Marios Antoniades

Marios Antoniades
Personal information
Full nameMarios Antoniades
Date of birth14 May 1990
Place of birthNicosia, Cyprus
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionLeft back / Centre back
Club information
Current team
APOEL
Number15
Youth career
APOEL
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–APOEL33(1)
National team‡
2008–2009Cyprus U195(0)
2009–2012Cyprus U2121(0)
2012–Cyprus7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2015

Marios Antoniades (Greek: Μάριος Αντωνιάδης; born 14 May 1990 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot footballer who currently plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division, as a defender.

Career

APOEL

Antoniades is a product of APOEL Academies. He made his official debut with APOEL on 10 May 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2007–08 Cypriot First Division match against Anorthosis.[1] He added a further four appearances in the season's domestic Cup and another one appearance two years later in the 2009–10 Cypriot Cup. His second league appearance came on 7 May 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 2010–11 Cypriot First Division match against AEK Larnaca.[2]

In the 2012–13 season, Antoniades appeared in six league matces and at the end he became a champion after winning the Cypriot First Division with APOEL. He made his debut in European competitions on 12 December 2013, playing 64 minutes in APOEL's 2–0 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt for the last matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage.[3] On 26 April 2014, he scored his first official goal for APOEL, in his team's 1–2 home defeat against Ermis Aradippou for the Cypriot First Division.[4] During the 2013–14 season, Antoniades achieved to win all the titles in Cyprus, the Cypriot League,[5][6] the Cypriot Cup[7][8] and the Cypriot Super Cup.[9][10]

Antoniades made his UEFA Champions League debut in the 2014–15 season, appearing in five group stage matches in that season APOEL's campaign.[11]

International career

On 10 October 2012, Antoniades was called for the first time into the Cyprus national football team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Slovenia and Norway,[12] but he remained on the bench in both matches.[13][14] He made his debut for the national team on 14 November 2012, in a friendly match against Finland at GSP Stadium, coming on as an 87th minute substitute in Cyprus' 0–3 defeat.[15]

Honours

Cyprus APOEL

References

  1. ↑ ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ 3–0 ΑΠΟΕΛ [ANORTHOSIS 3–0 APOEL] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "APOEL FC 3–0 AEK". APOEL FC. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "APOEL out as Frankfurt prove too strong". UEFA. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "APOEL vs. Ermis 1–2". Soccerway. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "AEL vs. APOEL 0–1". Soccerway. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. ↑ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "APOEL vs. Ermis 2–0". Soccerway. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "APOEL vs. Apollon 1–0". Soccerway. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "APOEL FC Squad". UEFA. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Κλήθηκε και ο Αντωνιάδης [Antoniades also called to national team] (in Greek). 24sports.com.cy. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "SLOVENIA 2–1 CYPRUS". FIFA. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "CYPRUS 1–3 NORWAY". FIFA. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  15. ↑ Φιλική ήττα της Εθνικής από τη Φινλανδία [Friendly defeat from Finland] (in Greek). CFA. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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