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APOEL Nicosia

Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias

Nikosia, CyprusCyprus League · tier 1Founded 8 November 1926Colours

www.apoelfc.com.cy ↗Dimofontos Str. 39, 1075 Nikosia, Cyprus+357 (22) 340200

Squad

30 players

avg age 27.2

Foreigners

60% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

6 / 14

14 pts · 8 played · 2026/27

Stadium

GSP Stadium

22,859 seats

Manager

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

Transfer balance

+€383k

season 2026/27

Squad

30 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Oliver ZelenikaGoalkeeper	33	Croatia	192 cm	left	Mar 2026from NK Varazdin	May 2027
Vid BelecGoalkeeper	36	Slovenia	192 cm	right	Jan 2022from US Salernitana 1919	May 2027
Savvas MichosGoalkeeper	19	Cyprus	181 cm	right	Jan 2023from APOEL Nicosia U19	—
Stratos VoniatisGoalkeeper	17	Cyprus	181 cm	right	Jan 2026from APOEL Nicosia U19	—
Defenders · 9
Konstantinos LaifisCentre-BackTeam captain	33	Cyprus	186 cm	left	Aug 2024from Standard Liège	May 2029
Joan SastreRight-BackYellow card suspension – Cyprus League – until 27/10/2026	29	Spain	174 cm	right	Jul 2026from PAOK Thessaloniki	—
Álvaro CarrilloCentre-Back	24	Spain	183 cm	right	Mar 2026from SD Huesca	—
Milos DegenekCentre-Back	32	Australia · Serbia	187 cm	right	Dec 2026from FK TSC Backa Topola	May 2027
Georgios Nikolas AngelopoulosCentre-Back	22	Cyprus · Greece	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ethnikos Achna	May 2030
Konstantinos StafylidisLeft-BackYellow card suspension – Cyprus League – until 27/10/2026	33	Greece	178 cm	left	Jan 2025from Without Club	May 2027
Konstantinos PoursaitidisRight-Back	20	Cyprus · Greece	183 cm	right	Jan 2024from APOEL Nicosia U19	May 2029
Ángel GarcíaLeft-Back	33	Spain	185 cm	left	Jul 2026from AEK Larnaca	May 2027
Konstantinos GiannakouCentre-Back	21	Cyprus	197 cm	right	Jan 2022from APOEL Nicosia U19	May 2029
Midfielders · 9
Anastasios BakasetasAttacking Midfield	33	Greece	181 cm	left	May 2026from Panathinaikos	May 2028
DálcioCentral Midfield	30	Guinea-Bissau · Portugal	186 cm	left	Jul 2025from Red Star Belgrade	May 2027
Antonín BarákAttacking Midfield	32	Czech Republic	190 cm	left	Apr 2026from ACF Fiorentina	May 2028
Filip DjuricicAttacking Midfield	34	Serbia	181 cm	right	Jul 2026from Panathinaikos	May 2028
Facundo PérezCentral Midfield	27	Argentina	170 cm	right	Nov 2026from CA Lanús	May 2028
Stylianos VrontisCentral Midfield	22	Cyprus	180 cm	right	Jan 2021from APOEL Nicosia U19	May 2029
Panagiotis KattirtzisAttacking MidfieldCruciate ligament surgery - Return unknown	19	Cyprus	177 cm	right	Jan 2023from APOEL Nicosia U19	May 2029
Ioannis AvramidisCentral Midfield	20	Cyprus	180 cm	left	Jan 2024from APOEL Nicosia U19	—
Marios FilippidisDefensive Midfield	17	Cyprus	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from APOEL Nicosia U19	—
Forwards · 8
Daniel ManciniRight Winger	29	Argentina · Italy	172 cm	right	Jan 2026from Panathinaikos	May 2029
Dimitrios LimniosRight Winger	28	Greece · Brazil	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from Panathinaikos	May 2027
MarquinhosLeft Winger	29	Brazil	174 cm	right	Sept 2022from Cuiabá Esporte Clube (MT)	May 2028
Pieros SotiriouCentre-ForwardCruciate ligament surgery - Return unknown	33	Cyprus	186 cm	right	May 2025from Sanfrecce Hiroshima	May 2028
Stavros GeorgiouRight Winger	22	Cyprus	188 cm	right	Jan 2021from APOEL Nicosia U19	May 2029
Gabriel MaioliRight Winger	23	Brazil	175 cm	right	Jan 2024from São Paulo FC U20	May 2028
Fabricio PedrozoCentre-Forward	34	Argentina	178 cm	right	Jun 2026from Levadiakos	May 2027
Gustavo ManducaCentre-Forward	18	Brazil · Italy	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from ASD Chisola Calcio	May 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€190k

24 arrivals

Received

€573k

25 departures

Net balance

+€383k

received − spent

Arrivals · 24

Georgios Nikolas Angelopoulos
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Ethnikos Achna
€190k
Alexandros Prokopiou
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
from APOEL Nicosia U19
—
Algassime Bah
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Krasava ENY
End of loan
Álvaro Carrillo
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from SD Huesca
Free
Anastasios Bakasetas
Attacking Midfield · 33 y/o
from Panathinaikos
Free
Andreas Georgiou
Right Midfield · 19 y/o
from PAEEK Kyrenia
End of loan
Ángel García
Left-Back · 33 y/o
from AEK Larnaca
Free
Antonín Barák
Attacking Midfield · 31 y/o
from ACF Fiorentina
?

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Charalampos Kattirtzis
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from PAEEK Kyrenia
End of loan
Cipriano
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from Brusque Futebol Clube (SC)
End of loan
Dimitrios Limnios
Right Winger · 28 y/o
from Panathinaikos
Free
Fabricio Pedrozo
Centre-Forward · 33 y/o
from Levadiakos
Free
Facundo Pérez
Central Midfield · 27 y/o
from CA Lanús
Free
Filip Djuricic
Attacking Midfield · 34 y/o
from Panathinaikos
Free
Gustavo Manduca
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from ASD Chisola Calcio
Free
Ioannis Avramidis
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from PAEEK Kyrenia
End of loan
Joan Sastre
Right-Back · 29 y/o
from PAOK Thessaloniki
Free
Marios Filippidis
Defensive Midfield · 17 y/o
from APOEL Nicosia U19
—
Nikolas Tsiattalas
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from Iraklis Gerolakkos
End of loan
Oliver Zelenika
Goalkeeper · 33 y/o
from NK Varazdin
?
Stavros Georgiou
Right Winger · 21 y/o
from Omonia Aradippou
End of loan
Stratos Voniatis
Goalkeeper · 17 y/o
from APOEL Nicosia U19
—
Stylianos Vrontis
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Al-Fayha FC
End of loan
Yigal Becker
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
from Akritas Chloraka
End of loan

Departures · 25

Nikolas Koutsakos
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to IK Start
€550k
Diego Rosa
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
to Qarabağ FK
€250k
Charles Yaw Appiah
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to Dunav Ruse
€23k
Alexandros Prokopiou
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
to ASIL Lysi
Loan
Algassime Bah
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Dinamo Tbilisi
Free
Andreas Angelidis
Left-Back · 19 y/o
to Digenis Akritas Morfou
Loan
Andreas Christodoulou
Goalkeeper · 29 y/o
to Krasava ENY
Loan
Andreas Georgiou
Right Midfield · 20 y/o
to Krasava ENY
Free

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Charalampos Kattirtzis
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to ASIL Lysi
Loan
Christos Karanatsios
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
to Pierikos Katerini
Free
Dimitrios Diamantakos
Centre-Forward · 33 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Evagoras Antoniou
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to ACSC FC Arges
Free
Franz Brorsson
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to Asteras Aktor
Free
Gabriel Pereira
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Omonia Aradippou
Loan
Georgios Tziortzis
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
to Olympiakos Nicosia
Loan
Geovane Meurer
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
to Coritiba Foot Ball Club
End of loan
Mathías Tomás
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
to FC Thun
End of loan
Max Meyer
Central Midfield · 30 y/o
to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Free
Nanu
Right-Back · 32 y/o
to Iraklis Thessaloniki
Free
Nikolas Tsiattalas
Left Winger · 19 y/o
to PAEEK Kyrenia
Loan
Pedro Ataíde
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to Selangor FC II
Loan
Peter Olayinka
Left Winger · 30 y/o
to Al-Wehda FC
Free
Stefan Drazic
Centre-Forward · 33 y/o
to CFR Cluj
Free
Vitor Meer
Left-Back · 22 y/o
to Iraklis Thessaloniki
Loan
Yigal Becker
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
to Doxa Katokopia
Loan

Manager & staff

24 people

Manager

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

Greece · 55 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 31 May 2028

Coaching Staff · 8

Nikolaos KarampetakisAssistant ManagerGreece
Antonis LykourisGoalkeeping CoachGreece
Petros ViolarisPerformance ManagerCyprus
Nikolaos KarydasFitness coachGreece
Paul KeenanRehab coachCyprus
Dimitrios ManolakerisChief AnalystSweden
Markos SpanosMatch AnalystCyprus

Management · 4

Charis FotiouChairman of the BoardCyprus
Fernando AlmeidaDeputy Managing DirectorBrazil
Zisis VryzasSporting DirectorGreece
Athanasios ChristoforouCoordinator first team footballCyprus

Scouting · 2

Panagiotis GiannouHead of ScoutingCyprus
Dimitrios ManolakerisScoutSweden

Medical department · 1

Aleksandr RezepovHead of MedicalRussia

Other · 2

Giorgos SavvidisTeam ManagerCyprus
Konstantinos PetridisClub representativeCyprus

Youth · 7

Prodromos GiannakouDirector of youth departmentCyprus
Anastasios MakrisDirector of youth departmentCyprus
Giorgos MarkidisAcademy managerCyprus
Neoptolemos NikolaidisYouth CoachCyprus
Klitos IkonomidisYouth CoachCyprus
Giannos LourasYouth CoachCyprus
Giorgos PlakitisYouth CoachCyprus

Honours

65 titles

29×Cypriot Champion23/24 · 18/19 · 17/18 · 16/17 · 15/16 · +24
21×Cypriot cup winner14/15 · 13/14 · 07/08 · 05/06 · 98/99 · +16
15×Cypriot Super Cup Winner24/25 · 19/20 · 13/14 · 11/12 · 09/10 · +10

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