Anthony Georgiou
Personal information
Full name Anthony Michael Georgiou[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, London, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2013 Watford
2013–2017 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2019 → Levante B (loan) 11 (1)
2019 → Ipswich Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 AEL Limassol 15 (2)
2022–2023 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2022 → Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2018– Cyprus 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Anthony Michael Georgiou (Greek: Άντονι Γεωργίου; born 10 August 1995) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Leyton Orient. Born in England, he represents Cyprus at international level.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Georgiou made his professional debut for Tottenham in a 3–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Cypriot champions APOEL on 26 September 2017.[3]

In the January 2019 transfer window Georgiou went out on loan to Spanish club Levante.[4]

On 19 August 2019, Georgiou signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2021.[5]

Following the signing of a new contract with Tottenham Georgiou joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan on 19 August until January 2020.[5] He made his League One debut the next day against AFC Wimbledon at Portman Road, starting in the second half as a substitute and helping the team to a 2–1 win.[6] His loan was ended on 28 December, having made 13 appearances in all competitions but without making a league start during his loan spell.[7]

On 31 January 2020, Georgiou joined another League One club, Bolton Wanderers on another six-month loan.[8] Because of injury his debut didn't come until 7 March, where he came on as a substitute in the second half against AFC Wimbledon in a 0–0 draw.[9] He played one more match, also as a substitute, before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season three months early.

AEL Limassol

In January 2021 Georgiou joined AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division in a permanent transfer from Tottenham.[10]

Leyton Orient

Georgiou signed a one-year contract for Leyton Orient on 30 June 2022.[11]

On 7 November 2022, Georgiou signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a short-term loan deal.[12]

International career

Georgiou was born in England and is of Greek Cypriot descent.[13] He played youth international football for Cyprus[14] and made his debut for the senior Cyprus national football team on 23 March 2018 in a friendly match with Montenegro that finished goalless.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[16] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
2018–19[17] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[18] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000001010
Levante B (loan) 2018–19[20] Segunda División B 111———111
Ipswich Town (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 10020001[lower-alpha 4]0130
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 20———20
AEL Limassol 2020–21[20] Cypriot First Division 9220——112
2021–22[20] Cypriot First Division 6000—1[lower-alpha 5]070
Total 15220—10182
Leyton Orient 2022–23[21] League Two 0000101[lower-alpha 4]020
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[20] National League 20——0020
Career total 403401040493
  1. ↑ National competitions include the FA Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ League Cup competitions include the EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 9 September 2019.[22]
Cyprus
YearAppsGoals
2018 2 0
2019 6 0
Total 8 0

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Anthony Georgiou". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ↑ UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League – APOEL-Tottenham – Line-ups". UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgiou joins Levante on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "New contract and Ipswich loan for Georgiou".
  6. ↑ "Town 2 AFC Wimbledon 1/". Ipswich Town. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Georgiou Loan Ended". Ipswich Town. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Wanderers sign Anthony Georgiou". Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "AEL move for Georgiou". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Anthony Georgiou signs for Leyton Orient". 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Transfer | Anthony Georgiou signs on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  13. ↑ Dawes, Olly. "Spurs talent Anthony Georgiou travels for APOEL clash after pre-season exploits; a debut could be very special".
  14. ↑ Hytner, David (26 September 2017). "Harry Kane's slick hat-trick smooths Tottenham's path past Apoel Nicosia". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Ειδήσεις - Ισόπαλη 0-0 με το Μαυροβούνιο η Εθνική Ανδρών". www.cfa.com.cy.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  18. 1 2 3 "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "A. Georgiou: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  22. ↑ "Georgiou, Anthony". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 March 2019.


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