Stephanos Charalambous

Stefanos Charalampous (; born 3 September 1999) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta.

He has previously played for Doxa Katokopias, PAEEK, Digenis Morphou and Olympiakos Nicosia.

Career

Charalampous was born on September 3, 1999, in Paphos, Cyprus. His father is former player Pambos Charalampous. He started his youth career at the age of 5 as a member of Akritas Chloraka academy. He entered Arsenal's elite academy which is established in Greece at the age of 11. They came to Cyprus among other countries and they chose him. He got the scholarship and for four years he was enclosed in the Academy with a private school. In the fifth year he was going back and forth between Greece - England with the aim of winning a contract with the team, but he was not given the chance. Then at 16 he went for a year to Belgian side Sporting Lokeren, however it was not as he imagined it. He did not take the opportunities and decided to return to Cyprus. He signed a contract with Doxa Katokopia, played in 10 games in the first year, but in the next two seasons he was loaned to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou.

Doxa Katokopia On 15 January 2018, Charalampous signed a contract with Cypriot First Division club, Doxa Katokopia. He plays with Doxa for 10 games.

Loan to PAEEK and Digenis Morphou On 12 September 2018, it was officially announced that Charalampous loaned until the end of the season at PAEEK. On 29 August 2019 loaned at Digenis Morphou until the end of the season.

Olympiakos Nicosia Charalampous joined Olympiakos Nicosia in the summer of 2020, after passing the tryouts of Giannis Petrakis. He made his debut on January 7, 2021, against Pafos FC, while on April 14, 2021, in a cup game against AEL Limassol he was the first substitute and after a good performance he scored his first goal. He played for 44 games and scores 3 goals.

Anorthosis Famagusta On June 24, 2023, it was officially announced that Charalampous had signed with Anorthosis Famagusta. The agreement will be activated after the medical examinations. The exceptional performances of the 23-year-old Cypriot midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia made Anorthosis to bring him to Antonis Papadopoulos on a free transfer. Charalampous will be Anorthosis' second signing for the 2023-24 season, after the Spanish left-back Fran Garcia Solsona. The Cypriot midfielder was a big star in last season's first quarter-final cup match at Makario Stadium on 16 February, scoring two goals in Olympiacos' 2-1 win over "lady". On 7 July 2023, Anorthosis announced the formalization of the agreement with Charalampous until 2025.

Personal life Charalampous is the son of the Cypriot former footballer Pambos Charalampous who played for Evagoras, AEP and Apollon Limassol. And he is the younger brother of Cypriot actress, Antonia Charalampous.

Career statistics

Olympiakos Nicosia Cypriot Cup: Runner-Up 2020–21