Charalampos Charalampous
 Charalampous in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charalampos Charalampous [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Larnaca, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| Number | 76 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014-2016 | Arsenal Academy | ||
| 2016-2019 | PAOK Academy | ||
| 2019 | Omonia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Omonia | 86 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Cyprus | 17 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024 | |||
Charalampos Charalampous (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Χαραλάμπους; born 4 April 2002), is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for Omonia and the Cyprus national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Having come through PAOK's academy, Charalampous signed his first professional contract as a professional footballer in 2018, with Cypriot First Division club Omonia.[3] Just after turning 17, he made his first team debut on 14 April 2019, coming on as a substitute in a league game against Apollon Limassol.[4]
On 25 May 2022, Charalampous scored the decisive penalty to win the 2021–22 Cypriot Cup for Omonia.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 August 2022 against Gent in the Europa League playoffs.[6]
On November 14, 2022, he renewed his contract with Omonia until 2026. He ended the season by winning the Cypriot Cup with Omonia for the second year in a row. He came on as a substitute in the final.
International
[edit]Charalampous made his national team debut on 24 September 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Greece in the UEFA Nations League.[7] He scored his first goal with Cyprus on 20 November 2022 in a friendly match that was won 3-2 against Israel.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Charalampous is the nephew of former Omonia player and Cypriot international Lefteris Kontolefteros.[9]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 November 2022 | HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel |  Israel |
1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Career Statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 29 Oct 2024 [10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omonia | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Cypriot Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League
- ^ Includes Cypriot Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 23 October 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus National Team | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |
Honours
[edit]Omonia
Individual
- Cypriot First Division Young Player of the Year: 2023–24
References
[edit]- ^ Charalampos Charalampous at Soccerway
- ^ "Χαραλαμπος Χαραλαμπους" (in Greek). Omonia.
- ^ "ΑΚΑΔΗΜΙΑ | Στην αποστολή του σημερινού αγώνα ο 16χρονος Χαραλάμπους και ο 15χρονος Λοΐζου!". Omonia (in Greek). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Ντεμπούτο στην πρώτη ομάδα για τον 17χρονο Χαραλάμπους!". Omonia (in Greek). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Ομόνοια: Το πέναλτι του Χαραλάμπους και η πράσινη καταιγίδα για την κατάκτηση του κυπέλλου (vid & pics)". Goal.com.cy (in Greek). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Γάνδη - Ομόνοια: Ο Χαραλάμπους τούς άφησε... άγαλμα". Super Sport FM (in Greek). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Μήνυμα σε Χάμπο - Ρομπέρζ". Kerkida (in Greek). 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Χάμπος... με το καλημέρα!" (in Greek). Sportime. 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Ο περήφανος πατέρας, ο παππούς Κοντολεύτερος και το… DNA! (Φώτος/βίντεο)" (in Greek). Kerkida. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Charalampos Charalampous". footballdatabase.
External links
[edit]- Charalampos Charalampous at Soccerway
- Charalampos Charalampous at Omonia