Ioannis Kosti ( el, Ιωάννης Κωστή; born 17 March 2000) is a
Cypriot
Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus.
* Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes:
**Armenian Cypriots
**Greek Cypriots
**Maronite Cypriots
**Turkish C ...
professional
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 ...
who plays as a
central 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 ...
for
Super League 2
Stones Bitter Super League II was the official name for the year 1997's Super League championship season, the 103rd season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the second to be played in summer.
Teams
Twelve teams were ...
club
Olympiacos B and the
Cyprus national team.
Club career
On 15 October 2019, the 19-year-old international Cypriot midfielder signed a five-year contract with Greek giants
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
for an undisclosed fee and will remain in
Nea Salamina
Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta ( el, Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Salam ...
until the end of the 2019-20 season.
On 5 October 2020, Kosti was loaned to Greek club
AEL.
On 10 February 2021, Kosti moved to
Super League 2
Stones Bitter Super League II was the official name for the year 1997's Super League championship season, the 103rd season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the second to be played in summer.
Teams
Twelve teams were ...
club
Levadiakos
Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, afte ...
, on a loan deal.
International career
He made his
Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team ( el, Εθνική ομάδα ποδοσφαίρου της Κύπρου) represents Cyprus in international football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyp ...
debut on 8 June 2019 in a
Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland, as a 70th-minute substitute for
Matija Špoljarić
Matija Špoljarić ( el, Ματίγια Σπόλιαριτς, born 2 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol and the Cyprus national team.
International
He made his debut for Cyprus natio ...
.
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Cypriot footballers
Cyprus youth international footballers
Cyprus international footballers
Association football defenders
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
Cypriot First Division players
Super League Greece players
Olympiacos F.C. B players
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Cypriot expatriate footballers
Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Greece
People from Larnaca
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