Ioannis Pittas

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Ioannis Pittas
Pittas with AIK in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Pittas
Date of birth ( 1996-07-10 ) 10 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Limassol , Cyprus
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
AIK
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
2015?2023 Apollon Limassol 137 (45)
2018?2019 → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) 28 (9)
2023? AIK 23 (14)
International career ‡
2015?2018 Cyprus U21 19 (2)
2019? Cyprus 33 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2019

Ioannis Pittas ( Greek : Ιω?ννη? Π?ττα? ; born 10 July 1996) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish Allsvenskan club AIK and the Cyprus national team .

Club career [ edit ]

AIK [ edit ]

On 30 June 2023, Pittas was signed by AIK , where he signed a contract until 30 November 2025. [1] According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature. [2]

Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1?1 away against Kalmar FF . [3] On 24 September 2023, Pittas became a big derby hero for AIK when he scored both goals in a 2?0 win against arch-rivals Djurgardens IF at Friends Arena . [4] In the final round of Allsvenskan 2023, Pittas scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes against IFK Varnamo , securing AIK's contract in the league for the 2024 season. [5] Pittas ended the season as internal top scorer with 9 goals in 13 Allsvenskan matches, despite the fact that he played fewer matches then the runner-up Rui Modesto with 6 goals.

Pittas celebrates after scoring against Djurgardens IF, September 2023

On 5 May 2024, Pittas recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in a 6?2 win over IFK Norrkoping at Friends Arena. [6]

International career [ edit ]

He made his Cyprus national football team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland, as an 80th-minute substitute for Andreas Makris . [7]

Career statistics [ edit ]

As of 21 May 2024 [8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Apollon Limassol 2014?15 Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0 ? ? 0 0
2015?16 11 0 0 0 0 0 ? 11 0
2016?17 7 2 4 0 1 [a] 0 ? 12 2
2017?18 6 0 2 0 4 [a] 1 ? 12 1
2018?19 0 0 0 0 2 [a] 0 ? 2 0
2019?20 19 2 5 1 8 [a] 1 ? 32 4
2020?21 34 13 1 0 3 [a] 0 ? 38 13
2021?22 25 10 3 0 2 [b] 0 ? 30 10
2022?23 35 18 1 0 10 [c] [a] [b] 2 1 [d] 0 47 20
Total 137 45 16 1 30 4 1 0 185 50
Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) 2018?19 Cypriot First Division 28 9 7 4 ? ? 35 13
AIK 2023 Allsvenskan 13 9 6 3 ? ? 19 12
2024 10 5 0 0 ? ? 10 5
Total 23 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 29 17
Career total 188 68 29 8 30 4 1 0 248 80
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

International career [ edit ]

International goals [ edit ]

Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 March 2021 GSP Stadium , Nicosia , Cyprus   Slovenia 1 ?0 1?0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 20 November 2022 HaMoshava Stadium , Petah Tikva , Israel   Israel 2 ?0 3?2 Friendly
3 17 June 2023 AEK Arena ? Georgios Karapatakis , Larnaca , Cyprus   Georgia 1 ?1 1?2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4 20 November 2023 Alphamega Stadium , Limassol , Cyprus   Lithuania 1 ?0 1?0 Friendly

Honours [ edit ]

Apollon Limassol

Individual [ edit ]

Personal life [ edit ]

He is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international defender Pambos Pittas .

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Ioannis Pittas klar for AIK Fotboll" . AIK Fotboll (in Swedish) . Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
  2. ^ "Officiellt: Pittas klar for AIK" . fotbollskanalen (in Swedish) . Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
  3. ^ "Dromdebut for Pittas i AIK ? raddade oavgjort" . www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 6 August 2023 . Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
  4. ^ "Pittas sankte Djurgarden" . AIK Fotboll (in Swedish) . Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
  5. ^ "Hattrick pa en kvart ? show av AIK i sista matchen" . www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 November 2023 . Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
  6. ^ Edlund, Kewin AdolfssonWilhelm (5 May 2024). "Overkort pa Friends: "Det ar en katastrof" " . www.expressen.se (in Swedish) . Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
  7. ^ "Scotland v Cyprus game report" . UEFA . 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ Ioannis Pittas at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

External links [ edit ]


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