Alexandros "Alex" Konstantinou ( el, Αλέξανδρος Κωνσταντίνου, born 11 April 1992) is a Cypriot–English professional

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who plays as a winger for Karmiotissa.

Career

Northampton Town

Konstantinou was a regular scorer for the Northampton Town youth team, before being handed a squad number in February 2010. Konstantinou, along with Paul Walker and Michael Jacobs, were awarded professional contracts for the 2010-11 season. He made his professional debut in the League Cup against

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on 24 August 2010 setting up a 120+5 min equaliser. Alex played one match for Woburn F.C. in the Bedfordshire County Football League Premier Division against Sharnbrook F.C. on Saturday, 1 October 2011. The match finished 3-2 to Sharnbrook F.C. In November 2011, he went on a three-week trial at Walsall followed by a further trial at King's Lynn Town FC.

Apollon Limassol

In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot First Division side

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

. During his two-year spell with the club, he managed to win the

2012–13 Cypriot Cup The 2012–13 Cypriot Cup was the 71st edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. It began on 31 October 2012 with the first round and concluded on 22 May 2013 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Apollon ...

, his first career title. He competed in 35 league matches without scoring any goal. He also appeared in two

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and five group stage matches of the

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APOEL

On 3 June 2014, Konstantinou signed a three-year contract with

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

. He made his official debut on 14 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in

's 1–0 away victory against

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia ( el, Ολυμπιακός Λευκωσίας, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus and competes in the Cypriot First Division. The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cy ...

for the

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. In his first season at APOEL, Alex appeared only in three matches in all competitions, but he managed to win the

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, as his team won both the Cypriot championship and the

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. On 25 June 2015, Alex joined

Doxa Katokopias Doxa Katokopias FC ( el, Δόξα Κατωκοπιάς) is a Cypriot football team from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. Since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Katokopia is under Turkish occupation, and the club moved to Peristerona, w ...

on a season-long loan deal from

. On 3 June 2016, his contract with APOEL was mutually terminated.

International career

He is also a Cypriot youth international. He debuted in the Cyprus U19 team on 20 September 2010, in a friendly game against

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where he scored a goal as well. On 5 September 2013, he made his debut for Cyprus U21 team in a UEFA Under-21 qualification match against

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Personal info

His father

Kostakis Konstantinou Kostakis Konstantinou (born 24 September 1968) is a retired Cyprus, Cypriot footballer who played as a defender, and was capped 35 times by the Cyprus national football team, scoring one goal. Career Konstantinou played for four of the biggest c ...

, like his son, played football in England and for

. He was capped 35 times by

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

Honours

;

(1) :

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;

* Cypriot First Division (1): 2014–15 *

(1): 2014–15

References

External links

APOEL official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konstantinou, Alex 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Nicosia Greek Cypriot people Cypriot footballers Association football forwards Northampton Town F.C. players Apollon Limassol FC players APOEL FC players Doxa Katokopias FC players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot expatriate footballers Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom Expatriate footballers in England Olympiakos Nicosia players