Anthony Georgiou

Anthony Michael Georgiou (born 24 February 1997) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AEL Limassol and the Cyprus national team.[3]

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
Club information
Current team
 AEL Limassol
Number 38
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– AEL Limassol 1 (0)
National team‡
2018– Cyprus 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:00, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:39, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

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.[4]

In the January 2019 transfer window Georgiou went out on loan to Spanish club Levante.[5]

On 19 August 2019, Georgiou signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2021.[6]

Following the signing of a new contract with Tottenham Georgiou joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan on 19 August until January 2020.[6] 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.[7] His loan was ended on 28 December, having made 13 appearances in all competitions but without making a league start during his loan spell.[8]

On 31 January 2020, Georgiou joined another League One club, Bolton Wanderers on another six-month loan.[9] 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.[10] 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 Georglou joined AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division in a permanent transfer from Tottenham.[11]

International career

Georgiou was born in England and is of Greek Cypriot descent.[12] He played youth international football for Cyprus[13] and made his debut for the senior Cyprus national football team on 23 March 2018 in a friendly match with Montenegro that finished goalless.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 March 2020[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]0—10
2018–19 00000000—00
2019–20 00000000—00
Total 000000100010
Levante B (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 11100——00111
Ipswich Town (loan) 2019–20 League One 1002000—1[lower-alpha 2]0130
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2019–20 League One 200000—0020
Career total 23120001010271
Notes
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 9 September 2019.[15]
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. "Anthony Georgiou". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. "Anthony Georgiou". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League – APOEL-Tottenham – Line-ups". UEFA.com.
  5. "Georgiou joins Levante on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "New contract and Ipswich loan for Georgiou".
  7. "Town 2 AFC Wimbledon 1/". Ipswich Town. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. "Georgiou Loan Ended". Ipswich Town. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  9. "Wanderers sign Anthony Georgiou". Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. "AFC Wimbledon 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. "AEL move for Georgiou". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. Dawes, Olly. "Spurs talent Anthony Georgiou travels for APOEL clash after pre-season exploits; a debut could be very special".
  13. Hytner, David (26 September 2017). "Harry Kane's slick hat-trick smooths Tottenham's path past Apoel Nicosia". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. "Ειδήσεις - Ισόπαλη 0-0 με το Μαυροβούνιο η Εθνική Ανδρών". www.cfa.com.cy.
  15. "Georgiou, Anthony". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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