Loizos Loizou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Omonia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Omonia | 137 | (21) |
| 2024 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cyprus U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020– | Cyprus | 46 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:06, 23 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:25, 15 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Loizos Loizou (Greek: Λοΐζος Λοΐζου; born 18 July 2003) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1][2]
Club career
In January 2024, Loizou joined Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen on loan for the remainder of the season.[3]
International career
On 5 September 2020, he made his debut with Cyprus in a 0-2 defeat against Montenegro in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League,[4] becoming at 17 years, 1 month and 18 days Cyprus youngest player ever.[5]
On 7 October 2020, during his third cap, he scored his first international goal in a 1-2 defeat in a friendly game against Czech Republic, becoming at 17 years, 2 months and 20 days Cyprus' youngest goalscorer ever.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omonia | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | |
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 39 | 8 | ||
| 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 137 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 31 | ||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 142 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 31 | ||
- ^ Includes Cypriot Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | |||
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Cyprus’ goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Loizou goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2020 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Czech Republic | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 September 2025 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Romania | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 12 October 2025 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 1–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
Omonia
Individual
- Cypriot First Division Young Player of the Year: 2020–21[8]
- Cypriot First Division Team of the Year: 2020–21[9]
References
- ^ "ΛΟIΖΟΣ ΛΟIΖΟΥ". cfa.com.cy. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Λοιζος Λοιζου (Loizos Loizou)". omonoiafc.com.cy. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "SC HEERENVEEN HAALT LOIZOS LOIZOU" [SC HEERENVEEN GETS LOIZOS LOIZOU]. www.sc-heerenveen.nl. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Cyprus-Montenegro". UEFA. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Omonia rising star Loizos Loizou eager to shine against 'idol' Cristiano Ronaldo". Independent.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Loizos Loizou, international football player". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Loizos Loizou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21". AlphaNews.Live (in Greek). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Ο ΠΑΣΠ ανέδειξε τους κορυφαίους της σεζόν 2020/21". AlphaNews.Live (in Greek). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
External links
- Loizos Loizou at Soccerway
- Loizos Loizou at National-Football-Teams.com
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