Stephanos Charalambous
Personal information
Full name Stephanos Charalambous
Date of birth (1999-09-03) September 3, 1999
Place of birth Paphos, Cyprus
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Anorthosis Famagusta
Number 18
Youth career
—2010 Akritas Chlorakas
2010—2015 Arsenal Elite Academy
2015—2018 Sporting Lokeren
2018 Doxa Katokopias
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Doxa Katokopias 10 (0)
2018–2019 PAEEK (loan) 20 (2)
2019–2020 Digenis Morphou (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2023 Olympiakos Nicosia 44 (3)
2023– Anorthosis Famagusta 3 (0)
International career
2020– Cyprus U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Stephanos Charalambous (Greek: Στέφανος Χαραλάμπους, born 3 September 1999) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta.

He has previously played for Doxa Katokopias, PAEEK, Digenis Morphou and Olympiakos Nicosia.[1]

Career

Charalambous was born on September 3, 1999, in Paphos, Cyprus. His father is former player Pambos Charalambous. He started his youth career at the age of 5 as a member of Akritas Chloraka academy. He entered Arsenal's elite academy which is established in Greece at the age of 11. They came to Cyprus among other countries and they chose him. He got the scholarship and for four years he was enclosed in the Academy with a private school. In the fifth year he was going back and forth between Greece - England with the aim of winning a contract with the team, but he was not given the chance. Then at 16 he went for a year to Belgian side Sporting Lokeren, however it was not as he imagined it. He did not take the opportunities and decided to return to Cyprus. He signed a contract with Doxa Katokopia, played in 10 games in the first year, but in the next two seasons he was loaned to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou.

Doxa Katokopia

On 15 January 2018, Charalambous signed a contract with Cypriot First Division club, Doxa Katokopia. He plays with Doxa for 10 games.

Loan to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou

On 12 September 2018, it was officially announced that Charalambous loaned until the end of the season at PAEEK. On 29 August 2019 loaned at Digenis Morphou until the end of the season.

Olympiakos Nicosia

Charalambous joined Olympiakos Nicosia in the summer of 2020, after passing the tryouts of Giannis Petrakis. He made his debut on January 7, 2021, against Pafos FC, while on April 14, 2021, in a cup game against AEL Limassol he was the first substitute and after a good performance he scored his first goal. He played for 44 games and scores 3 goals.

Anorthosis Famagusta

On June 24, 2023, it was officially announced that Charalambous had signed with Anorthosis Famagusta. The agreement will be activated after the medical examinations. The exceptional performances of the 23-year-old Cypriot midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia made Anorthosis to bring him to Antonis Papadopoulos on a free transfer. Charalambous will be Anorthosis' second signing for the 2023-24 season, after the Spanish left-back Fran Garcia Solsona. The Cypriot midfielder was a big star in last season's first quarter-final cup match at Makario Stadium on 16 February, scoring two goals in Olympiacos' 2-1 win over "lady".[2] On 7 July 2023, Anorthosis announced the formalization of the agreement with Charalambous until 2025.[3]

Personal life

Charalambous is the son of the Cypriot former footballer Pambos Charalambous who played for Evagoras, AEP and Apollon Limassol. And he is the younger brother of Cypriot actress, Antonia Charalambous.[4][5]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Doxa Katokopias 2017–18 Cyta Championship 10000100
PAEEK (loan) 2018–19 Cypriot Second Division 20[6]200202
Digenis Morphou (loan) 2019–20 Cypriot Second Division 12[7]020140
Olympiakos Nicosia 2020–21 Cyta Championship 8141122
2021–22 20110211
2022–23 16132193
Subtotal 44383526
Anorthosis 2023–24 Cyta Championship 100010
Career total 8751230000998

Olympiakos Nicosia

References

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