Founded in 2014, Pafos represents the coastal city of Paphos in Cyprus and has quickly developed a distinctive modern profile within the national game. Blue and white colors, a cosmopolitan playing group and the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium shape the club’s public identity. Its recorded pathway now includes domestic league and cup football alongside UEFA competition, reflecting an upward trajectory from a newly formed organization to a prominent Cypriot name. The page brings together the club’s identity, current roster snapshot and recent sporting context.
Pafos Upcoming matches by league
1. Division
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- Regular Season - 4
Pafos
AEL
-
- Regular Season - 5
AnorthosisNo H2HPafos
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- Regular Season - 6
PafosNo H2HApoel Nicosia
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- Regular Season - 7
Nea SalamisNo H2HPafos
UEFA Europa Conference League
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- League Stage - 1
AtalantaNo H2HPafos
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- League Stage - 2
PafosNo H2HRiga
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- League Stage - 3
TwenteNo H2HPafos
Pafos Last matches by league
1. Division
UEFA Europa Conference League
Super Cup
UEFA Europa League
Friendlies Clubs
Cup
UEFA Champions League
Pafos Team Roster
The latest recorded squad contains 34 players: 10 attackers, eight defenders, five goalkeepers and 11 midfielders. The attacking group includes Biel, Jajá, Bruno Felipe and M. Bassouamina, while the defensive list includes David Luiz, David Goldar and S. Mmaee. Midfield options include Domingos Quina, Guga, I. Šunjić, K. Sema, N. Moumi Ngamaleu and V. Dragomir. The goalkeeper group includes J. Gorter, R. Majecki and three further options. The roster blends Cypriot representation with a broad international profile.
position Goalkeeper
Jay Gorter
Michalis Papastylianou
Petros Petrou
Nikolas Kyriakidis
Radosław Majecki
position Defender
Yoram Zague
Samy Mmaee A Nwambeben
David Luiz Moreira Marinho
David Goldar Gómez
Bruno Felipe Souza da Silva
Nicholas Ioannou
K. Ioannou
position Midfielder
Gonçalo Rosa Gonçalves Pereira Rodrigu
Domingos Quina
Kenneth Nlata Sema
Nicolas Brice Moumi Ngamaleu
Ivan Šunjić
Vlad Mihai Dragomir
G. Michael
Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito
Christos Efzona
Pedro Filipe Figueiredo Rodrigues
position Attacker
Mons Rogeani Andre Bassouamina
Afonso Cruz Patrão
Jair Diego Alves de Brito
Leanderson da Silva Genésio
Gabriel Teixeira Aragão
Anderson Oliveira Silva
M. Mammadov
M. Kais
João Pedro Araújo Correia
Last Pafos Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones, listed under the shorter name Juan Carlos Carcedo, who began his Pafos spell on 1 July 2023. The recorded timeline does not confirm that he remains in the role. Míchel Salgado appears in two earlier periods, including April to June 2023, while Henning Berg served from July 2022 to April 2023. Darko Milanič preceded them from July 2021 to May 2022. The sequence covers five recorded appointments and shows a changing technical leadership group.
Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones | Spain | 1 July 2023 | |
| Miguel Ángel Salgado Fernández | Spain | 1 April 2023 | 1 June 2023 |
| Henning Stille Berg | Norway | 1 July 2022 | 1 April 2023 |
| Miguel Ángel Salgado Fernández | Spain | 1 May 2022 | 1 June 2022 |
| Darko Milanič | Slovenia | 1 July 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| Stephen Phillip Constantine | England | 1 February 2021 | 1 June 2021 |
| Dmytro Mykhailenko | Ukraine | 1 October 2020 | 1 February 2021 |
| Jonathan Cameron Toshack | Wales | 1 January 2020 | |
| Željko Kopić | Croatia | 1 October 2018 | 1 November 2019 |
| Luka Elsner | Slovenia | 1 July 2017 | 1 January 2018 |
| Apostolos Makrides | Cyprus | 1 December 2015 | 1 June 2016 |
| José Manuel Roca Cases | Spain | 1 November 2015 | 1 December 2015 |
| Horácio José Paredes Mota Gonçalves | Portugal | 1 November 2012 | 1 November 2012 |
| Saša Jovanović | Serbia | 1 November 2012 | 1 June 2013 |
Pafos Transfers
The listed recent arrivals include R. Majecki and S. Mmaee, both joining on loan. Biel is also recorded on loan from Sporting CP. M. Papastylianou, M. Mammadov and Guga arrived as transfers, while Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito is listed as a free agent. N. Kyriakidis and N. Moumi Ngamaleu also came as free agents. M. Kané and C. Efzona are recorded as loan returns. Other entries run back to September 2025, so this dated selection describes recorded movement rather than a complete recruitment total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afonso Patrão |
KVC Westerlo
|
Transfer | 2 September 2026 |
| Yoram\t Zague |
Paris Saint Germain
|
Loan | 24 August 2026 |
| N. Moumi Ngamaleu |
Dynamo
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| R. Majecki |
Monaco
|
Loan | 16 July 2026 |
| S. Mmaee |
Dinamo Zagreb
|
Loan | 11 July 2026 |
| M. Papastylianou |
Omonia 29is Maiou
|
Transfer | 8 July 2026 |
| Biel |
Sporting CP
|
Loan | 1 July 2026 |
Neftchi Baku
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |
| M. Mammadov |
Neftchi Baku
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Guga |
Al Najma
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Kyriakidis |
Omonia Nicosia
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito |
Sporting CP
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Efzona |
Olympiakos
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| N. Moumi Ngamaleu |
Dynamo
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| C. Efzona |
Olympiakos
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
The listed recent departures include A. Guessand, recorded as a transfer to Kalamata, and M. Kané, who left as a free agent for Araz. M. Oršić, N. Michael, K. Pileas and T. Papadoudis are listed as free-agent departures to Dinamo Zagreb, Universitatea Cluj, AEK Larnaca and Riga respectively. Several entries are returns from loan, including Lelê to Fluminense, Pedrão to Cruzeiro and Dani Silva to FC Midtjylland. O. Valakari is recorded as a transfer to San Diego, while L. Dimata departed on loan to Chongqing Tongliang Long. This is not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Luckassen |
FK Crvena Zvezda
|
Free agent | 3 August 2026 |
| A. Guessand |
Kalamata
|
Transfer | 1 August 2026 |
| G. Skafi |
Akritas
|
Loan | 22 July 2026 |
| M. Kané |
Araz
|
Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
|
Omonia Nicosia
|
- | 3 July 2026 | |
| P. Tsivikos |
MEAP Nisou
|
Free agent | 2 July 2026 |
CSA Steaua Bucureşti
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 | |
| P. Charalampous |
Digenis Morphou
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Papadoudis |
Riga
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Pileas |
AEK Larnaca
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Michael |
Universitatea Cluj
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Oršić |
Dinamo Zagreb
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Luckassen |
FK Crvena Zvezda
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
|
CSA Steaua Bucureşti
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 | |
| M. Kané |
Araz
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Pafos’s recorded movement between September 2025 and August 2026 shows an active, internationally connected squad cycle. Arrivals include loans from Monaco, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting CP and Fluminense, alongside transfers from Omonia 29is Maiou, Neftchi Baku, Al Najma and Kristiansund BK. Free-agent additions and returns from loan broaden the pattern beyond permanent recruitment. The departure list shows the opposite movement as well: free-agent exits, loan returns and a smaller set of transfers or loans to clubs in Cyprus and abroad. The overlap between incoming and outgoing names reflects short-term registration changes, including players returning to parent clubs and others subsequently appearing in the arrival list. Because both movement lists are limited recent extracts rather than full windows, they support a description of activity and transaction types, not a definitive balance of recruitment or departures. The clearest feature is a fluid squad assembled through multiple mechanisms rather than one single transfer route.
Leagues Pafos has participated in
The recorded competition profile is led by Cyprus’s 1. Division and Cup, both represented from 2018 through 2025 and among the recent competitions in the profile. The Super Cup is recorded for 2024 and 2025, while the UEFA Champions League appears for 2025, also placing it among the recent competitions. UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League are recorded for 2024 and should be treated as historical in this profile. Club friendlies are likewise historical, with records from 2020 to 2024. The profile spans domestic football and a growing European presence.
More about Pafos
Pafos, officially known as Pafos FC, is the football representative of the coastal city of Paphos in Cyprus. Founded in 2014, the club emerged through a merger and belongs to a modern generation of Cypriot football institutions. Its development has carried it from local prominence toward a stronger top-level and European presence. Its home is the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, a municipal venue closely connected with the city and its sporting life.
The club’s visual identity is built around blue and white, with gold also used as an accent. Those colors give Pafos a clear Mediterranean character, linking the team to the coastal setting of Paphos. The crest adds a more specifically local dimension: it features Evagoras Pallikarides, a figure remembered as a symbol of courage and sacrifice in Cypriot history. The badge therefore connects a contemporary professional club with the heritage of its home city.
Pafos operates within a private ownership model associated with Total Sports Investments. That structure has accompanied an international outlook, including investment in performance infrastructure and a broad recruitment network. The squad profile is correspondingly cosmopolitan, combining Cypriot players with footballers from several national and continental backgrounds. This mix has become one of the club’s defining features rather than a peripheral detail.
On the field, Pafos is rooted in Cyprus’s top domestic ecosystem, with recorded participation in league and cup football and appearances in UEFA competitions. The club’s development since 2014 has made Paphos a stronger presence in the national game while carrying the city’s identity onto the European stage. Its story is therefore one of recent formation, international ambition and local symbolism, with the stadium, colors and crest providing continuity as the sporting project evolves.
Last matches statistics for Pafos
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HNK Hajduk Split
2 - 0
Pafos
|
3 / 14 |
|
0% | 0 | 2 | |
|
Pafos
2 - 0
HNK Hajduk Split
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | 3 | |
|
Red Bull Salzburg
1 - 0
Pafos
|
1 / 0 |
|
0% | 11 | 3 1 | |
|
Pafos
3 - 3
Red Bull Salzburg
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Dinamo Tirana
1 - 1
Pafos
|
4 / 0 |
|
0% | 12 | 2 | |
|
Pafos
4 - 2
Dinamo Tirana
|
8 / 21 |
|
83 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
|
Karmiotissa
0 - 3
Pafos
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Omonia Nicosia
0 - 1
Pafos
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Pafos
0 - 0
Olympiakos
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
AEK Larnaca
0 - 1
Pafos
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Pafos
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).