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Hector Kyprianou
Personal information
Full name Hector Matthew Kyprianou[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2011 Omonia Youth FC
2011–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
2015–2019 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Leyton Orient 66 (0)
2018 → Harlow Town (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 16 (0)
2019 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 1 (0)
2022– Peterborough United 83 (10)
International career‡
2019 Cyprus U19 6 (0)
2019 Cyprus U21 3 (1)
2023– Cyprus 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Hector Matthew Kyprianou (Greek: Έκτορ Ματθαίος Κυπριανού, born 27 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Peterborough United as a midfielder. Born in England, he represents Cyprus at international level.[3] He also represented Cyprus at under-19 and under-21 level.

Career

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Leyton Orient

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A regular in Leyton Orient's U18 side during the 2017–18 season, Kyprianou went on a month's work experience loan to Harlow Town in August 2018, making three appearances.[4]

In October, Kyprianou signed a similar deal with Bishop's Stortford which continued until March 2019. He made 21 appearances in all competitions.[5]

In March 2019, Kyprianou signed on loan with National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough,[6] making one appearance, in the 3–1 league win at Billericay Town.[7]

Kyprianou was called up to the Cyprus U19 squad in January 2019.[8] He also signed a professional contract with Leyton Orient which began on 1 July 2019.[9]

On 6 November, Kyprianou made his senior Orient debut in the EFL Trophy group stage match against Brighton & Hove Albion U21, which Orient won on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[10] He also started the next match in the competition, the 1–1 draw in the second round at Bristol Rovers on 4 December, which Orient lost on penalties.[11] He made his league debut on 7 December in the 1–1 draw at Oldham Athletic.[12]

On 1 April 2021, Kyprianou signed a contract extension at Leyton Orient until 30 June 2023.

Peterborough United

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On 22 June 2022, Kyprianou signed for League One club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[13] Kyprianou scored his first football league goal and his first for Peterborough in a 3–0 win against Morecambe

Kyprianou started the 2023–24 season in fine form, registering two goals in three league appearances.

International career

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Kyprianou played several times for the Cyprus under-19 team and Cyprus under-21 before being called up to the Cyprus national team in June 2021 when he was an unused substitute for the match against Ukraine.[14] He made his debut on 12 October 2023 in a Euro qualifier against Norway.[15]

Career statistics

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As of 4 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leyton Orient 2019–20 League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 8 0
2020–21 League Two 22 0 1 1 0 0 2[a] 0 25 1
2021–22 League Two 38 0 3 0 1 0 4[a] 0 46 0
Total 66 0 4 1 1 0 8 0 79 1
Harlow Town (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bishop's Stortford (loan) Isthmian League Premier 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21 0
Hampton & Richmond (loan) National League South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Peterborough United 2022–23 League One 21 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 28 2
Career total 107 2 5 1 3 0 17 0 132 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Peterborough United

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Leyton Orient" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 45. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Hector Kyprianou". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Peterborough United star Hector Kyprianou makes second international start in quick succession". Peterborough Today. Peterborough Today. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Hector Kyprianou". Harlow Town F.C. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Hector Kyprianou: Bishop's Stortford appearances". Bishop's Stortford F.C. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Orient pair with Hampton & Richmond for rest of season". Non League Daily. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Hector Kyprianou: Hampton & Richmond". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Hector Kyprianou called up for Cyprus U19 duty". Leyton Orient F.C. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Hector Kyprianou agrees professional contract". 28 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Leyton Orient 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion U21". Soccerway. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–1 Leyton Orient". Soccerway. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Oldham Athletic 1–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Posh Secure Signing Of Orient Midfielder". www.theposh.com. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  14. ^ "KYPRIANOU CALLED UP TO CYPRUS SENIOR SIDE". leytonorient.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Cyprus v Norway game report". ESPN. 12 October 2023.
  16. ^ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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