Ioannis Pittas (; born 10 July 1996) is a Cypriot professional

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who plays as a

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club

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and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

AIK

On 30 June 2023, Pittas was signed by AIK, where he signed a contract until 30 November 2025. According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature. Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1–1 away against

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...

. 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

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. In the final round of Allsvenskan 2023, Pittas scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes against

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, securing AIK's stay in the league for the 2024 season. Pittas ended the season as the club's top scorer with nine goals in 13 Allsvenskan matches, despite the fact that he played fewer matches then the runner-up Rui Modesto with six goals. On 5 May 2024, Pittas recorded two goals and two assists in a 6–2 win over

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at Friends Arena.

International career

He made his Cyprus national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against

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, as an 80th-minute substitute for

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Personal life

He is the son of former

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

and Cyprus international defender

Pambos Pittas Charalambos "Pambos" Pittas (born July 26, 1966) is a former international Cypriot football defender and former captain of Cyprus national football team and Apollon Limassol. He and Ioannis Okkas have the most appearances with Cyprus national ...

Career statistics

International

International goals :''Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.''

Honours

Apollon Limassol *

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: 2021–22 *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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 ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Individual *

top scorer:

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References

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* * 1996 births Living people Footballers from Limassol 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen Men's association football forwards Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Apollon Limassol FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players AIK Fotboll players PFC CSKA Sofia players Cypriot First Division players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Allsvenskan players Cypriot expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub