Nikolas Panagiotou

{{Short description|Cypriot footballer (born 2000)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nikolas Panagiotou | image = Panayiotou Europa.jpg | fullname = Nikolas Panagiotou | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|05|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nicosia, Cyprus | height = 1.83 m | position = Defender<br />Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Omonia | clubnumber = 30 | youthyears1 = 2012-2018 | youthclubs1 = Anorthosis Famagusta | years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Anorthosis Famagusta | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019– | clubs2 = Omonia | caps2 = 122 | goals2 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam1 = Cyprus U19 | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2019–2021 | nationalteam2 = Cyprus U21 | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2021– | nationalteam3 = Cyprus | nationalcaps3 = 21 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 05 April 2026 | nationalteam-update = 17:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC) }} '''Nikolas Panagiotou''' ({{langx|el|Νικόλας Παναγιώτου}}; born 12 May 2000) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Cyprus national team.

== Club career == Having come through Anorthosis' academy, Panagiotou was promoted to their first team in April 2019. In July of the same year, he joined Omonia on a three-year contract,<ref>{{Cite web |last=OmonoiaFC |date=2019-07-15 |title=Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Νικόλας Παναγιώτου! |url=https://www.omonoiafc.com.cy/%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%bf%ce%bd%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%b1-%ce%bf-%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bb%ce%b1%cf%82-%cf%80%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%b9%cf%8e%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Omonoia FC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Φεύγει από την Ανόρθωση με… κατεύθυνση το "Ηλίας Πούλλος" για την Ομόνοια {{!}} Goal News Cy |url=https://goal.philenews.com/podosfero/kypros/a-katigoria/anorthosi/fevgei-apo-tin-anorthosi-me-katefthynsi-to-ilias-poullos-gia-tin-omonoia/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=goal.philenews.com |language=el}}</ref> which he would later renew until 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |title=«Έδεσε» τον Παναγιώτου μέχρι το 2027! |url=https://sportime.sigmalive.com/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/385629_edese-ton-panagiotoy-mehri-to-2027 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Sportime |language=el}}</ref>

On 6 October 2022, Panagiotou scored his first goal for Omonia, in a 2–3 home defeat to Manchester United, in the Europa League. This made him Omonia's 101st player to score in a European competition, setting a new record for a Cypriot club's number of European scorers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 ο Καρίμ, 101 ο Νικόλας, Ομόνοια η πρώτη στην λίστα! {{!}} Kerkida.net |url=https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/a-katigoria/omonoia/100-o-karim-101-o-nikolas-omonoia-i-proti-stin-lista |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=www.kerkida.net |language=en}}</ref>

Panagiotou helped his team win the 2022–23 Cypriot Cup, having started every game in the competition from the second leg of the quarter finals onwards.

== International career == He made his debut for the Cyprus national team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Malta, a 0–3 away loss. He substituted Omonia teammate Fotis Papoulis in the 59th minute.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 September 2021 |title=Malta v Cyprus game report |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155712 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>

== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 02 May 2026}}

{|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"|Cypriot Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Anorthosis |2018–19 |Cypriot First Division |3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0 |- |rowspan="8"|Omonia |2019–20 |Cypriot First Division |0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2020–21 |Cypriot First Division |5||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||0 |- |2021–22 |Cypriot First Division |21||0||4||0|||9{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan=2|—||34||0 |- |2022–23 |Cypriot First Division |15||1||4||0|||7{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan=2|—||26||2 |- |2023–24 |Cypriot First Division |29||1||5||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||34||1 |- |2024–25 |Cypriot First Division |26||0||1||0||10{{efn|name=CON|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan=2|—||37||0 |- |2025–26 |Cypriot First Division |26||3||2||0||8{{efn|name=CON}}|||0||colspan=2|—||36||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !122!!5!!17!!0!!34!!1!!0!!0!!173!!6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !125!!5!!17!!0!!34!!1!!0!!0!!176!!6 |} {{notelist}}

=== International === {{updated|match played 30 March 2026}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=83584|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Cyprus |- |2021||3||0 |- |2022||7||0 |- |2023||0||0 |- |2024||5||0 |- |2025||4||0 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!21!!0 |}

==Honours== '''Omonia''' *Cypriot First Division: 2020–21, 2025–26<ref>{{cite web |title=Η «χρυσή βίβλος» των τίτλων: Για 22η φορά πρωταθλήτρια η Ομόνοια! |url=https://www.24sports.com.cy/gr/sports/podosfairo/kypros/a-katigoria/omonoia/i-xrysi-biblos-ton-titlon-gia-22i-fora-protathlitria-i-omonoia |website=24sports.com.cy |access-date=2 May 2026 |language=Greek |date=2 May 2026}}</ref> *Cypriot Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 *Cypriot Super Cup: 2021

'''Individual''' *Cypriot First Division PASP Team of the Year: 2023–24

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.omonoiafc.com.cy/player/%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bb%ce%b1%cf%82-%cf%80%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%b9%cf%8e%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85/ Νικόλας Παναγιώτου] *[https://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250120936--nikolaos-panagiotou/ Nikolas Panayiotou - Cyprus - U19 EURO] *[https://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/player/55/116411 Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα] *{{Soccerway|566955}} *{{NFT player|83584}}

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