Ioannis Pittas

Cypriot footballer

Ioannis Pittas
Pittas with AIK in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Pittas
Date of birth (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Apollon Limassol 137 (45)
2018–2019 → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) 28 (9)
2023– AIK 23 (14)
International career‡
2015–2018 Cyprus U21 19 (2)
2019– Cyprus 33 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2019

Ioannis Pittas (Greek: Ιωάννης Πίττας; born 10 July 1996) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish Allsvenskan club AIK and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

AIK

On 30 June 2023, Pittas was signed by AIK, where he signed a contract until 30 November 2025.[1] According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature.[2]

Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1–1 away against Kalmar FF.[3] On 24 September 2023, Pittas became a big derby hero for AIK when he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against arch-rivals Djurgårdens IF at Friends Arena.[4] In the final round of Allsvenskan 2023, Pittas scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes against IFK Värnamo, securing AIK's contract in the league for the 2024 season.[5] Pittas ended the season as internal top scorer with 9 goals in 13 Allsvenskan matches, despite the fact that he played fewer matches then the runner-up Rui Modesto with 6 goals.

Pittas celebrates after scoring against Djurgårdens IF, September 2023

On 5 May 2024, Pittas recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in a 6–2 win over IFK Norrköping at Friends Arena.[6]

International career

He made his Cyprus national football team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland, as an 80th-minute substitute for Andreas Makris.[7]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2024[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Apollon Limassol 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2015–16 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
2016–17 7 2 4 0 1[a] 0 — 12 2
2017–18 6 0 2 0 4[a] 1 — 12 1
2018–19 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 2 0
2019–20 19 2 5 1 8[a] 1 — 32 4
2020–21 34 13 1 0 3[a] 0 — 38 13
2021–22 25 10 3 0 2[b] 0 — 30 10
2022–23 35 18 1 0 10[c][a][b] 2 1[d] 0 47 20
Total 137 45 16 1 30 4 1 0 185 50
Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 28 9 7 4 — — 35 13
AIK 2023 Allsvenskan 13 9 6 3 — — 19 12
2024 10 5 0 0 — — 10 5
Total 23 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 29 17
Career total 188 68 29 8 30 4 1 0 248 80
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 March 2021 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Slovenia 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 20 November 2022 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel  Israel 2–0 3–2 Friendly
3 17 June 2023 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus  Georgia 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4 20 November 2023 Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus  Lithuania 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Apollon Limassol

Individual

Personal life

He is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international defender Pambos Pittas.

References

  1. ^ "Ioannis Pittas klar för AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Officiellt: Pittas klar för AIK". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Drömdebut för Pittas i AIK – räddade oavgjort". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Pittas sänkte Djurgården". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Hattrick på en kvart – show av AIK i sista matchen". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ Edlund, Kewin AdolfssonWilhelm (5 May 2024). "Överkört på Friends: "Det är en katastrof"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Scotland v Cyprus game report". UEFA. 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ Ioannis Pittas at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

External links

  • Ioannis Pittas – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Ioannis Pittas at National-Football-Teams.com
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