Ioannis Kousoulos

Ioannis Kousoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Κούσουλος; born 14 June 1996 in Limassol) is a professional Cypriot football player who plays for Cypriot First Division club Omonia, and the Cyprus national team.

Ioannis Kousoulos

Kousoulos with Cyprus national team in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Kousoulos
Date of birth	(1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Limassol, Cyprus
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder Defender
Team information
Current team	Omonia
Number	31
Youth career
2010–2014	Nea Salamina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Nea Salamina	119	(3)
2018–	Omonia	159	(13)
International career‡
2014	Cyprus U-19	6	(0)
2015–2017	Cyprus U-21	16	(0)
2018–	Cyprus	45	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025

Career

Born in Limassol, Kousoulos signed his first professional contract with Nea Salamina at the age of 18.^[1]

On 3 July 2018, Kousoulos joined Omonia on a four-year contract.^[2] In August 2020, he renewed his contract until 2024.^[3]

Kousoulos started the vast majority of Omonia's games in the 2020–21 season, in which he helped his team win the domestic league, and was named Omonia's vice-captain. He was given the nickname "Machine" by then Omonia coach Henning Berg.^[4]

On 20 July 2021, Kousoulos sustained a knee cartilage injury in a Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb, which kept him out of action for the entirety of the 2021–22 season.^[5] He made his return on 3 September 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home win against AEK Larnaca in the Cypriot League.^[6] He ended the 2022–23 season as Cup winner with Omonia.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nea Salamina	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2014–15		14	1	1	0	—		—		15	1
	2015–16		31	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
	2016–17		28	1	1	0	—		—		29	1
	2017–18		31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
	Total		119	3	8	0	—		—		127	3
Omonia	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	2019–20		10	1	4	2	—		—		14	3
	2020–21		35	4	2	0	10	0	—		47	4
	2021–22		—		—		1	0	—		1	0
	2022–23		26	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	31	0
	2023–24		33	5	4	0	3	0	1	0	41	5
	2024–25		27	3	1	0	11	0	—		39	3
	Total		159	13	16	2	27	0	1	0	203	15
Career total			278	16	24	2	27	0	1	0	330	18

International

As of match played 25 March 2023^[8]

Cyprus
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	8	0
2019	6	4
2023	1	0
Total	15	4

International goals

Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 March 2019	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	San Marino	3–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.	8 June 2019	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–1	1–2
3.	9 September 2019	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	4–0
4.				3–0

Honours

Omonia

• Cypriot First Division: 2020–21
• Cypriot Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2021

Individual

• Cypriot First Division Team of the Year: 2023–24
• UEFA Euro 2020 Team of the Qualifiers: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying