Ioannis Pittas

{{short description|Cypriot footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ioannis Pittas | image = Ioannis Pittas in CSKA.jpg | fullname = Ioannis Pittas | height = 1.80 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|7|10}} | birth_place = Limassol, Cyprus | currentclub = CSKA Sofia | clubnumber = 28 | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | years1 = 2015–2023 | clubs1 = Apollon Limassol | caps1 = 137 | goals1 = 45 | years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2023–2025 | clubs3 = AIK | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 23 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = CSKA Sofia | caps4 = 53 | goals4 = 15 | nationalyears1 = 2015–2018 | nationalteam1 = Cyprus U21 | nationalcaps1 = 19 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2019– | nationalteam2 = Cyprus | nationalcaps2 = 56 | nationalgoals2 = 11 | pcupdate = 19:08, 25 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 17:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | caption = Pittas with CSKA Sofia in 2025 }}

'''Ioannis Pittas''' ({{langx|el|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ioannis Pittas klar för AIK Fotboll |url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/ioannis-pittas-klar-for-aik-fotboll-2023-07-30 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=AIK Fotboll |language=sv}}</ref> According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Officiellt: Pittas klar för AIK |url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/officiellt-pittas-klar-for-aik/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=fotbollskanalen |language=sv}}</ref>

Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1–1 away against Kalmar FF.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-06 |title=Drömdebut för Pittas i AIK – räddade oavgjort |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/rlKGlm |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pittas sänkte Djurgården |url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/pittas-sankte-djurgarden-2023-09-24 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=AIK Fotboll |language=sv}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-12 |title=Hattrick på en kvart – show av AIK i sista matchen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/RGAgkr |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> 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.

thumb|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edlund |first=Kewin AdolfssonWilhelm |date=2024-05-05 |title=Överkört på Friends: ”Det är en katastrof” |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/ifk-norrkoping-overkort-av-aik-pa-friends-arena/?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ARTJ-U8igGRIhhScrpo5-v8qMHMwKyUUOzXklOPQAOVZ1e4G19o8fBZdu2gMKtJMEKk=&gaa_ts=6637bf43&gaa_sig=AXyVDwA7_KNSFPGoB9ndTFTWnX9r7gVgdEvuiUm4Rba5I287aSy1WY-bpzryXu1Oaxa9lM_Y7YoxJNLluZYyew== |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2026089--scotland-vs-cyprus/|title=Scotland v Cyprus game report|date=8 June 2019}}</ref>

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

==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 25 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|ioannis-pittas/404180|accessdate=17 September 2022}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+'''Appearances and goals by club, season and competition''' |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Cypriot Cup, Svenska Cupen, Bulgarian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10" valign="center"|Apollon Limassol |2014–15 |Cypriot First Division |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2015–16 |Cypriot First Division |11||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |2016–17 |Cypriot First Division |7||2||4||0||1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||12||2 |- |2017–18 |Cypriot First Division |6||0||2||0||4{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2018–19 |Cypriot First Division |0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2019–20 |Cypriot First Division |19||2||5||1||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||32||4 |- |2020–21 |Cypriot First Division |34||13||1||0||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||13 |- |2021–22 |Cypriot First Division |25||10||3||0||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||30||10 |- |2022–23 |Cypriot First Division |35||18||1||0||10{{efn|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}}||2||1{{efn|Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup|name=CYPSUP}}||0||47||20 |- !colspan="2"|Total !137!!45!!16!!1!!30!!4!!1!!0!!184!!50 |- |Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) |2018–19 |Cypriot First Division |28||9||7||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||13 |- |rowspan="3"|AIK |2023 |Allsvenskan |13||9||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||12 |- |2024 |Allsvenskan |30||14||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||17 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!23!!12!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!55!!29 |- |align=center valign=center rowspan=3|CSKA Sofia |2024–25 |Bulgarian First League |17||7||4||3||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|Appearance in Bulgarian First League European play-off final}}||0||22||10 |- |2025–26 |Bulgarian First League |36||8||6||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||42||10 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!15!!10!!5!!0!!0!!1!!0!!64!!20 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !261!!92!!45!!16!!30!!5!!1!!0!!338!!112 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|match played 30 March 2026|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=30672|title=Ioannis Pittas|website=eu-football.info|access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref>}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|Cyprus |- |2019||4||0 |- |2020||8||0 |- |2021||10||1 |- |2022||8||1 |- |2023||7||2 |- |2024||10||4 |- |2025||7||3 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||56||11 |}

'''International goals''' :''Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align: left;" align=center ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- ! 1 | 30 March 2021 || GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus || {{fb|SVN}} || style="text-align: center;" | '''1'''–0 || style="text-align: center;" | 1–0 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- ! 2 | 20 November 2022 || HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel || {{fb|ISR}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–2 || Friendly |- ! 3 | 17 June 2023 || AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus || {{fb|GEO}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–2 || UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |- ! 4 | 19 November 2023 || Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus || {{fb|LTU}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 || style="text-align: center;" | 1–0 || rowspan=3| Friendly |- ! 5 | 21 March 2024 || AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus || {{fb|LAT}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 || style="text-align: center;" | 1–1 |- ! 6 | 8 June 2024 || Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova || {{fb|MDA}} ||align=center| '''2'''–1 || style="text-align: center;" | 2–3 |- ! 7 | 6 September 2024 || Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania || {{fb|LTU}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 || style="text-align: center;" | 1–0 || rowspan=2| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |- ! 8 | 18 November 2024 || Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania || {{fb|ROU}} ||align=center| '''1'''–2 || style="text-align: center;" | 1–4 |- ! 9 | 21 March 2025 || AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus || {{fb|SMR}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 || style="text-align: center;" | 2–0 || rowspan=3| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |- ! 10 | 24 March 2025 || Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina || rowspan=2| {{fb|BIH}} ||align=center|'''1'''–1 || style="text-align: center;" | 1–2 |- ! 11 | 9 October 2025 || AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus ||align=center|'''2'''–2 || style="text-align: center;" | 2–2 |}

==Honours== '''Apollon Limassol''' * Cypriot First Division: 2021–22 * Cypriot Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17 * Cypriot Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2022 '''Individual''' *Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2022–23

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{UEFA player}} * {{NFT player|74547}}

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