Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pieros Sotiriou | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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APOEL | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 55 | (10) |
2013– | APOEL | 62 | (29) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Cyprus U19 | 7 | (5) |
2011–2014 | Cyprus U21 | 12 | (2) |
2012– | Cyprus | 19 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2016 |
Pieros Sotiriou (Greek: Πιέρος Σωτηρίου; born on 13 January 1993 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot international footballer who plays as a striker for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division.
Sotirou is a product of Olympiakos Nicosia academies. He made his official debut with Olympiakos in the 2009–10 season, when the club was competing in the Cypriot Second Division, appearing in four matches and scoring one goal. On 19 March 2011, he made his Cypriot First Division debut, playing the last 11 minutes in a match against Doxa Katokopias and he added a further five appearances in the 2010–11 season. The next season (2011–12), he made 16 league appearances (2 at starting line-up, 14 as a substitute) and scored his first Cypriot First Division goal on 18 September 2011, in the third matchday against APOEL where Olympiakos lost by 1–4. On June 2012, it was rumoured that Sheffield Wednesday was interested in him and also on 5 August 2012, he was trialled at S.L. Benfica, but finally stayed at Olympiakos. On 16 November 2012, he renwed his contract with Olympiakos, signing a three-year contract extension. His most productive season with Olympiakos came in 2012–13, when he appeared in 29 league matches (28 at starting line-up, 1 as a substitute) and scored 8 goals.