Ioannis Kousoulos

Ioannis Kousoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Κούσουλος; born 14 June 1996 in Limassol) is a professional Cypriot football player who plays for Cypriot First Division club Omonia, and the Cyprus national team.

Ioannis Kousoulos
Kousoulos with Cyprus national team in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Kousoulos
Date of birth (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996
Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Defender
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 31
Youth career
2010–2014 Nea Salamina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Nea Salamina 118 (3)
2018– Omonia 106 (5)
International career‡
2014 Cyprus U-19 3 (0)
2014– Cyprus U-21 7 (0)
2018– Cyprus 37 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Career

Born in Limassol, Kousoulos signed his first professional contract with Nea Salamina at the age of 18.[1]

On 3 July 2018, Kousoulos joined Omonia on a four-year contract.[2] In August 2020, he renewed his contract until 2024.[3]

Kousoulos started the vast majority of Omonia's games in the 2020–21 season, in which he helped his team win the domestic league, and was named Omonia's vice-captain. He was given the nickname "Machine" by then Omonia coach Henning Berg.[4]

On 20 July 2021, Kousoulos sustained a knee cartilage injury in a Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb, which kept him out of action for the entirety of the 2021–22 season.[5] He made his return on 3 September 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home win against AEK Larnaca in the Cypriot League.[6] He ended the 2022–23 season as Cup winner with Omonia.[7]

Personal life

On 24 June 2022, his wife Dorina Antoniou gave birth to their son Michael.

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 Oct 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nea Salamina 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 15020——170
2014–15 13110——141
2015–16 31020——330
2016–17 28110——291
2017–18 31120——331
Total 118380——1263
Omonia 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 28020——300
2019–20 10142——143
2020–21 35420100—474
2021–22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 260302000310
2023–24 70003010110
Total 1065112160101347
Career total 22481921601026110

International
As of match played 25 March 2023[8]
Cyprus
YearAppsGoals
2018 8 0
2019 6 4
2023 1 0
Total 15 4

International goals
Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 March 2019GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus San Marino3–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.8 June 2019Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–11–2
3.9 September 2019San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino1–04–0
4.3–0

Honours

Omonia

References
  1. ""Επαγγελματίας" ο Ιωάννης Κούσουλος". Goal news. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. OmonoiaFC (2018-07-03). "Στην ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ο Γιάννης Κούσουλος". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. OmonoiaFC (2020-08-28). "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Γιάννη Κούσουλο μέχρι το 2024!". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  4. "Machine… ΚΟΥΣΟΥ | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  5. "Δυστυχώς για Κούσουλο". PROTATHLIMA. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  6. "(ΒΙΝΤΕΟ Kerkida) Στο... πόδι οι Ομονοιάτες για τη μεγάλη επιστροφή του Κούσουλου! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  7. "Κυπελλούχος Coca - Cola η Ομόνοια, 1-0 την ΑΕΛ στον τελικό". www.cfa.com.cy. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  8. "Kousoulos, Ioannis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 March 2019.


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