SOCCER PLAYERS from Cyprus

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Cypriot Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Cypriot Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Cypriot Soccer Players.

1. Michalis Konstantinou (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 38.63, Michalis Konstantinou is the most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Michalis Konstantinou (Greek: Μιχάλης Κωνσταντίνου; born 19 February 1978) is a Cypriot former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Cyprus national football team, and he is the all-time leading scorer with 32 goals in 85 appearances. He also played for Iraklis, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos in Greece.

2. Ioannis Okkas (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 38.20, Ioannis Okkas is the 2nd most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Ioannis "Giannis" Okkas (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Οκκάς; born 11 February 1977) is a Cypriot football manager and former player, who is the currently the manager of Anorthosis Famagusta. Okkas is the 2nd leading all-time goalscorer for the Cyprus national team, scoring 27 total goals for Cyprus. With 106 caps, Okkas has made more appearances for Cyprus than any other player in history. He also captained the national team for several years.

3. Constantinos Charalambidis (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 33.83, Constantinos Charalambidis is the 3rd most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Constantinos Charalambidis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χαραλαμπίδης; born 25 July 1981) is a Cypriot former professional footballer. During his career, Charalambidis became captain of Apoel Nicosia and the Cyprus National Team. Charalambidis began his career at APOEL, where he remained from 1997-2004, before moving to Greece to play for Panathinaikos from 2004-2007. During that time, he was loaned to PAOK for one year in 2006. He also played for Carl Zeiss Jena in Germany before returning home to APOEL in 2008. During his second spell with APOEL, he earned a total of 18 titles, 6 appearances in European competition group stages, and played in APOEL's run to the quarter-finals of the 2012 UEFA Champions League. APOEL did not renew his contract at the end of the 2016 season, and Charalambidis stayed in Cyprus for AEK Larnaka. At the beginning of his first season with the club, he was considered a reserve at AEK Larnaka and later AEK Larnaka terminated his contract. Charalambidis made 93 appearances with the Cypriot national team, scoring 12 goals in total.

4. Efstathios Aloneftis (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 30.06, Efstathios Aloneftis is the 4th most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Efstathios "Stathis" Aloneftis (Greek: Ευστάθιος "Στάθης" Αλωνεύτης; born 29 March 1983) is a Cypriot international footballer. He is a winger who tends to play on the left wing, highly regarded for his speed and technique.

5. Pieros Sotiriou (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 30.05, Pieros Sotiriou is the 5th most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Pieros Sotiriou (Greek: Πιέρος Σωτηρίου; born on 13 January 1993) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a striker for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the Cyprus national team. Sotiriou joined FC Copenhagen in 2017 from APOEL of the Cypriot First Division. In February 2020, he moved to Kazakh side FC Astana.

6. Constantinos Makrides (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 29.49, Constantinos Makrides is the 6th most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Constantinos Makrides (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μακρίδης; born 13 January 1982) is a Cypriot international footballer who last played for Apollon Limassol as a central midfielder.

7. Grigoris Kastanos (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 28.82, Grigoris Kastanos is the 7th most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Grigoris Kastanos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Κάστανος; born 30 January 1998) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Serie B club Salernitana, and the Cyprus national team.

8. Konstantinos Laifis (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 26.35, Konstantinos Laifis is the 8th most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Konstantinos Laifis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Λαΐφης; born 19 May 1993) is a Cypriot footballer who plays for APOEL and the Cyprus national team. He previously played in the Cypriot First Division for Anorthosis and Alki Larnaca and in the Belgian Pro League for Standard Liège. He plays as a centre-back or at left-back.

9. Giorgos Merkis (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 25.42, Giorgos Merkis is the 9th most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Giorgos Merkis (Greek: Γιώργος Μερκής, born 30 July 1984) is a retired Greek Cypriot professional footballer who played as a centre back for Cypriot First Division clubs Apollon Limassol and APOEL, and the Cyprus national team.

10. Georgios Efrem (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 23.87, Georgios Efrem is the 10th most famous Cypriot Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Georgios Efrem (Greek: Γεώργιος Εφραίμ, born 5 July 1989) is a former Cypriot professional footballer who last played as a winger for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Cyprus national team.