Anthony Michael Georgiou (Greek: Άντονι Γεωργίου; born 10 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Wealdstone .[3] 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 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, London, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Wealdstone
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2013 Watford
2013–2017 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2019Levante B (loan) 11 (1)
2019Ipswich Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 AEL Limassol 19 (2)
2022–2023 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
2022Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024 Enosis Neon Paralimni 21 (0)
2024– Wealdstone 9 (0)
International career
2018– Cyprus 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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Tottenham Hotspur

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Georgiou made his professional debut for Tottenham in a 3–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Cypriot champions APOEL on 26 September 2017.[4]

In the January 2019 transfer window Georgiou went out on loan to Spanish club Levante.[5]

On 19 August 2019, Georgiou signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2021.[6]

Following the signing of a new contract with Tottenham Georgiou joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan on 19 August until January 2020.[6] 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.[7] His loan was ended on 28 December, having made 13 appearances in all competitions but without making a league start during his loan spell.[8]

On 31 January 2020, Georgiou joined another League One club, Bolton Wanderers on another six-month loan.[9] 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.[10] He played one more match, also as a substitute, before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season three months early.

AEL Limassol

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In January 2021 Georgiou joined AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division in a permanent transfer from Tottenham.[11]

Leyton Orient

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Georgiou signed a one-year contract for Leyton Orient on 30 June 2022.[12]

On 7 November 2022, Georgiou signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a short-term loan deal.[13]

Enosis Neon Paralimni

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Georgiou played 21 times for Cypriot Second Division team Enosis Neon Paralimni in the 2023-24 season, as part of the team that was promoted to the First Division.

Wealdstone

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On 25 July 2024, Georgiou signed for National League side Wealdstone

International career

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Georgiou was born in England and is of Greek Cypriot descent.[14] He played youth international football for Cyprus[15] and made his debut for the senior Cyprus national football team on 23 March 2018 in a friendly match with Montenegro that finished goalless.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
2018–19[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Levante B (loan) 2018–19[21] Segunda División B 11 1 11 1
Ipswich Town (loan) 2019–20[19] League One 10 0 2 0 0 0 1[d] 0 13 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2019–20[19] League One 2 0 2 0
AEL Limassol 2020–21[21] Cypriot First Division 13 2 3 0 16 2
2021–22[21] Cypriot First Division 6 0 0 0 1[e] 0 7 0
Total 19 2 3 0 1 0 23 2
Leyton Orient 2022–23[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[d] 0 2 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[21] National League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2023–24[21] Cypriot Second Division 21 0 0 0 21 0
Wealdstone 2024–25[21] National League 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 74 3 5 0 1 0 4 0 84 3
  1. ^ National competitions include the FA Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ League Cup competitions include the EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 9 September 2019.[23]
Cyprus
Year Apps Goals
2018 2 0
2019 6 0
Total 8 0

References

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