Loizos Loizou

Loizos Loizou
Personal information
Full name Loizos Loizou
Date of birth (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
Number 75
Youth career
2010–2019 Omonia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2025 Omonia 137 (21)
2024 → Heerenveen (loan) 5 (0)
2025–2026 Hapoel Tel Aviv 31 (7)
2026– Red Star Belgrade 3 (1)
International career‡
2019 Cyprus U17 3 (1)
2020– Cyprus 47 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2025

Loizos Loizou (Greek: Λοΐζος Λοΐζου; born 18 July 2003) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.[2][3]

Club career

In January 2024, Loizou joined Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen on loan for the remainder of the season.[4]

On 10 June 2026, Loizou joined Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade on a four-year deal with an option for a fifth.[5]

International career

On 5 September 2020, he made his debut with Cyprus in a 0-2 defeat against Montenegro in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League,[6] becoming at 17 years, 1 month and 18 days Cyprus youngest player ever.[7]

On 7 October 2020, during his third cap, he scored his first international goal in a 1-2 defeat in a friendly game against Czech Republic, becoming at 17 years, 2 months and 20 days Cyprus' youngest goalscorer ever.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Omonia 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 20———20
2019–20 Cypriot First Division 1110——21
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 272207[b]0—362
2021–22 Cypriot First Division 2846112[c]200467
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 334614[d]000435
2023–24 Cypriot First Division 186104[e]01[f]0246
2024–25 Cypriot First Division 274448[e]0—398
2025–26 Cypriot First Division 10006[e]2—72
Total 137212064141019931
Heerenveen (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 50———50
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2025–26 Israeli Premier League 31720——337
Red Star Belgrade 2026–27 Serbian SuperLiga 31003[g]1—62
Career total 176292264451024340
  1. ↑ Includes Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
  7. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 30 March 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus
202061
202190
202260
202360
202490
202592
202620
Total473
Scores and results list Cyprus’ goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Loizou goal.
List of international goals scored by Loizos Loizou
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2020AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Czech Republic1–11–2Friendly
29 September 2025GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Romania1–22–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
312 October 2025San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Omonia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Loizos Loiza". crvenazvezdafk.com. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "ΛΟIΖΟΣ ΛΟIΖΟΥ". cfa.com.cy. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Λοιζος Λοιζου (Loizos Loizou)". omonoiafc.com.cy. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "SC HEERENVEEN HAALT LOIZOS LOIZOU" [SC HEERENVEEN GETS LOIZOS LOIZOU]. www.sc-heerenveen.nl. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Лоизос Лоизу нови играч Црвене звезде". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cyprus-Montenegro". UEFA. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Omonia rising star Loizos Loizou eager to shine against 'idol' Cristiano Ronaldo". Independent.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Loizos Loizou, international football player". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Loizos Loizou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21". AlphaNews.Live (in Greek). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21". AlphaNews.Live (in Greek). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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