Christos Xenofontos

Christos Xenofontos (Greek: Χρίστος Ξενοφώντος; born January 6, 1989) is a Cypriot former professional soccer player, who played as a striker and midfielder for AEK Larnaca, Othellos Athienou FC, and the Cyprus national football team.[1][2]

Christos Xenofontos
Personal information
Full name Christos Xenofontos
Date of birth (1989-01-06) January 6, 1989
Place of birth Larnaca, Cyprus
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker winger
Youth career
AEK Larnaca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 AEK Larnaca 33 (3)
2010 → Othellos Athienou FC (loan) 9 (1)
International career
Cyprus U19 8 (2)
Cyprus U21 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Xenofontos was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 6 January 1989. He did Karate and played basketball and a child, and started playing soccer at the age of nine. Xenofontos obtained his BSc in sport and exercise science from the UCLan Cyprus.[3][4]

Career

At 15, Xenofontos was his team's first scorer at the U-17 Championship with 33 goals. He was called to division 1 at the age of 16, and was first scorer in the friendly games with 6 goals.[3] Xenofontos started his professional soccer career in 2005 with AEK Larnaca, and remained with the team until 2010. He was on loan with Othellos Athienou FC in 2010. Xenofontos played with the Cyprus U15, U17, U19, and U21 national football teams. He returned to playing with AEK Larnaca, but he was marred by a series of metartarsal injuries. He announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 23.[3] Xenofontos founded the Larnaca-based XTC Fitness in 2016, offering sport scientist-supervised individualized coaching.[4][5][6] Among his patrons are national team and international athletes, such as basketball players Alex Antetokounmpo, Nikolaos Stylianou,[7] and Cyprus national football team players Ioannis Kosti, Marios Elia, Nikolas Panayiotou, Andreas Avraam, Nestoras Mytidis, Rafail Mamas, Kyriacos Pavlou, Stavros Tsoukalas, Ioakim Toumpas, among others.[4]

References
  1. Soccerway (2022). "Cyprus - C. Xenofontos - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. "Ο Χρήστος Ξενοφώντος γυρίζει τον χρόνο πίσω / Το πρώτο γκολ και η ανατροπή". www.aekskala.net. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. Christou, Andreas (2012-08-25). "Ο άσωτος ποδοσφαιριστής Ξενοφώντος αποσύρεται μετά από σειρά τραυματισμών". Goal News.
  4. Leonidou, George (2022-11-09). "Ο Χρίστος Ξενοφώντος μίλησε στο Sportime για τον ρόλο της γυμναστικής στη ζωή μας!". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. Larnakaonline (2022-12-19). "Χρίστος Ξενοφώντος: «Είμαστε ακόμη στην αρχή γιατί έχουμε παρά πολλά να δώσουμε σαν γυμναστήριο»". Larnakaonline.com.cy. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ""Αν δεν είσαι δουλευταράς δεν μπορείς να αντεπεξέλθεις"". themasports.tothemaonline.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  7. Larnakaonline (2022-06-12). "Συμπολίτης μας γυμναστής είχε την τιμή να τον επισκεφθεί και να δουλέψει με τον Αντετοκούμπο (photo)". Larnakaonline.com.cy. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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