Harry Panayiotou
Personal information
Full name Harrison Andreas Panayiotou[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Leicester, England[3]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bruno's Magpies
Number 99
Youth career
2009–2012 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Leicester City 1 (1)
2014 → Port Vale (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Raith Rovers (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2018 Barrow 33 (2)
2017 → Salford City (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 Nuneaton Borough 20 (0)
2019 Aittitos Spata 2 (0)
2019–2021 Aldershot Town 66 (16)
2021–2022 Livingston 4 (0)
2022–2023 Aldershot Town 28 (1)
2023 → Maidenhead United (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Bruno's Magpies 8 (2)
International career‡
2015 Saint Kitts and Nevis U23 3 (3)
2014– Saint Kitts and Nevis 34 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:33, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Harrison Andreas Panayiotou (Greek: Χάρρισον Ανδρέας Παναγιώτου; born 28 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gibraltar Football League club Bruno's Magpies. He represents the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team, having made his international debut in 2014.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Born in Leicester, Panayiotou joined his hometown club Leicester City as a youngster, making his first-team debut in April 2012. After loan spells at Port Vale in October 2014 and Raith Rovers in the second half of the 2015–16 season, he was released by Leicester. He joined Barrow in September 2016, and was loaned out to Salford City in March 2017. He signed with Nuneaton Borough in June 2018, before moving on to Greek side Aittitos Spata in January 2019 and then returned to the English National League with Aldershot Town in July 2019. After two seasons there, he joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston for a short spell, but returned to Aldershot Town in January 2022. He joined Maidenhead United on loan in February 2023. He joined Gibraltar club Bruno's Magpies in August 2023.

Club career

Leicester City

Panayiotou was born in Leicester, to a Greek Cypriot father, Andreas, who was involved in youth football, and a Kittian mother.[10] He started his career at the youth academy of local club Leicester City, alongside subsequent first-team teammates Andy King, Jeffrey Schlupp, Liam Moore, Tom Parkes and Cian Bolger. His performances for the under-18 side earned him the Fans' Academy Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 season. He was part of the youth squad which won the HKFC Soccer Sevens cup in May 2013, where he scored five goals, including one in the 2–0 win over Newcastle United in the final; he was subsequently named Player of the Tournament.[11]

After impressing in games for Leicester City Under-21 he was named as the under-21 Premier League Player of the Month for March.[12] On 18 May 2015, Panayiotou was named Leicester City Under-21 Player of the Year, reward for an impressive season including scoring 11 goals in his last 13 games.[13] He made his senior debut for the "Foxes" against Leeds United on the final day of the 2011–12 season at Elland Road; he replaced Lloyd Dyer in the 73rd minute and scored the winning goal in added time.[14] He signed his first professional contract in September 2012,[15] and in July 2014 he extended it by a further two years.[16] On 20 October 2014, Panayioutou joined League One side Port Vale on a one-month loan.[17] However, he did not make a first team appearance for the "Valiants" during his time at Vale Park.[18]

On 29 January 2016, Panayiotou joined Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on a loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[19] He made his league debut for Raith against Rangers on 2 February, coming on as a second-half substitute.[20] He scored his first goal for Rovers in a 3–3 draw against with Rangers on 2 April.[21] His next goal came in the Scottish Championship semi-final first leg play-off against Hibernian at Stark's Park on 4 May 2016; Rovers went on to lose 2–0 (2–1 on aggregate) in the return leg three days later.[22][23] He was released by Leicester City at the end of the 2015–16 season.[24]

Barrow

Panayiotou cut short a trial at Borussia Dortmund's under-23 team to sign a two-year contract with National League side Barrow in September 2016; "Bluebirds" manager Paul Cox said that "he had offers from Yeovil and Coventry and even from Salt Lake City in America, but he wanted to play here for us".[25] He made his debut for Barrow in an FA Trophy replay against Harrogate Town on 13 December 2016.[26] On 23 March 2017, he joined National League North side Salford City on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[27] He played three games for the "Ammies".

Back with Barrow for the 2017–18 season he chose to turn down his country so as to help Adrian Pennock's side battle against relegation.[28] The battle proved successful as Barrow finished one place and one point above the relegation zone.

Nuneaton Borough

On 25 June 2018, Panayiotou signed with National League North side Nuneaton Borough in a move that reunited him with former Leicester City youth coach Nicky Eaden.[29] He made 20 appearances for "Boro" in the first half of the 2018–19 season, before he departed Liberty Way on 23 January 2019.[30]

Aittitos Spata

In January 2019, Panayiotou signed for Greek Football League side Aittitos Spata.[31] The "Invincible" were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season after being expelled for financial problems.[32]

Aldershot Town

On 12 July 2019, Panayiotou joined National League side Aldershot Town after a successful trial spell.[33] He scored four goals in 30 appearances for the "Shots" in the 2019–20 season, which was permanently suspended on 26 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, with Aldershot in 16th-place.[34] He scored 12 goals from 37 appearances in the 2020–21 season, finishing as the "Shots" joint-top goalscorer.[35][36]

Livingston

On 12 August 2021, Panayiotou signed a two-year deal with an option for a third year with Scottish Premiership club Livingston.[37] He made his debut at the Almondvale Stadium in the Scottish League Cup on 14 August, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute only to be substituted himself eleven minutes later in what ended as a 1–1 draw with St Mirren; manager David Martindale said after the game that it was a mistake to play Panayiotou as he was not fit.[38] He made his Premiership debut in a 0–0 draw with Celtic on 30 October.[39] He made just four substitute appearances in the league for the "Lions" and his contract was mutually terminated in January 2022.[36][40] Panayiotou said there was a "toxic" environment at the club.[41]

Return to Aldershot

On 5 January 2022, Panayiotou returned to Aldershot Town on a free transfer, signing an eighteen-month deal.[42] He said it was a "no-brainer" to return to the Recreation Ground and said manager Mark Molesley had "amazing" tactical awareness and knowledge.[36] He scored one goal in fifteen appearances in the second half of the 2021–22 season.[35] On 17 February 2023, Panayiotou joined league rivals Maidenhead United on a one-month loan.[43] This deal was then extended until the end of the season.[44] He featured seventeen times for Aldershot and six times for Maidenhead during the 2022–23 season, with both clubs successfully avoiding relegation.[35] He was released by Aldershot at the end of the season.[45]

International career

On 8 October 2014, Panayiotou scored on his debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in their Caribbean Cup qualifying defeat to Barbados at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[46]

On 26 March 2015, he scored a hat-trick beginning with a penalty in the second leg of a World Cup first qualifying round tie against the Turks and Caicos Islands at the TCIFA National Academy in Providenciales; Saint Kitts and Nevis won the match 6–2 for a 12–4 aggregate victory.[47] On 26 March 2016, he scored in a 2–0 win over Aruba which secured passage into the Second Round of qualification for the 2017 Caribbean Cup.[48] This also meant he broke an 85-year Leicester City club record previously held by England's Ernie Hine – the Foxes' all-time leading goalscorer at international level.[49]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 April 2023
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 2011–12[50] Championship 1 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 1
2012–13[51] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[52] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[53] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[54] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Port Vale (loan) 2014–15[53] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raith Rovers (loan) 2015–16[54] Scottish Championship 14 1 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1[a] 16 2
Barrow 2016–17[55][35] National League 1 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 3 0
2017–18[56][35] National League 32 2 0 0 — 2[b] 0 34 2
Total 33 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 37 2
Salford City (loan) 2016–17[35] National League North 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Nuneaton Borough 2018–19[57] National League North 20 0 0 0 — 3[c][b] 0 23 0
Aittitos Spata 2018–19[35] Greek Football League 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Aldershot Town 2019–20[35] National League 29 4 1 0 — 0 0 30 4
2020–21[35] National League 37 12 0 0 — 0 0 37 12
Total 66 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 67 16
Livingston 2021–22[35] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Aldershot Town 2021–22[35] National League 14 1 — — 1[b] 0 15 1
2022–23[35] National League 14 0 1 0 — 2[b] 1 17 1
Total 28 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 31 2
Maidenhead United (loan) 2022–23[35] National League 6 0 — — 0 0 6 0
Career total 177 21 2 0 1 0 12 2 193 23
  1. ^ a b Appearance/s and goal/s in the play-offs.
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance/s and goal/s in the FA Trophy.
  3. ^ Appearance/s in the Birmingham Senior Cup.

International

As of match played 16 October 2023.[58]
International statistics
National team Year Apps Goals
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2014 2 1
2015 6 3
2016 6 3
2017 2 0
2018 4 3
2019 5 0
2021 4 0
2023 3 1
Total 32 11

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.[58]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2014 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Barbados 2–3 2–3 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
2. 26 March 2015 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands  Turks and Caicos Islands 3–2 6–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4–2
4. 5–2
5. 26 March 2016 Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba  Aruba 2–0 2–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
6. 29 March 2016 Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 1–0
7. 1 June 2016 Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  Suriname 1–0 1–0
8. 9 September 2018 Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  Puerto Rico 1–0 1–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
9. 14 October 2018 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla  Saint Martin 4–0 10–0
10. 9–0
11. 23 March 2023 3–1 3–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C

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