Ioannis Pittas

Ioannis Pittas

Pittas with AIK in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Pittas
Date of birth	(1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Limassol, Cyprus
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	28
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2023	Apollon Limassol	137	(45)
2018–2019	→ Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan)	28	(9)
2023–2025	AIK	43	(23)
2025–	CSKA Sofia	0	(0)
International career^‡
2015–2018	Cyprus U21	19	(2)
2019–	Cyprus	47	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Ioannis Pittas (Greek: Ιωάννης Πίττας; born 10 July 1996) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

AIK

On 30 June 2023, Pittas was signed by AIK, where he signed a contract until 30 November 2025.[1] According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature.[2]

Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1–1 away against Kalmar FF.[3] On 24 September 2023, Pittas became a big derby hero for AIK when he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against arch-rivals Djurgårdens IF at Friends Arena.[4] In the final round of Allsvenskan 2023, Pittas scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes against IFK Värnamo, securing AIK's stay in the league for the 2024 season.[5] Pittas ended the season as the club's top scorer with nine goals in 13 Allsvenskan matches, despite the fact that he played fewer matches then the runner-up Rui Modesto with six goals.

Pittas celebrates after scoring against Djurgårdens IF, September 2023

On 5 May 2024, Pittas recorded two goals and two assists in a 6–2 win over IFK Norrköping at Friends Arena.[6]

International career

He made his Cyprus national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland, as an 80th-minute substitute for Andreas Makris.[7]

Personal life

He is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international defender Pambos Pittas.

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Apollon Limassol	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	7	2	4	0	1[b]	0	—		12	2
	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	6	0	2	0	4[b]	1	—		12	1
	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	0	0	0	0	2[b]	0	—		2	0
	2019–20	Cypriot First Division	19	2	5	1	8[b]	1	—		32	4
	2020–21	Cypriot First Division	34	13	1	0	3[b]	0	—		38	13
	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	25	10	3	0	2[c]	0	—		30	10
	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	35	18	1	0	10[d]	2	1[e]	0	47	20
	Total		137	45	16	1	30	4	1	0	184	50
Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan)	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	28	9	7	4	—		—		35	13
AIK	2023	Allsvenskan	13	9	6	3	—		—		19	12
	2024	Allsvenskan	30	14	6	3	—		—		36	17
	Total		43	23	12	6	0	0	0	0	55	29
CSKA Sofia	2024–25	Bulgarian First League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			208	77	35	11	30	4	1	0	274	92

1. Includes Cypriot Cup, Svenska Cupen
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 March 2021	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Slovenia	1–0	1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	20 November 2022	HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel	Israel	2–0	3–2	Friendly
3	17 June 2023	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus	Georgia	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4	19 November 2023	Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Lithuania	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	21 March 2024	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus	Latvia	1–0	1–1	Friendly
6	8 June 2024	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Moldova	2–1	2–3	Friendly
7	6 September 2024	Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania	Lithuania	1–0	1–0	2024–25 UEFA Nations League C
8	18 November 2024	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Romania	1–2	1–4	2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Apollon Limassol

• Cypriot First Division: 2021–22
• Cypriot Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2022

Individual

• Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2022–23

References

1. "Ioannis Pittas klar för AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
2. "Officiellt: Pittas klar för AIK". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
3. "Drömdebut för Pittas i AIK – räddade oavgjort". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
4. "Pittas sänkte Djurgården". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
5. "Hattrick på en kvart – show av AIK i sista matchen". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
6. Edlund, Kewin AdolfssonWilhelm (5 May 2024). "Överkört på Friends: "Det är en katastrof"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
7. "Scotland v Cyprus game report". UEFA. 8 June 2019.
8. Ioannis Pittas at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

External links

• Ioannis Pittas – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Ioannis Pittas at National-Football-Teams.com