Kypros Christoforou
Kypros Christoforou (Greek: Κύπρος Χριστοφόρου; born 24 April 1993) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a right back for Nea Salamina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kypros Christoforou | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nea Salamina | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Aris Limassol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Aris Limassol | 83 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → APOEL (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | APOEL | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Nea Salamina (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2019– | Nea Salamina | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Cyprus | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2019 | |||
Career
Aris Limassol
Christoforou is a product Aris Limassol academies. He made his official debut on 11 May 2012, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in Aris Limassol's 2–2 draw with Ethnikos Achna for the Cypriot First Division.[1]
APOEL
On 25 August 2016, Christoforou joined reigning Cypriot champions APOEL on a one-year loan deal from Aris Limassol.[2] He made his official debut against AEZ Zakakiou on 22 January 2017, in APOEL's 7–0 home victory for the Cypriot First Division.[3]
International career
Christoforou made his debut for the Cyprus national team on 25 May 2016, in a friendly match against Serbia, coming on as a late substitute in Cyprus' 1–2 defeat.
Christoforou played a second time for his national team on 19 November 2019 against Belgium and scored an own goal in the 6-1 defeat for his country.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 May 2017[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aris Limassol | 2011–12 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Cypriot Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14[5] | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15[6] | Cypriot Second Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[7] | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[8] | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 89 | 0 | ||||
| APOEL (Loan) | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 85 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
References
- "Aris vs. Ethnikos Achna 2-2". soccerway.com. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- "Συμφωνία δανεισμού Κύπρου Χριστοφόρου" [Kypros Christoforou loan deal] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- "ΑΠΟΕΛ 7–0 ΑΕΖ Ζακακίου" [APOEL 7–0 AEZ Zakakiou] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- 2013-14 Stats
- 2014-15 Stats
- 2015-16 Stats
- 2016-17 Stats
- "NFT profile". national football teams. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Kypros Christoforou at Soccerway
- Kypros Christoforou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at CFA