάκου; born 9 February 1995) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca club and the Cyprus national team.
Full name
Charalampos Kyriakou
Date of birth
9 February 1995
Place of birth
Limassol, Cyprus
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charalampos Kyriakou | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Campus Sportivo Football Academy | ||
| 2008–2012 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2025 | Apollon Limassol | 241 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | → Estoril (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Dinamo București | 19 | (0) |
| 2026– | AEK Larnaca | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Cyprus U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Cyprus U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Cyprus U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Cyprus | 78 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:30, 7 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
International career
Kyriakou made his debut with the Cyprus national football team on 5 March 2014 in a friendly match against Northern Ireland when he replaced Vincent Laban in the 67th minute.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2011–12 | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 241 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 322 | 9 | ||
| Estoril (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2025–26 | Liga I | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| AEK Larnaca | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 366 | 11 | ||
- Includes Cypriot Cup, Taça de Portugal, Cupa României
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of 7 June 2026[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 0 | |
Honours
Apollon Limassol
- Cypriot First Division: 2021–22
- Cypriot Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2022
