Andreas Karo ( el, Ανδρέας Καρώ; born 9 September 1996) is a Cypriot professional

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who plays as a

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for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

Lazio and Salernitana

On 12 July 2019, he signed with the Italian club

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. A week later, he was loaned to

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

club Salernitana.

Marítimo

On 30 January 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo.

APOEL

On 9 June 2021, he left Marítimo for Cypriot club

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") ...

OFI Crete

On 7 June 2023, he left

for Greek club OFI.

Maccabi Petah Tikva

On 1 February 2024, he left OFI for Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva. On 30 May 2024, he won his first title with the club,

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

, after beating

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

1–0 in the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

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 ...

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club team ...

: 2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva *

: 2023–24 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champion ...

runner-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karo, Andreas 1996 births Living people Cypriot men's footballers Footballers from Nicosia Apollon Limassol FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players US Salernitana 1919 players C.S. Marítimo players APOEL FC players OFI Crete F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Serie B players Primeira Liga players Israeli Premier League players Cyprus men's youth international footballers Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Cypriot expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in England Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Italy Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Greece Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Israel Men's association football defenders