Andronikos Kakoullis

Andronikos Kakoullis
Personal information
Full name Andronikos Kakoullis
Date of birth (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cyprus
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Omonia
Number 9
Youth career
Omonia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Omonia 124 (28)
International career
2017 Cyprus U17 2 (0)
2018 Cyprus U19 5 (1)
2021 Cyprus U21 3 (3)
2020– Cyprus 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Andronikos Kakoullis (Greek: Ανδρόνικος Κακουλλής; born 3 May 2001) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a forward for Omonia and the Cyprus national team.[1]

Club career

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Having come through Omonia's academy, Kakoullis would make his first team debut aged 17, coming on as a substitute in the dying minutes of a home game against Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot League. His first goal for the club came on 22 December 2019, in a 3–2 home win against AEK Larnaca.[2]

Kakoullis scored his first goal in a European Competition on 3 December 2020, opening the score in an eventual 2–1 win over PAOK in the Europa League group stage, in Omonia's first ever win at group stage level.[3] That same season, he earned his first trophy, winning the 2020–21 Cypriot First Division with Omonia; He scored two goals in 15 appearances in the competition.[4]

The following season, Kakoullis won the 2021 Cypriot Super Cup and the 2021–22 Cup with Omonia. He came on as a substitute in both the Super Cup game, and the Cup final.[5][6]

In the 2022–23 season, he made his 100th appearance for Omonia, captaining his team for the first time, in an away game against Manchester United in the Europa League group stage.[7] He also won the Cypriot Cup with Omonia for the second year in a row. Kakoullis was in his team's starting lineup for the final.

International career

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Kakoullis made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Czech Republic.[8] He scored his first international goal in a 1–2 loss against Slovenia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 29 Oct 2024
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Omonia 2017–18 Cypriot First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 14 2 4 1 18 3
2020–21 15 2 0 0 7 1 22 3
2021–22 30 5 7 1 12 3 1 0 50 9
2022–23 26 8 4 0 6 1 1 0 37 9
2023–24 31 9 5 1 4 1 1 0 41 11
2024–25 6 2 0 0 8 3 14 5
Total 124 28 20 3 37 9 3 0 184 40
Career total 124 28 20 3 37 9 3 0 184 40

International goals

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Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2021 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–2 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 12 June 2022 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–2 2022-23 UEFA Nations League
3. 2–0
4. 11 June 2024 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 4–1 4–1 Friendly

Honours

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Omonia


Individual

References

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  1. ^ Andronikos Kakoullis at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Πράσινη γιορτή.Η Ομόνοια 3-2 την ΑΕΚ με μικρό ήρωα τον Κακουλλή" (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. ^ "Oμόνοια - ΠΑΟΚ 2-1 (vids) | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  4. ^ "Πρωταθλήτρια για το 2021 η Ομόνοια | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  5. ^ "Πρωταθλήτρια για το 2021 η Ομόνοια | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  6. ^ "Ομόνοια – Εθνικός: Το τριφύλλι στους… 15ους ουρανούς με τη συνήθεια που έγινε λατρεία! (vid) | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  7. ^ "Ομόνοια για Κακουλλή: "Ένα δικό μας παιδί, συμπλήρωσε 100 συμμετοχές" | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  8. ^ "Cyprus v Czech Republic game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.