Ioannis Pittas

Ioannis Pittas
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Pittas
Date of birth (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996
Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Apollon Limassol 137 (45)
2018–2019 → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) 28 (9)
2023–2025 AIK 43 (23)
2025– CSKA Sofia 58 (17)
International career‡
2015–2018 Cyprus U21 19 (2)
2019– Cyprus 58 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:56, 30 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:00, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Ioannis Pittas (Greek: Ιωάννης Πίττας; born 10 July 1996) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

AIK

On 30 June 2023, Pittas was signed by AIK, where he signed a contract until 30 November 2025.[1] According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature.[2]

Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1–1 away against Kalmar FF.[3] On 24 September 2023, Pittas became a big derby hero for AIK when he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against arch-rivals Djurgårdens IF at Friends Arena.[4] In the final round of Allsvenskan 2023, Pittas scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes against IFK Värnamo, securing AIK's stay in the league for the 2024 season.[5] Pittas ended the season as the club's top scorer with nine goals in 13 Allsvenskan matches, despite the fact that he played fewer matches then the runner-up Rui Modesto with six goals.

Pittas celebrates after scoring against Djurgårdens IF, September 2023

On 5 May 2024, Pittas recorded two goals and two assists in a 6–2 win over IFK Norrköping at Friends Arena.[6]

International career

He made his Cyprus national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland, as an 80th-minute substitute for Andreas Makris.[7]

Personal life

He is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international defender Pambos Pittas.

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Apollon Limassol 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 0000——00
2015–16 Cypriot First Division 1100000—110
2016–17 Cypriot First Division 72401[b]0—122
2017–18 Cypriot First Division 60204[b]1—121
2018–19 Cypriot First Division 00002[b]0—20
2019–20 Cypriot First Division 192518[b]1—324
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 3413103[b]0—3813
2021–22 Cypriot First Division 2510302[c]0—3010
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 35181010[d]21[e]04720
Total 137451613041018450
Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 28974——3513
AIK 2023 Allsvenskan 13963——1912
2024 Allsvenskan 301463——3617
Total 432312600005529
CSKA Sofia 2024–25 Bulgarian First League 17743–1[f]02210
2025–26 Bulgarian First League 36862––4210
2026–27 Bulgarian First League 52008[b]300135
Total 581710583107725
Career total 26694451638810351117
  1. ↑ Includes Cypriot Cup, Svenska Cupen, Bulgarian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance in Bulgarian First League European play-off final

International

As of match played 7 June 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus
201940
202080
2021101
202281
202372
2024104
202573
202640
Total5811

International goals

Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 30 March 2021GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Slovenia1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 20 November 2022HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel Israel2–03–2Friendly
3 17 June 2023AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Georgia1–11–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4 19 November 2023Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Lithuania1–01–0Friendly
5 21 March 2024AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Latvia1–01–1
6 8 June 2024Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova2–12–3
7 6 September 2024Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania1–01–02024–25 UEFA Nations League C
8 18 November 2024Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Romania1–21–4
9 21 March 2025AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus San Marino1–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 24 March 2025Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–11–2
11 9 October 2025AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus2–22–2

Honours

Apollon Limassol

CSKA Sofia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ioannis Pittas klar för AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Officiellt: Pittas klar för AIK". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Drömdebut för Pittas i AIK – räddade oavgjort". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pittas sänkte Djurgården". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hattrick på en kvart – show av AIK i sista matchen". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Edlund, Kewin AdolfssonWilhelm (5 May 2024). "Överkört på Friends: "Det är en katastrof"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Scotland v Cyprus game report". UEFA. 8 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Ioannis Pittas at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ioannis Pittas". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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