Andreas Karo

Andreas Karo (Greek: Ανδρέας Καρώ; born 9 September 1996) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Hermannstadt and the Cyprus national team.

Andreas Karo

Karo playing for Cyprus in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nicosia, Cyprus
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hermannstadt
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2012	Anorthosis Famagusta
2012–2016	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Apollon Limassol	1	(0)
2017–2018	→ Nea Salamina (loan)	29	(3)
2018–2019	→ Pafos (loan)	19	(2)
2019–2021	Lazio	0	(0)
2019–2021	→ Salernitana (loan)	30	(1)
2021	→ Marítimo (loan)	9	(0)
2021–2023	APOEL	53	(5)
2023–2024	OFI	13	(0)
2024–2025	Maccabi Petah Tikva	26	(1)
2025–	Hermannstadt	1	(0)
International career‡
2012	Cyprus U15	2	(0)
2011	Cyprus U17	2	(0)
2013–2014	Cyprus U19	7	(1)
2015–2018	Cyprus U21	18	(2)
2019–	Cyprus	28	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2024

Club career

Lazio and Salernitana

On 12 July 2019, he signed with the Italian club Lazio.^[1] A week later, he was loaned to Serie B club Salernitana.

Marítimo

On 30 January 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo.^[2]

APOEL

On 9 June 2021, he left Marítimo for Cypriot club APOEL.^[3]

OFI Crete

On 7 June 2023, he left APOEL for Greek club OFI.

Maccabi Petah Tikva

On 1 February 2024, he left OFI for Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva. On 30 May 2024, he won his first title with the club, Israel State Cup, after beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 in the final.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 July 2025

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Apollon Limassol	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	1	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	2018–19		—		—		—		1[a]	0	—		1	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	—		1	0	—		4	0
Nea Salamina (loan)	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	29	3	3	0	—		—		—		32	3
Pafos (loan)	2018–19		19	2	5	1	—		—		—		24	3
Salernitana (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	29	1	2	0	—		—		—		31	1
	2020–21		1	0	2	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		30	1	4	0	—		—		—		34	1
Marítimo (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
APOEL	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	28	5	2	0	—		—		—		30	5
	2022–23		25	0	2	2	—		5[b]	0	—		32	2
	Total		53	5	4	2	—		5	0	—		62	7
OFI Crete	2023–24	Super League Greece	13	0	0	0	—		—		—		13	0
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	11	1	4	1	—		—		—		15	2
	2024–25		15	0	0	0	1	0	3[c]	0	1[d]	0	20	0
	Total		26	1	4	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	35	2
Hermannstadt	2025–26	Liga I	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			181	12	22	4	1	0	9	0	1	0	214	16

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League
4. Appearance in Israel Super Cup

International

As of 18 November 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cyprus	2019	1	0
	2020	6	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	8	1
	2024	7	0
Total		28	1

Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karo goal.

List of international goals scored by Andreas Karo

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2023	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	14	Armenia	1–0	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Apollon Limassol

• Cypriot Cup: 2016–17
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2016

Maccabi Petah Tikva

• Israel State Cup: 2023–24^[4]
• Israel Super Cup runner-up: 2024