Nikolas Koutsakos (; born 14 November 2003) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a forward for IK Start.
Club career Koutsakos ventured through the academy of APOEL. In August 2020 he signed a professional contract lasting three years. His first goals came in the 2020–21 Cypriot First Division, which was even a hat-trick, against Karmiotissa.
Koutsakos went on a string of loans to clubs in the second tier—PO Xylotymbou, Ethnikos Achna and Achyronas Liopetriou—before experiencing somewhat of a breakthrough in the First Division during his loan to Omonia Aradippou.
In June 2026 he extended his APOEL contract to 2029. In the summer, then, he was sold for to Norwegian club IK Start, in an effort to save the club from being relegated from the 2026 Eliteserien.
International career He was capped for Cyprus U19 and U21 before making his senior debut for Cyprus in June 2026 against Bulgaria. Koutsakos even scored in that match.
References