Andreas Christofides

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Andreas Christofides
Personal information
Full name Andreas Drakos Christofides
Date of birth (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Nea Salamina
Youth career
APOEL
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 APOEL 1 (0)
2013–2014Alki Larnaca (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2018 Olympiakos Nicosia 45 (3)
2018– Nea Salamina 0 (0)
International career
2010 Cyprus U19 3 (0)
2011–2014 Cyprus U21 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014

Andreas Drakos Christofides (Greek : Αντρέας Δράκος Χριστοφίδης; born 14 October 1992) is a Cypriot professional footballer who played as a centre back for Nea Salamina in the Cypriot First Division.

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Career

APOEL

Christofides is a product of APOEL Academies. He was promoted to the first team in the 2011–12 season, but he didn't made any official appearance until the end of the 2012–13 season.

In July 2013, he joined Alki Larnaca on a season-long loan deal from APOEL, in order to gain valuable first team experience. During his loan spell, Christofides was a regular starter for Alki, appearing in 20 league matches. [1]

On 4 June 2014, he returned to APOEL and signed a one-year contract extension with the club. [2] He made his official APOEL debut on 28 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in his team's 3–0 home win against Olympiakos Nicosia for the Cypriot Cup. [3] During 2014–15 season, Christofides appeared only in three matches in all competitions, but he managed to win his first career titles, as APOEL won both the Cypriot championship and the cup. [4]

On 28 May 2015, four days after winning the double with APOEL, the team announced that Christofides was leaving the club as his contract would not be renewed. [5]

Olympiakos Nicosia

In June 2015 he signed for fellow Nicosia club Olympiakos Nicosia.

AE Sias

After an extended career break, in July 2022 Christofides joined the Champions and Cup Winners of Poel's B Division, AE Sias.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 March 2016 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinental [lower-alpha 1] Other [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
APOEL 2011–12 Cypriot First Division 0000000000
2012–13 Cypriot First Division00000000
Alki Larnaca (loan) 2013–14 Cypriot First Division20050250
APOEL 2014–15 Cypriot First Division1020000030
Total1020000030
Olympiakos Nicosia 2015–16 Cypriot Second Division 19310203
Career total403800000483
  1. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
  2. Includes Cypriot Super Cup matches.

Honours

APOEL

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References

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  4. "APOEL secure league to wrap up Cypriot double". UEFA.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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