Nikolas Panagiotou
Cypriot footballer (born 2000)
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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.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikolas Panagiotou | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2000 | ||
| 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 | 116 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Cyprus U19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Cyprus U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Cyprus | 19 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:53, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
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 19 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cypriot Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 116 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 6 | ||
- Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Cyprus | |||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
