Demetris Kyriakou ( el, Δημήτρης Κυριάκου; born 14 October 1986) is a Cypriot

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

ASIL Lysi ASIL Lysi ( el, ΑΣΙΛ Λύσης) is a Cypriot football club which was established in the town of Lysi, Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, ASIL became a refugee team and is temporarily based in Larnaca. The club plays in ...

as a

defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

Career

He is a product of

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") ...

's youth academies and was once considered a "young ace" of the club. He was first sent on loan to

ENTHOI Lakatamia FC Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia (; Youth Union THOI Lakatamia) is a Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football club, based in Lakatamia, Nicosia. Their colours are blue and yellow and their stadium is the Municipal Stadium of Lakatamia. In 2005� ...

in the 2005–2006 season, but he returned to APOEL for the 2006–07 season, where he became champion for first time in his career. He was sent on loan again to

Digenis Akritas Morphou Digenis Akritas Morphou ( el, Διγενής Ακρίτας Μόρφου) is a Cypriot sports club from Morphou, founded on 23 April 1931.

in the 2007–2008 season. In June 2008 he returned to APOEL and was part of the squad that was crowned Champions. In January 2010, he was sent for third time on loan to

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 six months, and contributed to the team's promotion to the First Division. He returned to APOEL for the 2010–11 season, but suffered a torn cruciate ligament in the first practice of the season, and had very limited opportunities to play. His contrast was not renewed in 2011, after 9 years at APOEL. In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

club

Anagennisi Dherynia Anagennisi Deryneia ( el, Αναγέννηση Δερύνειας) is Cypriot football team based in Deryneia, Famagusta. The club was founded in 1920 and they joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1972. The team played in the Cypriot First di ...

. On 20 June 2012, Kyriakou signed a contract with

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

, after reportedly having been targeted by the club for a "long time". He did not "catch on" at the club despite the initial expectations, and was therefore loaned out to

Ethnikos Achna Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club current ...

in 2013. He joined

in 2014 and left this club in 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyriakou, Demetris 1986 births Living people Cypriot men's footballers Greek Cypriots APOEL FC players Olympiakos Nicosia players Digenis Akritas Morphou FC players Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia players Anagennisi Deryneia FC players AEK Larnaca FC players Ethnikos Achna FC players ASIL Lysi players Footballers from Nicosia Cypriot First Division players Men's association football midfielders