Harrison Andreas Panayiotou (

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: Χάρρισον Ανδρέας Παναγιώτου; born 28 October 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. Born in

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, Panayiotou joined his hometown club

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as a youngster, making his first-team debut in April 2012. After loan spells at

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in October 2014 and

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in the second half of the 2015–16 season, he was released by Leicester. He joined Barrow in September 2016, and was loaned out to Salford City in March 2017. He signed with

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in June 2018, before moving on to Greek side Aittitos Spata in January 2019 and then returned to the English National League with Aldershot Town in July 2019. After two seasons there, Panayiotou joined

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side

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for a short spell, but returned to Aldershot Town in January 2022. Panayiotou represents

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at international level, having made his international debut in 2014.

Club career

Leicester City

Panayiotou was born in

, to a

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father, Andreas, who was involved in youth football, and a Kittian mother. He started his career at the

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of local club

, alongside subsequent first-team teammates

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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

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cup in May 2013, where he scored five goals, including one in the 2–0 win over

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in the final; he was subsequently named Player of the Tournament. After impressing in games for Leicester City Under-21 he was named as the under-21

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Player of the Month for March. 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. He made his senior debut for the "Foxes" against

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on the final day of the 2011–12 season at

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; he replaced

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in the 73rd minute and scored the winning goal in added time. He signed his first professional contract in September 2012, and in July 2014 he extended it by a further two years. On 20 October 2014, Panayioutou joined

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side

on a one-month loan. However, he did not make a first team appearance for the "Valiants" during his time at

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. On 29 January 2016, Panayiotou joined

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club

on a loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his league debut for Raith against Rangers on 2 February, coming on as a second-half substitute. He scored his first goal for Rovers in a 3–3 draw against with Rangers on 2 April. His next goal came in the Scottish Championship semi-final first leg play-off against Hibernian at

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on 4 May 2016; Rovers went on to lose 2–0 (2–1 on aggregate) in the return leg three days later. He was released by Leicester City at the end of the 2015–16 season.

Barrow

Panayiotou cut short a trial at

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's under-23 team to sign a two-year contract with

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side Barrow in September 2016; "Bluebirds" manager Paul Cox said that "he had offers from

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and

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and even from

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in America, but he wanted to play here for us". He made his debut for Barrow in an

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replay against

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on 13 December 2016. On 23 March 2017, he joined

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side Salford City on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. He played three games for the "Ammies". Back with Barrow for the 2017–18 season he chose to turn down his country so as to help

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's side battle against relegation. The battle proved successful as Barrow finished one place and one point above the relegation zone.

Nuneaton Borough

On 25 June 2018, Panayiotou signed with National League North side

in a move that reunited him with former Leicester City youth coach

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. He made 20 appearances for "Boro" in the first half of the 2018–19 season, before he departed

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on 23 January 2019.

Aittitos Spata

In January 2019, Panayiotou signed for

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side Aittitos Spata. The "Invincible" were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season after being expelled for financial problems.

Aldershot Town

On 12 July 2019, Panayiotou joined National League side

after a successful trial spell. He scored four goals in 30 appearances for the "Shots" in the 2019–20 season, which was permanently suspended on 26 March due to the

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, with Aldershot in 16th-place. He scored 12 goals from 37 appearances in the

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season, finishing as the "Shots" joint-top goalscorer.

Livingston

On 12 August 2021, Panayiotou signed a two-year deal with an option for a third year with

club

. He made his debut at the

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in the

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on 14 August, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute only to be substituted himself eleven minutes later in what ended as a 1–1 draw with St Mirren; manager

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said after the game that it was a mistake to play Panayiotou as he was not fit. He made his Premiership debut in a 0–0 draw with

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on 30 October. He made just four substitute appearances in the league for the "Lions" and his contract was mutually terminated in January 2022. Panayiotou said there was a "toxic" environment at the club.

Return to Aldershot

On 5 January 2022, Panayiotou returned to Aldershot Town on a free transfer, signing an eighteen month deal. He said it was a "no-brainer" to return to the

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and said manager

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had "amazing" tactical awareness and knowledge. He scored one goal in fifteen appearances in the second half of the 2021–22 season.

International career

On 8 October 2014, Panayiotou scored on his debut for

in their

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qualifying defeat to

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, Haiti. 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

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at the

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; Saint Kitts and Nevis won the match 6–2 for a 12–4 aggregate victory. On 26 March 2016, he scored in a 2–0 win over

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which secured passage into the Second Round of

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for the

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. This also meant he broke an 85-year Leicester City club record previously held by England's

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– the Foxes' all-time leading goalscorer at international level.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.''

References

External links

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