# Ioannis Pittas

Ioannis Pittas (Greek: Ιωάννης Πίττας; born 10 July 1996) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Cyprus national team.

## Club career
### AIK

On 30 June 2023, Pittas was signed by AIK, where he signed a contract until 30 November 2025. According to some information, AIK paid 800,000 euros for the player's signature.
Pittas scored his first goal for the club in his debut when the team played 1–1 away against Kalmar FF. On 24 September 2023, Pittas became a big derby hero for AIK when he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against arch-rivals Djurgårdens IF at Friends Arena. In the final round of Allsvenskan 2023, Pittas scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes against IFK Värnamo, securing AIK's stay in the league for the 2024 season. Pittas ended the season as the club's top scorer with nine goals in 13 Allsvenskan matches, despite the fact that he played fewer matches then the runner-up Rui Modesto with six goals.
On 5 May 2024, Pittas recorded two goals and two assists in a 6–2 win over IFK Norrköping at Friends Arena.

## International career

He made his Cyprus national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland, as an 80th-minute substitute for Andreas Makris.

## Personal life

He is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international defender Pambos Pittas.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Apollon Limassol | 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 4 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 13 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 10 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 35 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 20 |
| Apollon Limassol | Total | Total | 137 | 45 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 50 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 13 |
| AIK | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 12 |
| AIK | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 17 |
| AIK | Total | Total | 43 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 29 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 214 | 79 | 36 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 95 |
* ↑ Includes Cypriot Cup, Svenska Cupen
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

### International career
#### International goals

    Scores and results list Cyprus's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 30 March 2021 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 20 November 2022 | HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel | Israel | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 17 June 2023 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Georgia | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4 | 19 November 2023 | Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 21 March 2024 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 8 June 2024 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 7 | 6 September 2024 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |
| 8 | 18 November 2024 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours

Apollon Limassol
* Cypriot First Division: 2021–22
* Cypriot Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
* Cypriot Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2022
Individual
* Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2022–23