Antri Violari (born 27 September 1996) is a Cypriot

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who plays as a

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for

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in the Greek A Division and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

Late August 2023, Violari moved to Turkey, and joined the

2022–23 Women's Super League The 2022–23 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It was the fifth season after the rebranding o ...

champion Ankara BB Fomget GSK to play in the

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. She took part in two UEFA matches, and scored one goal. She played in the first half of the 2023–24 Turkish Super League, capped in ten games and scored one goal. In the beginning of February 2024, she transferred to

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for the second half of the 2023–24 Super League season. She scored three goals in twelve matches played.

International career

Violari has been capped for the Cyprus national team, appearing for the team during the

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cycle. She played seven matches at the

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, and scored one goal.

Personal life

Antri Violari was born in

Paralimni Paralimni () is a town within the Famagusta District of Cyprus, situated on the island's east coast. Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it has increased in size and status, primarily due to the migration of refugees fleeing from the north. Ma ...

town of

Famagusta Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city located on the eastern coast of Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime ...

, Cyprus on 27 September 1996.

Honours

;Apollon *

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

(2): 2014/15, 2015/16 *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association. First held in 1934, it i ...

(2): 2014/15, 2015/16 *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...

(1): 2015 ;Barcelona *

(1): 2017/18 *

(1): 2018/19 *

(1): 2018 ;Famalicão *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

(1): 2022/23 ;AEK * Greek A Division (1): 2024/25 *

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(1):

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* * * 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Famagusta Women's association football forwards Cypriot women's footballers 21st-century Cypriot sportswomen Cyprus women's international footballers Apollon Ladies F.C. players Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Turkish Women's Football Super League players Fomget Gençlik ve Spor players Karadeniz Ereğlispor players {{Cyprus-women-footy-bio-stub