Andreas Karo

Andreas Karo
Karo playing for Cyprus in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AEL Limassol
Number 2
Youth career
–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)
2025–2026 Hermannstadt 22 (1)
2026– AEL Limassol 6 (1)
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 7 November 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2024

Andreas Karo (Greek: Ανδρέας Καρώ; born 9 September 1996) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol.

Club career

Lazio and Salernitana

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

Marítimo

On 30 January 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo.

APOEL

On 9 June 2021, he left Marítimo for Cypriot club APOEL.

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Apollon Limassol 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 1020——0030
2018–19 Cypriot First Division ———10—10
Total 1020—10—40
Nea Salamina (loan) 2017–18 Cypriot First Division 29330———323
Pafos (loan) 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 19251———243
Salernitana (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 29120———311
2020–21 Serie B 1020———30
Total 30140———341
Marítimo (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 90————90
APOEL 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 28520———305
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 25022—50—322
Total 53542—50—627
OFI Crete 2023–24 Super League Greece 13000———130
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 11141———152
2024–25 Israeli Premier League 15000103010200
Total 26141103010352
Hermannstadt 2025–26 Liga I 22110——20251
AEL Limassol 2026–27 Cypriot First Division 3000———30
Career total 2051323410903024117
  1. ↑ Includes Cypriot Cup, Coppa Italia, Israeli State Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Toto Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus 201910
202060
202150
202210
202381
202470
Total281
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

Maccabi Petah Tikva

References

  1. ↑ "Comunicato 12.07.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Lazio. 12 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "BEM-VINDO ANTREAS KARO" (in Portuguese). Marítimo. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Ανδρέα Καρώ" (in Greek). APOEL. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 "אחרי 72 שנה: מכבי פ"ת מחזיקת הגביע" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. 30 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Andreas Karo". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 13 July 2025.