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{{Short description|Cypriot footballer (born 1989)}}
{{distinguish|Charalambos Kyriakou (footballer, born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Charis Kyriakou
| fullname = Charalambos Kyriakou
| image = Charalambos Kyriakou (footballer, born 1989).jpg
| caption = Kyriakou warming up with [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] in 2015
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|10|15}}
| birth_place = [[Nicosia]], [[Cyprus]]
| currentclub = [[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]]
| clubnumber = 40
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right back]] / [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| years1 = 2008–2015
| clubs1 = [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| caps1 = 55
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = → [[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]] (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = [[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achna]]
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2021
| clubs4 = [[AEL Limassol]]
| caps4 = 70
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = [[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]]
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = [[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]]
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Cyprus national under-21 football team|Cyprus U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–
| nationalteam2 = [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]]
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 21:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 17 November 2020
}}
'''Charalambos "Charis" Kyriakou''' ({{langx|el|Χαράλαμπος "Χάρης" Κυριάκου}}; born 15 October 1989) is a Cypriot professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|defender]] for [[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]] and the [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus national team]].
==Club career==
Kyriakou is an product of the youth academy of [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]. After spending a short period on loan in Doxa Katokopias in 2011, he returned to Omonia. On 6 July 2014, he became the new captain of [[AC Omonia|Omonia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sigmalive.com/sports/team/omonoia/141606|title=Ομόνοια: Νέος αρχηγός ο Χάρης Κυριάκου (PHOTOS&VIDEOS) |publisher=sigmalive|date=6 July 2014|accessdate= 7 July 2014}}</ref>
===East Bengal===
In August 2022, Kyriakou was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] for the upcoming [[2022–23 Indian Super League season|season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=East Bengal announce signings of Cleiton Silva, Alex Lima, three other foreigners|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2022-23-east-bengal-sign-cleiton-silva-alex-lima-ivan-gonzalez-eliandro-charalambos-kyriakou|website=khelnow.com|date=12 August 2022|access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref>
On 25 August, he made his debut against [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]] in the [[2022 Durand Cup|Durand Cup]], which ended in a 0–0 stalemate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2022-east-bengal-vs-rajasthan-united-match-report|title=East Bengal await first win under Stephen Constantine|website=khelnow.com|date=25 August 2022|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/11969|title=East Bengal 0 – 0 Rajasthan United|website=the-aiff.com|date=25 August 2022|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref>
===Return to Cyprus===
In October 2023, Kyriakou returned for a third spell with Doxa Katokopias.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://doxafc.com.cy/sti-doksa-gia-triti-fora-o-charis-kyriakou/|trans-title=IN DOXA FOR THE THIRD TIME, HARIS KYRIAKOU|title=ΣΤΗ ΔΟΞΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΦΟΡΑ Ο ΧΑΡΗΣ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΥ|language=Greek|website=doxafc.com.cy|date=3 October 2023|accessdate=3 October 2023}}</ref>
==International career==
In 2009, Kyriakou represented Cyprus at the [[Cyprus national under-21 football team|under-21 level]]. On 8 June 2013, he made his first appearance for the [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus national team]] in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E|FIFA World Cup qualifying]] match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/06/08/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/switzerland/cyprus/1228271/|title=Switzerland vs. Cyprus  1 - 0|publisher=Soccerway|date=8 June 2013|accessdate= 7 July 2014}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|17 April 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|charis-kyriakou/96347}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
|[[2009–10 Cypriot First Division|2009–10]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Cypriot First Division]]
|1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
|[[2011–12 AC Omonia season|2011–12]]
|4||0||3{{efn|name=CypCup|Appearance(s) in [[Cypriot Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||7||0
|-
|[[2012–13 AC Omonia season|2012–13]]
|11||0||2{{efn|name=CypCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||13||0
|-
|[[2013–14 AC Omonia season|2013–14]]
|29||0||4{{efn|name=CypCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||33||0
|-
|[[2014–15 AC Omonia season|2014–15]]
|10||0||3{{efn|name=CypCup}}||0||5{{efn|name=statsUEL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||18||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Omonia total
!55!!0!!12!!0!!5!!0!!72!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]] (loan)
|[[2010–11 Cypriot First Division|2010–11]]
| rowspan="7" |Cypriot First Division
|8||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||8||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achna]]
|[[2015–16 Cypriot First Division|2015–16]]
|33||0||1{{efn|name=CypCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||34||0
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[AEL Limassol]]
|[[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|2016–17]]
|14||0||1{{efn|name=CypCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Cypriot First Division|2017–18]]
|13||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=statsUEL}}||0||15||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]]
|5||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||5||0
|-
|[[2019–20 Cypriot First Division|2019–20]]
|15||0||2{{efn|name=CypCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||17||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Cypriot First Division|2020–21]]
|23||0||4{{efn|name=CypCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||27||0
|-
! colspan="2" |AEL Limassol total
!70!!0!!7!!0!!2!!0!!79!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Doxa Katokopias FC|Doxa Katokopias]]
|[[2021–22 Cypriot First Division|2021–22]]
| rowspan="1" |Cypriot First Division
|15||0||3{{efn|name=CypCup}}||1|| colspan="2" |—||18||1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|[[2022–23 East Bengal FC season|2022–23]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Super League]]
|18||1||6{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||24||1
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!199!!1!!29!!1!!7!!0!!235!!2
|}
{{notelist}}
===International===
{{updated|matches played till 17 November 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/52568/Charis_Kyriakou.html|title=Charis Kyriakou|website=national-football-teams.com|access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]]
|2013||1||0
|-
|2014||6||0
|-
|2015||1||0
|-
|2020||4||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!12!!0
|}
==Honours==
'''[[AC Omonia]]'''
*[[Cypriot First Division|Cypriot Championship]]: [[Cypriot First Division 2009-10|2010]]
*[[Cypriot Cup]]: [[2010–11 Cypriot Cup|2011]], [[2011–12 Cypriot Cup|2012]]
*[[LTV Super Cup|Cyprus FA Shield]]: [[LTV Super Cup|2010]], [[LTV Super Cup|2012]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{UEFA player|250008919}}
* {{NFT player|52568}}
* {{Soccerway|charis-kyriakou/96347}}
{{Doxa Katokopias FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyriakou, Charis}}
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Footballers from Nicosia]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cypriot men's footballers]]
[[Category:Cyprus men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Cypriot First Division players]]
[[Category:AC Omonia players]]
[[Category:Doxa Katokopias FC players]]
[[Category:Ethnikos Achna FC players]]
[[Category:AEL Limassol players]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:Men's association football fullbacks]]
[[Category:Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:Cypriot expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India]]
[[Category:Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in India]]