Maria Panagiotou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Agios Ioannis, Cyprus[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Apollon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2024 | Apollon | 126 | (30) |
| 2024– | AEK Athens | 29 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Cyprus U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2021– | Cyprus | 29 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2025.[4] | |||
Maria Panagiotou (Greek: Μαρία Παναγιώτου, born 5 February 2005) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek A Division club AEK Athens and the Cyprus women's national team.
Club career
Panagiotou joines the Apollon Ladies academy at the age of 10 and in 2016 she started making appearances for the first team.[2] She has played in over 150 matches for the club, helping them win 6 league titles, 5 cup titles and 3 super cup titles.[5] Maria made her UWCL debut in 2021 when she came off the bench for 3 minutes in a 2–0 win over Dinamo Minsk.[6]
On 27 July 2024, she signed with Greek club AEK Athens.[5] She made 22 appearances as the club won the 2024–25 Greek A Division and the 2025 Greek Cup.
International career
Panagiotou capped for Cyprus at senior level during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.[7]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 October 2025 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Albania |
1–2 | 3–2 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off matches |
Career statistics
- As of 7 November 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Other[b] | Europe[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Apollon | 2016/17 | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2017/18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2018/19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 7 | |||
| 2019/20 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 9 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022/23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2023/24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 126 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 32 | ||
| AEK | 2024/25 | Greek A Division | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 150 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 191 | 33 | ||
- ^ Includes Cypriot Cup, Greek Cup
- ^ Includes Cypriot Super Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
Club
- Apollon
- Cypriot First Division (6): 2016/17, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
- Cypriot Cup (5): 2016/17, 2017/18, 2021/22, 2022/23
- Cypriot Super Cup (3): 2017, 2021, 2023
- AEK
- Greek A Division (1): 2024/25
- Greek Cup (1): 2025
Individual
- PASP BEST11 Women's (4): 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
References
- ^ Maria Panagiotou at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "The Next Big Thing ονόματι…Μαρία Παναγιώτου!". limassoltoday.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Maria Panagiotou - Cyprus - Women's World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Maria Panagiotou". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Στην ΑΕΚ η Μαρία Παναγιώτου". kingsport.gr. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Apollon 2:0 Dinamo Minsk". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Cyprus | Women's World Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "ΜΑΡΙΑ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΟΥ". ginekio.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
External links
- Maria Panagiotou at Soccerway.com
