Ioannis Pittas
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 Pittas with CSKA Sofia in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ioannis Pittas | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2023 | Apollon Limassol | 137 | (45) |
| 2018–2019 | → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2023–2025 | AIK | 43 | (23) |
| 2025– | CSKA Sofia | 48 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | Cyprus U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2019– | Cyprus | 56 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:18, 25 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ioannis Pittas (Greek: Ιωάννης Πίττας; born 10 July 1996) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Cyprus national team.
AIK
On 30 June 2023, Pittas was signed by AIK, where he signed a contract until 30 November 2025.[1] According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature.[2]
Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1–1 away against Kalmar FF.[3] On 24 September 2023, Pittas became a big derby hero for AIK when he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against arch-rivals Djurgårdens IF at Friends Arena.[4] In the final round of Allsvenskan 2023, Pittas scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes against IFK Värnamo, securing AIK's stay in the league for the 2024 season.[5] Pittas ended the season as the club's top scorer with nine goals in 13 Allsvenskan matches, despite the fact that he played fewer matches then the runner-up Rui Modesto with six goals.
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On 5 May 2024, Pittas recorded two goals and two assists in a 6–2 win over IFK Norrköping at Friends Arena.[6]
International career
He made his Cyprus national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland, as an 80th-minute substitute for Andreas Makris.[7]
Personal life
He is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international defender Pambos Pittas.
