Marios Dimitriou (; born 25 December 1990) is a Cypriot professional

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who plays as a

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for

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 ...

club

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

Club career

Omonia Nicosia

Dimitriou joined Omonia's academies at age seven. He made his first first-team appearance on 24 November 2012 for the senior squad during the 2012–13 season in a home win 4–2 against

AEP Paphos AEP Paphos (, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. AEP Paphos was dissolved on 9 June 2014, i ...

, replacing

Georgios Efrem Georgios Efrem (, born 5 July 1989) is a former Cypriot professional footballer who last played as a winger for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Cyprus national team. Club career Early career Efrem was born in Limassol and began ...

in the 89th minute. On 8 July 2017, he signed a contract renewal until the summer of 2020.

Loan to Alki Larnaca

In 2013–2014, Dimitriou was given on loan to Alki.

Loan to Ermis Aradippou

On 30 June 2018, Dimitriou joined

Ermis Aradippou Ermis Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1958, and currently plays in the Cypriot Third Division. Ermis' greatest success ca ...

on loan until the end of the season.

Nea Salamina

On 31 August 2019, Dimitriou signed for one year contract until June 2020 with

club

Nea Salamina Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta () is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis, Cyprus, Salamis (or Salamina), an ancient city near present- ...

PAEEK

On 21 July 2020, Dimitriou signed for Cypriot club

PAEEK PAEEK (; short for Ποδοσφαιρική Αθλητική Ένωσις Επαρχίας Κερύνειας, ''Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosis Eparxeias Kerynias'', translated as "Football and Sport Union of Kyrenia District", literally "Footb ...

until June 2021. In August 2021,

announced the renewal of his contract until 2022.

International career

He made his debut for the Cyprus national team on 11 October 2021 in a

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against

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Career statistics

Honours

Omonia *

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 ...

: 2012 PAEEK *

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...

: 2020–21 Pafos *

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 ...

: 2023–24 AEK Larnaca *

: 2024–25

References

External links

UEFA profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demetriou, Marios 1992 births Living people Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen Cyprus men's international footballers Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players Alki Larnaca FC players PAEEK FC players Pafos FC players AEK Larnaca FC players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Ermis Aradippou FC players Footballers from Nicosia