Harry Panayiotou

Harry Panayiotou
Personal information
Full name Harrison Andreas Panayiotou
Date of birth (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Raith Rovers
(on loan from Leicester City)
Number 11
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012– Leicester City 1 (1)
2014 → Port Vale (loan) 0 (0)
2016– → Raith Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2014– Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 14 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:15, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Harrison Andreas "Harry" Panayiotou (born 28 October 1994) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers, on loan from English Premier League club Leicester City.

He scored on his debut in the Football League for Leicester City in April 2012. However he did not get another game for over two years, and was loaned out to Port Vale in October 2014, and then Raith Rovers in January 2016.

Club career

Panayiotou was born in Leicester, to a Greek Cypriot father, Andy, who is involved in youth football, and a mother with roots in Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1]

He started his career at the youth academy of local club Leicester City, alongside subsequent first-team teammates Andy King, Jeff Schlupp, Liam Moore, Tom Parkes and Cian Bolger. His performances for the under-18 side earned him the Fans' Academy Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 season. He was part of the youth squad which won the HKFC International Soccer Sevens cup in May 2013, where he scored five goals, including one in the 2–0 win over Newcastle United in the final; he was subsequently named Player of the Tournament.[2]

After impressing in games for Leicester City Under-21's he was named as the under-21 Premier League Player of the Month for March.[3] On 18 May 2015, Panayiotou was named Leicester City Under-21 Player of the Year, reward for an impressive season including scoring 11 goals in his last 13 games.[4]

He made his senior debut for the "Foxes" against Leeds United on the final day of the 2011–12 season at Elland Road; he replaced Lloyd Dyer in the 73rd minute and scored the winning goal in added time.[5] He signed his first professional contract in September 2012,[6] and in July 2014 he extended it by a further two years.[7]

On 20 October 2014, Panayioutou joined League One side Port Vale on a one-month loan.[8] However he did not make a first team appearance for the "Valiants" during his time at Vale Park.[9]

On 29 January 2016, Panayiotou joined Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on a loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[10] He made his league debut for Raith against Rangers on 2 February, coming on as a second half substitute.[11]

International career

On 8 October 2014, Panayiotou scored on his debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in their Caribbean Cup qualifying defeat to Barbados at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[12] On 26 March 2015, he scored a hat-trick beginning with a penalty in the second leg of a World Cup first qualifying round tie against the Turks and Caicos Islands at the TCIFA National Academy in Providenciales; Saint Kitts and Nevis won the match 6–2 for a 12–4 aggregate victory.[13]

Statistics

Club

As of 3 February 2016.
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[14] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2011–12[15]Leicester CityChampionship1100000011
2012–13[16]Championship0000000000
2013–14[17]Championship0000000000
2014–15[18]Premier League0000000000
2014–15[18]Port Vale (loan)League One0000000000
2015–16[19]Leicester CityPremier League0000000000
2015–16[19]Raith Rovers (loan)Scottish Championship1000000010
Leicester City total 1100000011
Career total 2100000021

International

As of match played 17 November 2015.[20]
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saint Kitts and Nevis 201421
201543
Total64

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2014 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Barbados 2–3 2–3 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
2. 26 March 2015 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands  Turks and Caicos Islands 2–3
2–6
 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 2–4
4. 2–5

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "ACES tournament attracts country's best players". Leicester Mercury. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Foxes Secure Hong Kong Sevens Crown". lcfc.com. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Morlidge, Matt (10 April 2015). "Leicester City hotshot Harry Panayiotou named Barclays U21 Premier League Player of the Month for March... fresh from scoring a hat-trick for St Kitts and Nevis". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Esteban Cambiasso Named Leicester City Player Of The Year". Leicester City. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Leeds 1 -2 Leicester". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Three Moore Years For Liam". LCFC.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "New Deal for Striker". Leicester City. 12 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Port Vale sign Leicester City striker on loan". BBC Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (17 November 2014). "Harry Panayiotou returns to Leicester City". The Sentinel. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rovers Sign Leicester City Starlet". Raith Rovers F.C. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Ralston, Gary (3 February 2016). "Scottish Championship Rangers boss Mark Warburton salutes goal hero Andy Halliday as Raith counterpart Ray McKinnon accuses ref of costing side a point". Daily Record (Glasgow). Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "CFU Men's Caribbean Cup Second Round Updates". cfufootball.org. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Barbados advance in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying". ESPN FC. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Harry Panayiotou in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Harry Panayiotou in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Harry Panayiotou in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Panayiotou in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Panayiotou in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  20. ↑ "Panayiotou, Harry". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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