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AEL Limassol

Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou

Limassol, CyprusCyprus League · tier 1Founded 4 October 1930Colours

https://ael.com.cy/ ↗Agias Zonis 12, 1st floor, Flat 103, 3027 Limassol, Cyprus+357 (99) 681930

Squad

29 players

avg age 27.3

Foreigners

69% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

5 / 14

15 pts · 8 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Limassol Arena

10,700 seats

Manager

Hugo Martins

Transfer balance

+€1m

season 2026/27

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Stefanos KapinoGoalkeeper	32	Greece	196 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Winterthur	May 2028
Panagiotis KyriakouGoalkeeper	22	Cyprus	193 cm	right	Jan 2022from Ablöse -	May 2027
Samy MerzoukGoalkeeper	20	Algeria · France	187 cm	right	Jul 2026from LOSC Lille B	May 2029
Defenders · 8
Sérgio ConceiçãoRight-Back	29	Portugal	177 cm	right	Jul 2025from Anorthosis Famagusta	May 2027
Ivan MilosavljevicLeft-Back	26	Serbia	180 cm	left	Jan 2025from FK TSC Backa Topola	May 2029
Stefano DenswilCentre-Back	33	Suriname · Netherlands	188 cm	left	Jul 2026from Kayserispor	May 2029
Evagoras AntoniouCentre-Back	24	Cyprus	187 cm	right	Aug 2026from ACSC FC Arges	May 2029
Andreas KaroCentre-Back	30	Cyprus	190 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Hermannstadt	May 2028
Kypros NeofytouLeft-Back	24	Cyprus	182 cm	left	May 2020from Ablöse -	May 2028
Diogo GomesCentre-Back	26	Portugal	193 cm	right	Jun 2026from CD Trofense	May 2027
Kyriakos KyriakouCentre-Back	20	Cyprus	186 cm	left	Jan 2025from Ablöse -	—
Midfielders · 7
Rémi OudinAttacking Midfield	29	France	186 cm	left	Mar 2026from US Catanzaro	May 2028
Davor ZdravkovskiDefensive MidfieldTeam captain	28	North Macedonia	175 cm	right	Aug 2025from Motherwell FC	May 2029
João TavaresDefensive Midfield	27	Portugal	175 cm	right	Aug 2026from Olympiakos Nicosia	May 2027
Giorgos PapageorgiouCentral Midfield	29	Cyprus	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ethnikos Achna	May 2028
Julius SzökeDefensive MidfieldGroin surgery - Return unknown	31	Slovakia	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from Slovan Bratislava	May 2027
CafúCentral MidfieldSuspension through sports court – Cyprus League – until 03/11/2026	33	Portugal · Guinea-Bissau	185 cm	right	Jun 2026from Kasimpasa	May 2028
Jayden Peti PetiDefensive Midfield	18	DR Congo · France	183 cm	right	Jul 2026from LOSC Lille U19	May 2029
Forwards · 11
Chinedu GeoffreyCentre-Forward	29	Nigeria	192 cm	right	Sept 2026from Krylya Sovetov Samara	Jun 2027
Luther SinghLeft Winger	29	South Africa	171 cm	right	Jan 2024from Without Club	May 2027
Hamza CatakovicCentre-ForwardCruciate ligament surgery - Return unknown	29	Bosnia-Herzegovina	186 cm	left	Jan 2026from Esenler Erokspor	May 2028
Bruno AlmeidaRight Winger	30	Portugal	172 cm	left	Jul 2026from CD Santa Clara	May 2027
Yannick GomisSecond StrikerBroken ankle - Return unknown	34	Senegal · Guinea-Bissau	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from Aris Limassol	May 2027
Daniil ParoutisLeft Winger	25	Cyprus · Serbia	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Anorthosis Famagusta	May 2028
Jair TavaresLeft Winger	25	Portugal · Cape Verde	181 cm	both	Jan 2026from Without Club	May 2027
François MugheRight Winger	22	Cameroon	173 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ablöse free transfer	May 2028
Stevan JovetićSecond Striker	37	Montenegro · Serbia	183 cm	right	Aug 2026from Omonia Nicosia	May 2028
Simonas ChristofiRight Winger	19	Cyprus	174 cm	right	Jan 2024from Ablöse -	May 2027
Christos KaramaniCentre-Forward	18	Cyprus	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse -	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

25 arrivals

Received

€1m

26 departures

Net balance

+€1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 25

Abdoul Fatha Tinde Teribe
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Andreas Karo
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from FC Hermannstadt
Free
Bruno Almeida
Right Winger · 29 y/o
from CD Santa Clara
?
Cafú
Central Midfield · 33 y/o
from Kasimpasa
Free
Chinedu Geoffrey
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Krylya Sovetov Samara
Loan
Diogo Gomes
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from CD Trofense
Free
Evagoras Antoniou
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from ACSC FC Arges
Free
Evangelos Andreou
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Omonia Nicosia
End of loan

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Facundo Costantini
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Beroe
End of loan
Giorgos Papageorgiou
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
from Ethnikos Achna
Free
Hamza Catakovic
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Esenler Erokspor
Free
Jair Tavares
Left Winger · 25 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Jayden Peti Peti
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from LOSC Lille U19
?
João Tavares
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
from Olympiakos Nicosia
Free
Kyriakos Kyriakou
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from MEAP Pera Chorio Nisou
End of loan
Panagiotis Panagi
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from PAEEK Kyrenia
End of loan
Rémi Oudin
Attacking Midfield · 29 y/o
from US Catanzaro
Free
Samy Merzouk
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from LOSC Lille B
Free
Savvas Christodoulou
Right Winger · 21 y/o
from Doxa Katokopia
End of loan
Stefano Denswil
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
from Kayserispor
Free
Stefanos Kapino
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
from FC Winterthur
Free
Stephane Keller
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Al-Ittihad Club
End of loan
Stevan Jovetić
Second Striker · 36 y/o
from Omonia Nicosia
Free
Stylianos Christodoulou
Left-Back · 18 y/o
from AEL Limassol U19
—
Yannick Gomis
Second Striker · 34 y/o
from Aris Limassol
Free

Departures · 26

Stephane Keller
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to Al-Ittihad Club
€1m
Abdoul Fatha Tinde Teribe
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to FC Pyunik Yerevan
Free
Alexandros Efstathiou
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to MEAP Pera Chorio Nisou
Loan
Andreas Keravnos
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to —
—
Andreas Makris
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to AE Larisa
Free
Andreas Panagiotou Filiotis
Right-Back · 31 y/o
to Nea Salamina Famagusta
Free
Antonis Antoniou
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
to AEP Polemidia
Loan
Bassel Jradi
Attacking Midfield · 33 y/o
to Boldklubben af 1893
Free

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Christoforos Frantzis
Right-Back · 25 y/o
to Olympiakos Nicosia
Free
Christos Neofytidis
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
to AEP Polemidia
Loan
Dusan Stevanovic
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to HNK Gorica
Free
Emmanuel Imanishimwe
Left-Back · 31 y/o
to Chennaiyin FC
Free
Evangelos Andreou
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Apollon Limassol
Free
Facundo Costantini
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to SJK Seinäjoki
?
Fernando Forestieri
Second Striker · 36 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Guillermo Ochoa
Goalkeeper · 40 y/o
to —
—
Luka Bogdan
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Nemanja Glavcic
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
to FK Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac
Free
Panagiotis Panagi
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to PAEEK Kyrenia
Loan
Savvas Christodoulou
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to Akritas Chloraka
Loan
Stelios Panagiotou
Left Winger · 18 y/o
to Karmiotissa FC
Free
Stylianos Christodoulou
Left-Back · 18 y/o
to AEP Polemidia
Loan
Thapelo Maseko
Right Winger · 22 y/o
to Mamelodi Sundowns FC
End of loan
Theoklitos Polychroniou
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
to Ermis Aradippou
Loan
Vasilios Papafotis
Central Midfield · 31 y/o
to Krasava ENY
Free
Zakaria Sawo
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to Djurgårdens IF
End of loan

Manager & staff

20 people

Manager

Hugo Martins

Portugal · 48 y/o

Appointed 29 September 2025

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 9

Marios ZachariouManagerCyprus
Angelos PerikleousTeam ManagerCyprus
Georgios EleftheriouAssistant ManagerCyprus
Paulo MonteiroAssistant ManagerPortugal
Manuel BrazAssistant ManagerPortugal
Paulo GriloGoalkeeping CoachPortugal
André GomesFitness coachPortugal
Michail EleftheriadesVideo AnalystCyprus

Management · 4

Joel DamahouTechnical DirectorFrance
Ivan TrickovskiHead of Football OperationsNorth Macedonia
Marios NeofytouAdvisor of managementCyprus
Simos KrassasAdvisor of managementCyprus

Board of Directors · 1

Efthymios AgathokleousGeneral ManagerCyprus

Scouting · 3

Ioannis TheodorouHead of ScoutingCyprus
Nikolas EnglezouScoutCyprus
Michel Didier TadounScoutCameroon

Youth · 3

Kyriakos KyriakouAcademy ManagerCyprus
Dragan NacevskiYouth CoachNorth Macedonia
Nikos PanagidisYouth CoachCyprus

Honours

18 titles

7×Cypriot cup winner18/19 · 88/89 · 86/87 · 84/85 · 47/48 · +2
6×Cypriot Champion11/12 · 67/68 · 55/56 · 54/55 · 52/53 · +1
4×Cypriot Super Cup Winner15/16 · 85/86 · 68/69 · 53/54
1×Cypriot 2nd tier champion96/97

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