Andronicos Georgiou (born 28 October 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Georgiou joined

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's academy aged 13, and progressed through the youth ranks at the club. He was a regular starter for the club's U18 side during the 2016–17 season, and subsequently signed his first professional contract with the

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side in April 2017. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, having trained with the first-team, Georgiou scored a hat-trick in a 4–4 pre-season friendly draw away at

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. He made his professional debut on 3 October 2017, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in Stevenage's 0–0 draw away at

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in the

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. Georgiou made his

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debut four days later, appearing as a late second-half substitute as Stevenage fell to a 1–0 away defeat to

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. Having made three appearances for Stevenage during the first half of the 2018–19 season, Stevenage managed

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stated that Georgiou needed "to be playing week in week out to develop his craft". He subsequently joined Southern League Premier Division South club

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on loan on 18 January 2019. Alongside the loan move, Stevenage also stated that they had triggered an option to extend Georgiou's contract by a further year. He scored on his debut for Kings Langley in a 2–2 draw away at Weymouth a day after joining the club, scoring a 94th-minute penalty in the match to restore parity. Georgiou made 16 appearances during the loan spell, scoring four times. Georgiou went on trial with

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club

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in July 2019. He played and scored for Middlesbrough's U23 team in a 7–1 victory over

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, although no move materialised. On 19 September 2019, Georgiou was loaned out to St Albans City until January 2020. However, he was recalled on 15 November 2019 and instead loaned out to

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, also until January 2020. The deal was later extended until the end of the season. On 29 September 2020, Georgiou was signed by

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

following the launch of a ‘B Team’ Programme. On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Wycombe at the end of the season. In October 2021, Georgiou signed for Haringey Borough. In December 2022, he returned to his former club,

. After a spell back at St Albans City, Georgiou joined Braintree Town in December 2023. After just five appearances, Georgiou left the club in January 2024. On 2 February 2024, following his departure from Braintree, Georgiou joined

Personal life

Georgiou is of

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descent

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgiou, Andronicos 1999 births Living people Footballers from London English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Stevenage F.C. players Kings Langley F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Haringey Borough F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Royston Town F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players English people of Greek Cypriot descent