Ioannis Pittas

Ioannis Pittas
Pittas with CSKA Sofia in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Pittas
Date of birth (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996
Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position 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 38 (14)
International career‡
2015–2018 Cyprus U21 19 (2)
2019– Cyprus 53 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:15, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:27, 12 October 2025 (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 14 February 2026[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 17 7 4 3 – 1[f] 0 22 10
2025–26 Bulgarian First League 21 7 3 1 – – 24 8
Total 38 14 6 4 0 0 1 0 45 18
Career total 246 91 42 15 30 5 1 0 320 110
  1. ^ Includes Cypriot Cup, Svenska Cupen, Bulgarian Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e 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
  6. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian First League European play-off final

International

As of match played 12 October 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
National team Year Apps Goals
Cyprus
2019 4 0
2020 8 0
2021 10 1
2022 8 1
2023 7 2
2024 10 4
2025 6 3
Total 53 11

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
6 8 June 2024 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 2–1 2–3
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
9 21 March 2025 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus  San Marino 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 24 March 2025 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 1–2
11 9 October 2025 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–2 2–2

Honours

Apollon Limassol

Individual

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.
  9. ^ "Ioannis Pittas". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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