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Nikolas Panagiotou
Personal information
Full name	Nikolas Panagiotou
Date of birth	12 May 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nicosia, Cyprus
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions	Defender; defensive midfielder;
Team information
Current team	Omonia
Number	30
Youth career
2012-2018	Anorthosis Famagusta
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Anorthosis Famagusta
2019–	Omonia
International career‡
2018–2019	Cyprus U19
2019–2021	Cyprus U21
2021–	Cyprus
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05 April 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

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.

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 02 May 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cypriot Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	26	3	2	0	8^[c]	0	—		36	3
	Total		122	5	17	0	34	1	0	0	173	6
Career total			125	5	17	0	34	1	0	0	176	6

↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 30 March 2026^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cyprus
	2021	3	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	5	0
	2025	4	0
	2026	2	0
Total		21	0

Honours

Omonia

Individual

Cypriot First Division PASP Team of the Year: 2023–24

References

↑ OmonoiaFC (2019-07-15). "Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Νικόλας Παναγιώτου!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
↑ "Φεύγει από την Ανόρθωση με… κατεύθυνση το "Ηλίας Πούλλος" για την Ομόνοια | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
↑ "«Έδεσε» τον Παναγιώτου μέχρι το 2027!". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
↑ "100 ο Καρίμ, 101 ο Νικόλας, Ομόνοια η πρώτη στην λίστα! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
↑ "Malta v Cyprus game report". FIFA. 1 September 2021.
↑ "Nikolas Panagiotou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
↑ "Η «χρυσή βίβλος» των τίτλων: Για 22η φορά πρωταθλήτρια η Ομόνοια!". 24sports.com.cy (in Greek). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.

External links

Νικόλας Παναγιώτου
Nikolas Panayiotou - Cyprus - U19 EURO
Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα
Nikolas Panagiotou at Soccerway
Nikolas Panagiotou at National-Football-Teams.com

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[6] Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[UEL-7] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[CON-8] 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[1] OmonoiaFC (2019-07-15). "Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Νικόλας Παναγιώτου!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[2] "Φεύγει από την Ανόρθωση με… κατεύθυνση το "Ηλίας Πούλλος" για την Ομόνοια | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[3] "«Έδεσε» τον Παναγιώτου μέχρι το 2027!". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-08.

[4] "100 ο Καρίμ, 101 ο Νικόλας, Ομόνοια η πρώτη στην λίστα! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[5] "Malta v Cyprus game report". FIFA. 1 September 2021.

[NFT-9] "Nikolas Panagiotou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

[10] "Η «χρυσή βίβλος» των τίτλων: Για 22η φορά πρωταθλήτρια η Ομόνοια!". 24sports.com.cy (in Greek). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.

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