Onisiforos Rousias

Onisiforos Rousias
Personal information
Full name	Onisiforos Rousias
Date of birth	15 July 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Paralimni, Cyprus
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ayia Napa
Number	8
Youth career
2002–2008	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2009–2011	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2013–2017	Omonia
2017–2019	AEK Larnaca
2019–2020	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2020–2021	Ermis Aradippou
2021–2022	Anorthosis
2022–2023	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2023–2024	Ypsonas Krasava
2024–	Ayia Napa
International career‡
2009–2010	Cyprus U19
2011–2014	Cyprus U21
2014–2021	Cyprus
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:29, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Onisiforos Rousias (Greek: Ονησίφορος Ρουσιάς; born 15 July 1992) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot Second Division club Ayia Napa.

Club career

Enosis Neon Paralimni

Born in Paralimni, he began playing football with other children his age for Enosis Neon Paralimni Academy. He was the best goal-scorer for Cyprus National Under 17 league, scoring 26 goals and winning the League with EN Paralimni U-17 team.

Middlesbrough

Rousias skills and achievements caused English side Middlesbrough to sign him on 1 January 2009. Rousias stayed there for 2.5 years making appearances for Middlesbrough Reserves and Middlesbrough Under 18 team. At Middlesbrough, he improved his skills and prepared ready for a career in a Cypriot First Division team.

Return to Enosis Neon Paralimni

On 31 July 2011, Rousias returned to Cyprus for a transfer to Enosis Neon Paralimni. This time he was ready to take more chances, and prove that he was able to play for Enosis. Having 18 appearances and scoring two goals in 2011–2012 season, Rousias showed that he could be considered one of the great talents on the island. In the 2012–2013 season, Rousias was apparently sidelined by Enosis manager Ton Caanen, having only eight appearances (seven as a substitution), something that made him to ask for a free transfer. So Rousias left EN Paralimni on 28 December 2012.

Omonia Nicosia

Just a few days after Rousias left Enosis Neon Paralimni, Omonia showed their interest in him. On 1 January 2013, Rousias signed a 2.5 years contract with Omonia. He had 74 appearances with the club and scored 17 goals. On 26 May 2017, the club announced that with end of the season the player is released.^[1]

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 16 June 2021, Rousias signed a two-year contract until 2023 with Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta.^[2]

International career

Rousias represented Cyprus at youth level. In May 2014, he made his first appearance for the Cyprus first team squad against Japan.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 June 2022

Club	Season	League			Cypriot Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2011–12	Cypriot First Division	16	2	0	0	—		—		16	2
	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		23	2	0	0	—		—		23	2
Omonia	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2013–14		12	2	2	0	—		—		14	2
	2014–15		13	1	4	3	1	0	—		18	4
	2015–16		22	3	2	2	2	0	—		26	5
	2016–17		13	0	1	0	2	3	—		16	3
	Total		61	6	9	5	5	3	—		75	14
AEK Larnaca	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	16	0	4	5	3	0	—		23	5
	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	11	0	1	0	1	0	1^[a]	1	14	1
	Total		27	0	5	5	4	0	1	1	37	6
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2019–20	Cypriot First Division	18	1	1	1	—		—		19	2
Ermis Aradippou	2020–21	Cypriot First Division	37	17	1	0	—		—		38	17
Anorthosis	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	16	0	2	0	5	1	1^[a]	0	24	1
Career Total			182	26	18	11	14	4	2	1	216	42