Kostakis Artymatas

Kostakis Artymatas (Greek: Κωστάκης Αρτυματάς, born 15 April 1993) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains both Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta and the Cyprus national team.

Kostakis Artymatas
Artymatas playing for Cyprus in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993
Place of birth Paralimni, Cyprus
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Anorthosis Famagusta
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2009 Enosis Neon Paralimni
2009–2012 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Enosis Neon Paralimni 18 (3)
2013–2019 APOEL 74 (1)
2017–2018 → Kerkyra (loan) 25 (0)
2019– Anorthosis 109 (5)
International career‡
2010–2012 Cyprus U19 8 (0)
2012–2013 Cyprus U21 7 (0)
2012– Cyprus 55 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

Club career

Early career

Artymatas started his playing career when he was eight years old at Enosis Neon Paralimni academies and at age sixteen he moved to Nottingham Forest academies in England where he stayed for three years.[1][2] He returned to Cyprus in June 2012 and he made his professional debut with Enosis Neon Paralimni on 15 September 2012, in a league match against Anorthosis Famagusta which ended in 1–1 draw.[3]

APOEL

On 14 June 2013, Artymatas moved from Enosis Neon Paralimni to APOEL (for a transfer fee of €120,000[4]) and he signed a four-year contract with his new club.[5][6] He made his debut on 11 November 2013, in a Cypriot First Division match against Alki Larnaca at GSP Stadium, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in APOEL's 3–0 victory.[7][8] A month later, he made his debut in European competitions, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 2–0 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt for the last matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage.[9] During his first season at APOEL, he managed to win his first career titles, winning all the Cypriot competitions, the Cypriot League,[10] the Cypriot Cup[11] and the Cypriot Super Cup.[12]

In the 2014–15 season, he added two more trophies to his collection, as APOEL won again both the Cypriot championship and the cup.[13] He scored his first official goal for APOEL on 17 October 2015, netting the fifth goal in APOEL's 6–0 home victory against AEL Limassol for the Cypriot First Division.[14]

On 19 September 2016, Artymatas signed a three-year contract extension with APOEL, running until 31 May 2020.[15]

On 31 August 2017, Artymatas signed a long season contract with Superleague club Kerkyra on loan from APOEL.[16]

Anorthosis

In July 2019 he moved to Anorthosis.[17]

International career

Artymatas made his international debut with Cyprus National Team on 12 October 2012, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Slovenia at Ljudski vrt Stadium, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute in Cyprus' 2–1 defeat.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EN Paralimni 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 183———183
APOEL 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 904010—140
2014–15 1203010—160
2015–16 2612070—351
2016–17 1504150—241
2017–18 000030—30
2018–19 12030——150
Total 741161170—1072
Kerkyra (loan) 2017–18 Super League Greece 25020——270
Anorthosis 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 22040——260
2020–21 3316110—402
2021–22 2944091—425
2022–23 25010——260
2023–24 0000000000
Total 109515110100886
Career total 22693322710028612

    International
    As of 7 October 2020[19]
    Cyprus
    YearAppsGoals
    201210
    201310
    201420
    201510
    201660
    2017100
    201880
    201981
    202010
    Total391

    International goals
    Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.[19]
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.9 September 2019San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino4–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

    References
    1. "Φάκελος "ξενιτεμένοι": Κωστάκης Αρτυματάς, από το Παραλίμνι στη Νότιγχαμ". balla.com.cy. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    2. "Κωστάκης Αρτυματάς στο Balla: "Ηταν δύσκολο να φύγω μόνος στα 16" (videos)". balla.com.cy. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    3. "Anorthosis vs. Enosis 1 – 1". Soccerway. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    4. Οριστικά στο ΑΠΟΕΛ (Ανακοίνωση) (in Greek). kerkida.net. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    5. Γαλαζοκίτρινος και ο Αρτυματάς [Artymatas in yellow and blue] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    6. "Επένδυση στο μέλλον με Κωστάκη Αρτυματά (Αφιέρωμα)". APOEL. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    7. "APOEL FC 3–0 ALKI". APOEL FC. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
    8. "APOEL vs. Alki 3 – 0". soccerway. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
    9. "APOEL out as Frankfurt prove too strong". UEFA. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
    10. "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
    11. ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
    12. "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
    13. "APOEL secure league to wrap up Cypriot double". UEFA.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
    14. APOEL FC 6-0 AEL (in Greek). APOEL FC. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
    15. "Επέκταση συνεργασίας με τον Κωστάκη Αρτυματά" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
    16. "Επίσημο: Στην Κέρκυρα ο Αρτυματάς" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 31 August 2017.
    17. "Ποδοσφαιριστής της Ανόρθωσης ο Κωστάκης Αρτυματάς (δηλώσεις)". Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
    18. Ήττα από τη Σλοβενία [Defeat from Slovenia] (in Greek). CFA. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    19. "Kostakis Artymatas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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