Evagoras Antoniou

Evagoras Antoniou
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002
Place of birth Kolossi, Cyprus
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AEL Limassol
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)
2026– AEL Limassol 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Cyprus U16 8 (0)
2018 Cyprus U17 4 (0)
2020–2021 Cyprus U19 5 (1)
2022–2024 Cyprus U21 13 (0)
2026– Cyprus 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026

Evagoras Antoniou (Greek: Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου; born 4 November 2002) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol and the Cyprus national team.

Career

In 2024–25 season, Antoniou played on 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 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 May 2026
Club Season League Cypriot Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AEL Limassol 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 0000——00
Kouris Erimis (loan) 2020–21 Cypriot Second Division 13110——141
Panathinaikos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 250———250
2022–23 100———100
Total 350———350
Ceuta 2023–24 Primera Federación 00———00
AEZ Zakakiou 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 32120——341
APOEL 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 110—00—110
2025–26 15030——180
Total 2603000—290
Omonia Aradippou (loan) 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 12020——140
Argeș Pitești 2026–27 Liga I 00———00
Career total 11828000—1262

International

As of match played 7 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus 202620
Total20

References

  1. ↑ ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΥ, ΚΩΣΤΑΣ (2025-01-31). "Επιστρέφει στο ΑΠΟΕΛ ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου" [Evagoras Antoniou returns to APOEL]. Protathlima (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ↑ "CIES: Έτοιμος για την Εθνική Κύπρου ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου". CIES: Έτοιμος για την Εθνική Κύπρου ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. ↑ "ΑΠΟΕΛ: Από την... εσωτερική, Ευαγόρας!". Kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). March 11, 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Ενσωματώθηκε και ο Ευαγόρας Αντωνίου - Θα αξιολογείται ο Στέλιος Ανδρέου". www.politis.com.cy. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  5. ↑ "Cyprus vs San Marino: UEFA World Cup Qualifiers stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Romania vs Cyprus: UEFA World Cup Qualifiers stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-06-24.