Charis Kyriakou
Kyriakou warming up with Cyprus in 2015
Personal information
Full name Charalambos Kyriakou
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back / Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Doxa Katokopias
Number 40
Youth career
Omonia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Omonia 55 (0)
2011 → Doxa Katokopias (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016 Ethnikos Achna 33 (0)
2016–2021 AEL Limassol 70 (0)
2021–2022 Doxa Katokopias 15 (0)
2022–2023 East Bengal 18 (1)
2023– Doxa Katokopias 0 (0)
International career‡
2009 Cyprus U21 1 (0)
2013– Cyprus 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Charalambos "Charis" Kyriakou (Greek: Χαράλαμπος "Χάρης" Κυριάκου; born 15 October 1989) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a defender for Doxa Katokopias and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

Kyriakou is an product of the youth academy of Omonia. After spending a short period on loan in Doxa Katokopias in 2011, he returned to Omonia. On 6 July 2014 he became the new captain of Omonia.[1]

East Bengal

In August 2022, Kyriakou was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by East Bengal for the upcoming season.[2]

On 25 August, he made his debut against Rajasthan United in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate.[3][4]

Return to Cyprus

In October 2023, Kyriakou returned for a third spell with Doxa Katokopias.[5]

International career

In 2009, Kyriakou represented Cyprus at the under-21 level. On 8 June 2013, he made his first appearance for the Cyprus national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Switzerland.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 April 2023[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Omonia 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 1000—10
2011–12 403[lower-alpha 1]0—70
2012–13 1102[lower-alpha 1]0—130
2013–14 2904[lower-alpha 1]0—330
2014–15 1003[lower-alpha 1]05[lower-alpha 2]0180
Omonia total 55012050720
Doxa Katokopias (loan) 2010–11 Cypriot First Division 8000—80
Ethnikos Achna 2015–16 3301[lower-alpha 1]0—340
AEL Limassol 2016–17 1401[lower-alpha 1]0—150
2017–18 130002[lower-alpha 2]0150
2018–19 5000—50
2019–20 1502[lower-alpha 1]0—170
2020–21 2304[lower-alpha 1]0—270
AEL Limassol total 7007020790
Doxa Katokopias 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 1503[lower-alpha 1]1—181
East Bengal 2022–23 Indian Super League 1816[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]0—241
Career total 1991291702352
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearance(s) in Cypriot Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International

As of matches played till 17 November 2020[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus 201310
201460
201510
202040
Total 120

Honours

AC Omonia

References

  1. ↑ "Ομόνοια: Νέος αρχηγός ο Χάρης Κυριάκου (PHOTOS&VIDEOS)". sigmalive. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "East Bengal announce signings of Cleiton Silva, Alex Lima, three other foreigners". khelnow.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "East Bengal await first win under Stephen Constantine". khelnow.com. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "East Bengal 0 – 0 Rajasthan United". the-aiff.com. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "ΣΤΗ ΔΟΞΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΦΟΡΑ Ο ΧΑΡΗΣ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΥ" [IN DOXA FOR THE THIRD TIME, HARIS KYRIAKOU]. doxafc.com.cy (in Greek). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Cyprus 1 - 0". Soccerway. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Charalambos Kyriakou at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "Charis Kyriakou". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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