Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hector Matthew Kyprianou [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 2001 | ||
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 | 73 | (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 17:21, 1 April 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 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.
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.
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.
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
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