Andreas Karo

Andreas Karo
	Karo playing for Cyprus in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	9 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nicosia, Cyprus
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hermannstadt
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2012	Anorthosis Famagusta
2012–2016	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Apollon Limassol
2017–2018	→ Nea Salamina (loan)
2018–2019	→ Pafos (loan)
2019–2021	Lazio
2019–2021	→ Salernitana (loan)
2021	→ Marítimo (loan)
2021–2023	APOEL
2023–2024	OFI
2024–2025	Maccabi Petah Tikva
2025–	Hermannstadt
International career‡
2012	Cyprus U15
2011	Cyprus U17
2013–2014	Cyprus U19
2015–2018	Cyprus U21
2019–	Cyprus
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2025; ‡ 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 Liga I club Hermannstadt and the Cyprus national team.

Club career

On 12 July 2019, he signed with the Italian club Lazio.^[1] A week later, he was loaned to Serie B club Salernitana.

On 30 January 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo.^[2]

On 9 June 2021, he left Marítimo for Cypriot club APOEL.^[3]

On 7 June 2023, he left APOEL for Greek club OFI.

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.^[4]

As of 5 April 2025

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Apollon Limassol	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	1	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	—		—		—		1^[a]	0	—		1	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	—		1	0	—		4	0
Nea Salamina (loan)	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	29	3	3	0	—		—		—		32	3
Pafos (loan)	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	19	2	5	1	—		—		—		24	3
Salernitana (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	29	1	2	0	—		—		—		31	1
	2020–21	Serie B	1	0	2	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		30	1	4	0	—		—		—		34	1
Marítimo (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
APOEL	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	28	5	2	0	—		—		—		30	5
	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	25	0	2	2	—		5^[b]	0	—		32	2
	Total		53	5	4	2	—		5	0	—		62	7
OFI Crete	2023–24	Super League Greece	13	0	0	0	—		—		—		13	0
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	11	1	4	1	—		—		—		15	2
	2024–25	Israeli Premier League	15	0	0	0	1	0	3^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	20	0
	Total		26	1	4	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	35	2
Hermannstadt	2025–26	Liga I	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			180	12	22	4	1	0	9	0	1	0	213	16

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League
^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup

As of 18 November 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cyprus	2019	1	0
	2020	6	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	8	1
	2024	7	0
Total		28	1

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

Apollon Limassol

Maccabi Petah Tikva

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