Giorgos Naoum

Giorgos Naoum
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001
Place of birth Strovolos, Cyprus
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AEK Larnaca
Number 29
Youth career
–2013 Antonis Naoum Football Academy
2013–2019 APOEL Nicosia
2019 → Padova (loan)
2019–2021 AEK Larnaca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– AEK Larnaca 69 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 Cyprus U17 11 (1)
2021–2022 Cyprus U21 8 (1)
2026– Cyprus 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:00, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Giorgos Naoum (Greek: Γιώργος Ναούμ; born 21 April 2001) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Strovolos, Cyprus, Naoum grew up in the Antonis Naoum Football Academy.[1] He then joined APOEL Nicosia's youth sector on 12 September 2013,[2] playing 152 games and scoring 10 goals in all competitions between the under-13s and under-19s.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

On 28 February 2019, Naoum joined the primavera (under-19) team of Padova in Italy.[8]

AEK Larnaca

He moved to Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca in on 29 September 2019;[9] Naoum sustained an ACL injury in November, and was sidelined for six months.[10] He played nine league games in the 2020–21 season.[11] In May 2021, Naoum's contract was extended until summer 2024.[11]

International career

Naoum represented Cyprus at under-17 level, scoring a goal (against Denmark) in 11 games.[8] He also played for the Cyprus under-21 team at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[12]

Personal life

Naoum is of Lebanese descent,[13] and is a Maronite Christian.[14] He took part in mandatory military service for Cyprus while playing football.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cypriot Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AEK Larnaca 2020–21[16] Cypriot First Division 9000—90
2021–22[17] Cypriot First Division 9051—141
2022–23[18] Cypriot First Division 200007[a]0270
2023–24[19] Cypriot First Division 5000—50
2024–25[20] Cypriot First Division 81001[b]091
2025–26[21] Cypriot First Division 00000000
Total 5115180642
Career total 5115180642
  1. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League; one appearance in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

AEK Larnaca

References

  1. ↑ Yellow.Place. "Ακαδημία Ποδοσφαίρου Αντώνης Ναούμ - Lakatamia, Cyprus". Yellow.Place. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Giorgios Naoum – 2013–14". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2014–15". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2015–16". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2016–17". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2017–18". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2018–19". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Primavera: tesserato il centrocampista cipriota Giorgos Naoum". Padova Calcio (in Italian). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2019–20". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Υποβλήθηκε σε επέμβαση ο Ναούμ/Νοκ άουτ για τουλάχιστον 6 μήνες". PROTATHLIMA. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Ναούμ μέχρι το 2024". PROTATHLIMA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Giorgos Naoum". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Krayem, Charbel (22 June 2023). أبناء المهاجرين ذخيرة لبنان في كأس آسيا [Children of immigrants ammunition for Lebanon in the Asian Cup]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. 1 2 Koumettou, Vassilis. "Γιώργος Ναούμ, η ώρα της λάμψης – Συνέντευξη στον Τύπο Μαρωνιτών | Maronites Live" (in Greek). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Giorgos Naoum at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2020–21". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2021–22". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2022–23". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2023–24". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2024–25". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Giorgios Naoum – 2025–26". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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