Mark Sifneos ( el, Μαρκ Σιφναίος; born 24 November 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a striker for

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας) is the second highest football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administrated by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with th ...

club

Ayia Napa Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus. Etymology The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the sam ...

. Besides the Cyprus, he has played in India, Greece and Netherlands.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...

for

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

on 1 February 2016 in a game against Jong PSV. In August 2017, he signed for

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...

. He is the youngest foreigner to be signed by a team in the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

. He left Kerala Blasters with mutual consent on 23 January 2018. On 26 January, he joined FC Goa till the end of the

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. On 4 August 2018, Sifneos signed a three-year contract with Greek club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, for an undisclosed fee. On 15 July 2019, Panathinaikos informed about the loan of Sifneos to

Apollon Larissa F.C. Apollon Larissa Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Λάρισας) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Filippoupoli, Larissa, Greece. The club plays in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek footba ...

He had been the first addition to the squad last year, but he succeeded to play only 11 minutes against O. F. Ierapetra for the

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most ...

. In the 2019–20 season, he made progress in the

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with Apollon Larissa, registering seven goals in 19 matches. On 21 July 2020, he signed with

Chiasso Chiasso (; lmo, Ciass ) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is on the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso (a frazione of Co ...

on a free transfer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sifneos, Mark Living people 1996 births Association football forwards Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch people of Greek descent Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers RKC Waalwijk players Kerala Blasters FC players FC Goa players Panathinaikos F.C. players Apollon Larissa F.C. players FC Chiasso players Eerste Divisie players Super League Greece 2 players Indian Super League players Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate footballers in Switzerland