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

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who plays as a

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for

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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

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 ...

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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 {{Cyprus-footy-bio-stub