Michalis Ioannou

Michalis Ioannou (Greek: Μιχάλης Ιωάννου; born 30 June 2000) is a Greek Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis. A product of Anorthosis Famagusta's football academy, Ioannou represented his country at various age groups before making his international debut for the Cyprus national team in 2019.[1]

Michalis Ioannou
Personal information
Full nameMichalis Ioannou
Date of birth (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthLarnaca, Cyprus
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Anorthosis
Number48
Youth career
–2017Anorthosis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–Anorthosis84(0)
2020–2021Roda (loan)17(0)
International career
2016–2017Cyprus U1711(0)
2018–Cyprus U1914(1)
2019–Cyprus6(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

Club career

Anorthosis

Ioannou made his debut for Anorthosis in a match against AEK Larnaca.

On 6 April 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Anorthosis until 2023.[2]

On 11 December 2019, Anorthosis increased its purchase clause from 200 to 610 thousand euros.[3]

Loan to Roda JC

On 11 August 2020, Ioannou joined Roda on loan until the end of the season.[4]

International career

Ioannou made his Cyprus national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier match against Scotland, at Hampden Park Stadium as a starter.[5]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 November 2022HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel  Israel3–23–2Friendly

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anorthosis2016–17Cyta Championship1010
2017–181010
2018–19150150
2019–208030110
2021–22200405010300
2022–2328030310
2023–24300030
Total7601005010920
Roda (loan)2020–21Eerste Divisie17010180
Career total9301100050101100

References