Evagoras Antoniou (Greek: Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου; born 4 November 2002) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Argeș Pitești and the Cyprus national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evagoras Antoniou | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | AEL Limassol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | AEL Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Kouris Erimis (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Panathinaikos B | 35 | (0) |
| 2023 | Ceuta | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AEZ Zakakiou | 32 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | APOEL | 26 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Omonia Aradippou (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | Argeș Pitești | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Cyprus U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cyprus U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Cyprus U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Cyprus | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:38, 26 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:00, 7 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
In 2024, Antoniou played on loan loan at Omonia Aradippou where he appeared 14 times. In January 2025, he returned to APOEL.[1] In February, the International Centre for Sports Studies predicted Antoniou was the Cypriot player most likely to debut on the national team, with a 69.9 rating.[2] By March, he became a starter for APOEL.[3]
Prior to the Cyprus - San Marino match on 21 March 2025, Antoniou was called up to Cyprus Men's National Team.[4] Antoniou took the field as a substitute, but did not appear in the game.[5] Antoniou also appeared as an alternate in the 10 June 2025 match against Romania, but did not ultimately get any playing time.[6]
References
edit- ↑ ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΥ, ΚΩΣΤΑΣ (2025-01-31). "Επιστρέφει στο ΑΠΟΕΛ ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου" [Evagoras Antoniou returns to APOEL]. Protathlima (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ "CIES: Έτοιμος για την Εθνική Κύπρου ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου". CIES: Έτοιμος για την Εθνική Κύπρου ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ "ΑΠΟΕΛ: Από την... εσωτερική, Ευαγόρας!". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). March 11, 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ "Ενσωματώθηκε και ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου - Θα αξιολογείται ο Στέλιος Ανδρέου". www.politis.com.cy. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ "Cyprus vs San Marino: UEFA World Cup Qualifiers stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ "Romania vs Cyprus: UEFA World Cup Qualifiers stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-06-24.