# 2023–24 Pafos FC season

The 2023–24 season was Pafos's 10th year in existence, and seventh season in the Cypriot First Division. They finished the season in 5th place in the league and won the Cypriot Cup for the first time, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League for the first time too.

## Season review

On 8 June, Pafos announced the signing of Matheus Davó on a season-long loan deal from Cruzeiro.
On 16 June, Pafos extended their contract with Vlad Dragomir.
On 24 June 2023, Juan Carlos Carcedo was announced as the new Head Coach of Pafos.
On 26 June, Pedro Pelágio made his loan move from Marítimo permanent.
On 28 June, Pafos extended their contract with Marios Demetriou.
On 13 July, Mamadou Kané had his loan moved from Olympiacos permanent.
On 28 July, Petar Bočkaj joined Pafos on loan from Dinamo Zagreb, with Alef Manga joining on loan from Coritiba the following day.
On 3 August, Pafos announced the signing of Patrick Twumasi from Maccabi Netanya.
On 5 August, Pafos announced the signing of Renato Josipović from Široki Brijeg.
On 14 August, Pafos announced the signing of Adrian Rus from Pisa.
On 20 August, Pafos announced the signing of Matías Melluso from Gimnasia y Esgrima. The following day, 21 August, Pêpê joined Pafos on loan from Olympiacos for the season.
On 22 August, Pafos announced the signing of David Goldar from Burgos.
On 31 January, Pafos announced the signings of Jajá on loan from Athletico Paranaense and Anthony Contreras from Riga.

## Squad

    As of match played 18 May 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Ivica Ivušić | GK | (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (aged 29) | NK Osijek | 2023 | | 61 | 0 |
| 40 | Renato Josipović | GK | (2001-06-12)12 June 2001 (aged 22) | Široki Brijeg | 2023 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Matías Melluso | DF | (1998-06-09)9 June 1998 (aged 25) | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2023 | | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Josef Kvída | DF | (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 27) | NEC Nijmegen | 2020 | 2026 | 135 | 4 |
| 5 | David Goldar | DF | (1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 29) | Burgos | 2023 | | 33 | 4 |
| 12 | Petar Bočkaj | DF | (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 (aged 27) | on loan from Dinamo Zagreb | 2023 | 2024 | 38 | 2 |
| 13 | Jordan Ikoko | DF | (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 30) | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2022 | | 66 | 0 |
| 14 | Marios Demetriou | DF | (1992-12-25)25 December 1992 (aged 31) | PAEEK | 2022 | | 26 | 2 |
| 17 | Adrian Rus | DF | (1996-03-18)18 March 1996 (aged 28) | on loan from Pisa | 2023 | | 29 | 2 |
| 23 | Alexandros Michail | DF | (2000-01-28)28 January 2000 (aged 24) | Karmiotissa | 2021 | | 13 | 0 |
| | Sam Bunch | DF | (2003-04-15)15 April 2003 (aged 21) | Europa Point | 2023 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Mattheos Konstantinou | DF | (2003-03-03)3 March 2003 (aged 21) | Academy | 2023 | | 0 | 0 |
| | André Moreira | DF | (2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 21) | União de Leiria | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Mamadou Kané | MF | (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 27) | Olympiacos | 2023 | | 54 | 3 |
| 24 | Onni Valakari | MF | (1999-08-18)18 August 1999 (aged 24) | Tromsø | 2020 | 2026 | 151 | 46 |
| 25 | Moustapha Name | MF | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 29) | Paris FC | 2022 | | 66 | 6 |
| 30 | Vlad Dragomir | MF | (1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 25) | Virtus Entella | 2021 | | 94 | 8 |
| 34 | Diogo Dall'Igna | MF | (2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (aged 20) | Internacional | 2022 | 2026 (+1) | 9 | 1 |
| 88 | Pêpê | MF | (1997-05-20)20 May 1997 (aged 26) | on loan from Olympiacos | 2023 | 2024 | 32 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Bruno Felipe | FW | (1994-05-26)26 May 1994 (aged 29) | Omonia | 2023 | | 48 | 4 |
| 9 | Matheus Davó | FW | (1999-08-16)16 August 1999 (aged 24) | on loan from Cruzeiro | 2023 | 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Jairo | FW | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 32) | Hajduk Split | 2021 | | 103 | 45 |
| 18 | Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov | FW | (2003-05-01)1 May 2003 (aged 21) | Rodina Moscow | 2021 | | 37 | 3 |
| 19 | Anthony Contreras | FW | (2000-01-29)29 January 2000 (aged 24) | on loan from Riga | 2024 | 2024 | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | Jajá | FW | (2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 23) | on loan from Athletico Paranaense | 2024 | 2024 | 18 | 3 |
| 22 | Muamer Tanković | FW | (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 29) | AEK Athens | 2022 | | 73 | 24 |
| 27 | Patrick Twumasi | FW | (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 30) | Maccabi Netanya | 2023 | | 24 | 3 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 60 | Pedro Pelágio | MF | (2000-04-21)21 April 2000 (aged 24) | Marítimo | 2023 | | 34 | 0 |
| | Marcinho | DF | (1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 27) | Unattached | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Khetag Kochiyev | DF | (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 23) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2023 | | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Thierno Barry | FW | (2000-01-12)12 January 2000 (aged 23) | Tenerife B | 2023 | | 0 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | Jeisson Palacios | DF | (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 30) | Santa Fe | 2021 | | 33 | 2 |
| 11 | Alef Manga | FW | (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 (aged 29) | on loan from Coritiba | 2023 | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 49 | Bruno Tavares | MF | (2002-04-16)16 April 2002 (aged 22) | Sporting CP | 2022 | | 18 | 0 |
| 70 | Lysandros Papastylianou | FW | (2005-11-29)29 November 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | | 3 | 0 |
| | Oier Olazábal | GK | (1989-09-14)14 September 1989 (aged 34) | Espanyol | 2022 | | 3 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | FW | Thierno Barry | Tenerife B | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2023 | MF | Mamadou Kané | Olympiacos | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2023 | FW | Patrick Twumasi | Maccabi Netanya | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2023 | GK | Renato Josipović | Široki Brijeg | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2023 | DF | Matías Melluso | Gimnasia y Esgrima | Undisclosed |
| 22 August 2023 | DF | David Goldar | Burgos | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 8 June 2023 | FW | Matheus Davó | Cruzeiro | 30 June 2024 |
| 28 July 2023 | DF | Petar Bočkaj | Dinamo Zagreb | 30 June 2024 |
| 29 July 2023 | FW | Alef Manga | Coritiba | 7 November 2023 |
| 14 August 2023 | DF | Adrian Rus | Pisa | Undisclosed |
| 21 August 2023 | MF | Pêpê | Olympiacos | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Jajá | Athletico Paranaense | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Anthony Contreras | Riga | 30 June 2024 |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 24 August 2023 | FW | Lysandros Papastylianou | Genoa | Undisclosed |
| 28 December 2023 | DF | Jeisson Palacios | América de Cali | Undisclosed |
| 5 February 2024 | MF | Bruno Tavares | Auda | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 10 April 2023 | DF | Marcinho | América Mineiro | 31 December 2023 |
| 13 September 2023 | FW | Thierno Barry | Akritas Chlorakas | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 February 2024 | DF | Marcinho | Rodina Moscow | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 February 2024 | MF | Pedro Pelágio | United | 30 June 2024 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 9 July 2023 | DF | Juninho | Zorya Luhansk | |
| 28 August 2023 | GK | Oier Olazábal | Andorra | 29 August 2023 |
| 3 June 2024 | GK | Renato Josipović | NK Rudeš | 20 September 2024 |
| 5 June 2024 | DF | Alexandros Michail | Nea Salamis Famagusta | |
| 5 June 2024 | DF | Marios Demetriou | AEK Larnaca | |
| 6 June 2024 | FW | Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov | Rodina Moscow | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Marcinho | Ituano | 12 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Jordan Ikoko | PAC Omonia 29M | 23 December 2024 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Cyta Championship | 18 August 2023 | 11 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 050.00 |
| Cypriot Cup | 18 January 2024 | 18 May 2024 | Second round | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 053.66 |
Last updated: 18 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Cyta Championship
#### Regular season
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Aris Limassol | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 56 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Pafos | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 50 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Omonia | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 49 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for the Championship round |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 February 2024. Source: Results

##### Results by results

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
* ↑ matchday 3
* ↑ matchday 4
* ↑ matchday 5
* ↑ matchday 2

##### Results
#### Championship round
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 73 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Omonia | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Aris Limassol | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Pafos | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 53 | |
* ↑ Head to head points: APOEL 8, AEK 2.
* ↑ Pafos qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Cypriot Cup.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 May 2024. Source: Results

##### Results by results

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

##### Results
### Cypriot Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 18 May 2024

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Cyta Championship | Cyta Championship | Cypriot Cup | Cypriot Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Ivica Ivušić | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Matías Melluso | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CZE | Josef Kvída | 39 | 0 | 31+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | David Goldar | 33 | 4 | 27+2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Bruno Felipe | 31 | 3 | 16+12 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GUI | Mamadou Kané | 17 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Matheus Davó | 9 | 2 | 0+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Jairo | 38 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Alef Manga | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CRO | Petar Bočkaj | 38 | 2 | 27+6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | COD | Jordan Ikoko | 30 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | CYP | Marios Demetriou | 14 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | ROU | Adrian Rus | 29 | 2 | 20+4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | RUS | Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov | 19 | 0 | 2+15 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CRC | Anthony Contreras | 16 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | BRA | Jajá | 18 | 3 | 4+10 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | SWE | Muamer Tanković | 37 | 16 | 28+4 | 14 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | CYP | Alexandros Michail | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | FIN | Onni Valakari | 40 | 7 | 22+13 | 5 | 3+2 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | SEN | Moustapha Name | 39 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | GHA | Patrick Twumasi | 24 | 3 | 4+19 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Vlad Dragomir | 37 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | BRA | Diogo Dall'Igna | 9 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | POR | Pêpê | 32 | 2 | 17+10 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 60 | MF | POR | Pedro Pelágio | 14 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Pafos but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 49 | MF | POR | Bruno Tavares | 13 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Cyta Championship | Cypriot Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 10 | Jairo | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | | 22 | Muamer Tanković | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | MF | | 24 | Onni Valakari | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | 30 | Vlad Dragomir | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | 5 | David Goldar | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | | 27 | Patrick Twumasi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | 7 | Bruno Felipe | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | 20 | Jajá | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | 9 | Matheus Davó | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 25 | Moustapha Name | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 12 | Petar Bočkaj | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 17 | Adrian Rus | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 88 | Pêpê | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | 34 | Diogo Dall'Igna | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | | 19 | Anthony Contreras | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | | 14 | Marios Demetriou | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 60 | 14 | 74 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Cyta Championship | Cypriot Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Ivica Ivušić | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 3 | 13 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Cyta Championship | Cyta Championship | Cypriot Cup | Cypriot Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Ivica Ivušić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Matías Melluso | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | | DF | Josef Kvída | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | David Goldar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Bruno Felipe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Mamadou Kané | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Jairo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | | DF | Petar Bočkaj | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Jordan Ikoko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Marios Demetriou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | | DF | Adrian Rus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Anthony Contreras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Muamer Tanković | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | | MF | Onni Valakari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Moustapha Name | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | | FW | Patrick Twumasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | | MF | Vlad Dragomir | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | | MF | Diogo Dall'Igna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | | MF | Pêpê | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 60 | | MF | Pedro Pelágio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Pafos during the season: ||||||||||
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 78 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 2 |