Nikolas Panagiotou (; born 12 May 2000) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht 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, which he would later renew until 2027.
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.
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.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCypriot CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAnorthosis2018–19Cypriot First Division30———30Omonia2019–20Cypriot First Division00———002020–21Cypriot First Division5010——602021–22Cypriot First Division2104090—3402022–23Cypriot First Division1514071—2622023–24Cypriot First Division29150——3412024–25Cypriot First Division26010100—3702025–26Cypriot First Division2632080—3632026–27Cypriot First Division10—61—71Total1235170402001807Utrecht2026–27Eredivisie3000——30Career total1295170402001867
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCyprus202130202270202300202450202540202660Total250
Honours Omonia Cypriot First Division: 2020–21, 2025–26 Cypriot Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 Cypriot Super Cup: 2021
Individual Cypriot First Division PASP Team of the Year: 2023–24
References
External links Νικόλας Παναγιώτου Nikolas Panayiotou - Cyprus - U19 EURO Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα