Andronikos Kakoullis (Greek: Ανδρόνικος Κακουλλής; born 3 May 2001) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a forward for Omonia and the Cyprus national team.[1]
Having come through Omonia's academy, Kakoullis would make his first team debut aged 17, coming on as a substitute in the dying minutes of a home game against Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot League. His first goal for the club came on 22 December 2019, in a 3–2 home win against AEK Larnaca.[2]
Kakoullis scored his first goal in a European Competition on 3 December 2020, opening the score in an eventual 2–1 win over PAOK in the Europa League group stage, in Omonia's first ever win at group stage level.[3] That same season, he earned his first trophy, winning the 2020–21 Cypriot First Division with Omonia; He scored two goals in 15 appearances in the competition.[4]
The following season, Kakoullis won the 2021 Cypriot Super Cup and the 2021–22 Cup with Omonia. He came on as a substitute in both the Super Cup game, and the Cup final.[5][6]
In the 2022–23 season, he made his 100th appearance for Omonia, captaining his team for the first time, in an away game against Manchester United in the Europa League group stage.[7] He also won the Cypriot Cup with Omonia for the second year in a row. Kakoullis was in his team's starting lineup for the final.
Kakoullis made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Czech Republic.[8] He scored his first international goal in a 1–2 loss against Slovenia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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