Michalis Ioannou (; born 30 June 2000) is a Greek
Cypriot professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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for
Cypriot First Division
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club
Anorthosis Famagusta
Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta. . A product of Anorthosis Famagusta's football academy, Ioannou represented his country at various age groups before making his international debut for the
Cyprus national team in 2019.
Club career
Anorthosis
Ioannou made his debut for Anorthosis in a match against
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 ...
.
On 6 April 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Anorthosis until 2023.
On 11 December 2019, Anorthosis increased its purchase clause from 200 to 610 thousand euros.
Loan to Roda JC
On 11 August 2020, Ioannou joined
Roda on loan until the end of the season.
International career
Ioannou made his
Cyprus national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a
Euro 2020 qualifier match against Scotland, at
Hampden Park
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Stadium as a starter.
International goals
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2000 births
Living people
Cypriot men's footballers
Cyprus men's youth international footballers
21st-century Cypriot sportsmen
Cyprus men's international footballers
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
Cypriot First Division players
Eerste Divisie players
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Larnaca