Anthony Georgiou

Anthony Michael Georgiou (Greek: Άντονι Γεωργίου; born 10 August 1995) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Leyton Orient. Born in England, he represents Cyprus at international level.

Anthony Georgiou
Personal information
Full name Anthony Michael Georgiou[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, London, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2013 Watford
2013–2017 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2019 → Levante B (loan) 11 (1)
2019 → Ipswich Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 AEL Limassol 15 (2)
2022–2023 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2022 → Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2018– Cyprus 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Georgiou made his professional debut for Tottenham in a 3–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Cypriot champions APOEL on 26 September 2017.[3]

In the January 2019 transfer window Georgiou went out on loan to Spanish club Levante.[4]

On 19 August 2019, Georgiou signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2021.[5]

Following the signing of a new contract with Tottenham Georgiou joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan on 19 August until January 2020.[5] He made his League One debut the next day against AFC Wimbledon at Portman Road, starting in the second half as a substitute and helping the team to a 2–1 win.[6] His loan was ended on 28 December, having made 13 appearances in all competitions but without making a league start during his loan spell.[7]

On 31 January 2020, Georgiou joined another League One club, Bolton Wanderers on another six-month loan.[8] Because of injury his debut didn't come until 7 March, where he came on as a substitute in the second half against AFC Wimbledon in a 0–0 draw.[9] He played one more match, also as a substitute, before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season three months early.

AEL Limassol

In January 2021 Georgiou joined AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division in a permanent transfer from Tottenham.[10]

Leyton Orient

Georgiou signed a one-year contract for Leyton Orient on 30 June 2022.[11]

On 7 November 2022, Georgiou signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a short-term loan deal.[12]

International career

Georgiou was born in England and is of Greek Cypriot descent.[13] He played youth international football for Cyprus[14] and made his debut for the senior Cyprus national football team on 23 March 2018 in a friendly match with Montenegro that finished goalless.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[16] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
2018–19[17] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[18] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000001010
Levante B (loan) 2018–19[20] Segunda División B 111———111
Ipswich Town (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 10020001[lower-alpha 4]0130
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 20———20
AEL Limassol 2020–21[20] Cypriot First Division 9220——112
2021–22[20] Cypriot First Division 6000—1[lower-alpha 5]070
Total 15220—10182
Leyton Orient 2022–23[21] League Two 0000101[lower-alpha 4]020
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[20] National League 20——0020
Career total 403401040493
  1. National competitions include the FA Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. League Cup competitions include the EFL Cup
  3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 9 September 2019.[22]
Cyprus
YearAppsGoals
2018 2 0
2019 6 0
Total 8 0

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "Anthony Georgiou". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League – APOEL-Tottenham – Line-ups". UEFA.com.
  4. "Georgiou joins Levante on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "New contract and Ipswich loan for Georgiou".
  6. "Town 2 AFC Wimbledon 1/". Ipswich Town. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. "Georgiou Loan Ended". Ipswich Town. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. "Wanderers sign Anthony Georgiou". Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. "AFC Wimbledon 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers". bbc.co.uk. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. "AEL move for Georgiou". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. "Anthony Georgiou signs for Leyton Orient". 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. "Transfer | Anthony Georgiou signs on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  13. Dawes, Olly. "Spurs talent Anthony Georgiou travels for APOEL clash after pre-season exploits; a debut could be very special".
  14. Hytner, David (26 September 2017). "Harry Kane's slick hat-trick smooths Tottenham's path past Apoel Nicosia". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  15. "Ειδήσεις - Ισόπαλη 0-0 με το Μαυροβούνιο η Εθνική Ανδρών". www.cfa.com.cy.
  16. "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  17. "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  18. "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  19. "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  20. "A. Georgiou: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  21. "Games played by Anthony Georgiou in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  22. "Georgiou, Anthony". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 March 2019.


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