Kyriaki Vasiliou

Kyriaki Vasiliou
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997[1]
Place of birth Cyprus,
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 AC Omonia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AEL Larissa
Lefkothea Latsion
AC Omonia
International career‡
2013–2015 Cyprus U19 8 (0)
2019– Cyprus 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:35, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Kyriaki Vasiliou (Greek: Κυριακή Βασιλείου; born 17 June 1997) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Division club Omonia FC and the Cyprus women's national team.

Career

Club career

While playing for local team Kokkinohorion, Vasiliou received the award for the 2015 Best Young Footballer of the Year at the televised KOP awards.[3]

Salonica's top division team Aris showed an interest in Vasiliou while, in 2018, she was studying Physical Education in the city, an interest reciprocated by the player[4] though the transfer did not materialize, since she agreed terms with Panserraikos F.C. of Serres.[2]

In 2021, Vasiliou expressed her "frustration" with what she perceived as lack of equal treatment and pay between men and women footballers in Cyprus, and her wish to play "abroad."[5] In the 2021–22 season she played for Lefkothea Latsion, scoring in the second match of the season, a 2–1 win against Pafos Geroskipou.[6] In spite of her comments before the season, she signed with Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia after the end of the season.[7] In August 2023 Vasiliou signed a contract extension with Omonia.[8]

International career

In February 2019, Vasiliou was called up to the Cyprus women's national team while a player of AEL Larissa, for the 2019 Aphrodite Women Cup.[9] She played in the first half of a 2–1 friendly win against Lithuania on the opening day of the tournament.[10][11] She continued to be involved with the national team, receiving a further call-up in November 2022 for friendly matches against Greece,[12] and a 10-day training session in May 2023.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kyriaki Vasiliou at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Πανσερραϊκή έκλεισε την ταλαντούχα μεσοεπιθετικό Κυριακή Βασιλείου από την Κύπρο!!" [Panserraikos acquired talented attacking midfield Vasiliou from Cyprus!]. Serres Mega Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Βραβεύσεις ΚΟΠ: Κορυφαίοι Ασίς και Λαϊφης". news.rik.cy (in Greek). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Βασιλείου: 'Οικογενειακό κλίμα στον Άρη! Αγάπησα τη Θεσσαλονίκη'" [Vasiliou: A family atmosphere in Aris! I loved Salonica!]. Academies (in Greek). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Κυριακή Βασιλείου: 'Δεν υπάρχει ισότητα, να παίξω σε πρωτάθλημα στο εξωτερικό'" [Vasiliou: 'There is no equality, I should play in a league abroad']. Ginekio (in Greek). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Γυναικείο: Νίκες για Νέα Σαλαμίνα, Λευκοθέα, Ομόνοια και Χρυσομηλιά". Politis (in Greek). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Ενίσχυση με Βασιλείου" [Strengthened with Vasiliou]. Cyprus Times (in Greek). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Ανανέωσε η Βασιλείου". omonoia24.com (in Greek). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Η αποστολή της εθνικής Γυναικών στο τουρνουά του Aphrodite Cup (πρόγραμμα)". Politis (in Greek). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Cyprus - Lithuania". SofaScore. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Κυριακή Βασιλείου" [Kyriaki Vasiliou]. Ginekio (in Greek). 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Συνεχίζεται η προετοιμασία της Εθνικής Γυναικών ενόψει της αποστολής στην Ελλάδα". Politis (in Greek). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Κλήση της Εθνικής Γυναικών για προπονήσεις". Phileleftheros (in Greek). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Κλήση της Εθνικής Γυναικών για προπονήσεις". Cyprus Times (in Greek). 11 May 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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