2021–22 Pafos FC season explained

Club:	Pafos
Season:	2021–22
Owner:	Pavel Gognidze
Manager:	Darko Milanič Míchel Salgado
League Topscorer:	Onni Valakari (10)
Season Topscorer:	Onni Valakari (11)
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Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

The 2021–22 season was Pafos's 8th year in existence, and fifth season in the Cypriot First Division.

Season review

On 21 June, Pafos announced the signing of Jeisson Palacios from Santa Fe, with Willy Semedo to a two-year contract from Grenoble the following day and Douglas Aurélio joining from Estoril Praia on 23 June.^{[1] [2] [3]}

On 29 June, Pafos announced the signing of Bruno Leite from Haugesund, with the transfer becoming official on 1 August.^[4]

On 30 June, Darko Milanič was appointed as Pafos' new Head Coach.^[5]

On 14 July, Pafos announced the signing of Deni Hočko from Mouscron for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

On 23 July, Pafos announced the signing of Kenan Bajrić on a season-long loan deal from Slovan Bratislava.^[7]

On 27 July, Pafos announced the signing of Daniel Antosch from Liefering.^[8]

On 29 July, Pafos announced the signing of Franko Kovačević from Hoffenheim II.^[9]

On 3 August, Pafos announced the signing of Martin Pajić from HNK Šibenik.^[10]

On 16 August, Pafos announced the signing of Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov from Rodina Moscow.^[11]

On 19 August, Pafos announced the signing of Jairo from Hajduk Split.^[12]

On 24 August, Pafos announced the signing of Ailton from Midtjylland.^[13]

On 27 August, Pafos announced the signing of Demetris Moulazimis from Enosis Neon Paralimni.^[14]

On 30 August, Pafos announced the signing of Vlad Dragomir from Virtus Entella.^[15]

On 7 September, Edgar Babayan left Riga by mutual consent before signing for Pafos.^[16]

On 7 January, Pafos announced the signing of Talys on loan from NK Osijek for the remainder of season.^[17]

On 9 January, Pafos announced the signing of Eirik Hestad on a free transfer after his Molde contract had expired.^[18]

On 14 January, Pafos announced the signing of Hamadi Al Ghaddioui from VfB Stuttgart for an undisclosed fee.^[19]

On 27 January, Pafos announced the signing of Ivan Tomečak from Rijeka, and the departure of Edgar Babayan.^{[20] [21]}

On 10 May, Darko Milanič was relieved of his duties as Head Coach with immediate affect, with Technical Advisor Míchel Salgado being appointed as Acting Head Coach for the remaining two games of the season on 14 May.^{[22] [23]}

Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Artur Rudko		GK	2022 5, df=yes	Dynamo Kyiv	2019^[24]	2022^[25]	93	0
12	Evgenios Petrou		GK	2022 5, df=yes	Ethnikos Assia	2018		14	0
31	Daniel Antosch		GK	2022 5, df=yes	Liefering	2021		2	0
Defenders
2	Jeisson Palacios		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Santa Fe	2021		13	1
4	Josef Kvída		DF	2022 5, df=yes	NEC Nijmegen	2020^[26]		56	2
20	João Aurélio		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Moreirense	2020^[27]		58	1
23	Alexandros Michael		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Karmiotissa	2021		8	0
27	Talys		DF	2022 5, df=yes	loan from NK Osijek	2022		18	0
33	Kenan Bajrić		DF	2022 5, df=yes	loan from Slovan Bratislava	2021		32	0
44	Ivan Tomečak		DF	2022 5, df=yes	on loan from Rijeka	2022		14	0
50	Demetris Moulazimis		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Enosis Neon Paralimni	2021		0	0
55	Martin Pajić		DF	2022 5, df=yes	HNK Šibenik	2021		18	0
Midfielders
6	Deni Hočko		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Mouscron	2021		16	0
16	Bruno Leite		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Haugesund	2021		4	0
19	Eirik Hestad		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Molde	2022		10	0
21	Gerasimos Fylaktou		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Ermis Aradippou	2019^[28]	2022(+1

^[29] | | |-| 24| Onni Valakari| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Tromsø| 2020| | 72| 31|-| 25| Navarone Foor| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Al-Ittihad Kalba| 2020^[30] | | 64| 1|-| 28| Stefan Panić| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Riga| 2020^[31] | | 50| 3|-| 30| Vlad Dragomir| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Virtus Entella| 2021^[15] | | 27| 1|-| 42| Jason Puncheon | | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Crystal Palace| 2019^[32] | 2022^[33] | 71| 5|-| 58| Pavlos Charidimou| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Academy| 2020| | 0| 0|-| 73| Manolis Charalambous| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Academy| 2020| | 0| 0|-| 86| Alexandros Spontas| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Academy| 2020| | 4| 0|-| | Vá| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Petro de Luanda| 2019| | 43| 7|-! colspan="11" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Forwards|-| 7| Willy Semedo| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Grenoble| 2021^[2] | 2023^[2] | 28| 4|-| 8| Franko Kovačević| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Hoffenheim II| 2021^[9] | | 28| 1|-| 9| Kévin Bérigaud| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Montpellier| 2018| 2022^[34] | | |-| 10| Jairo| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Hajduk Split| 2021^[12] | | 32| 8|-| 11| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Aston Villa| 2020^[35] | | 23| 5|-| 14| Douglas Aurélio| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Estoril Praia| 2021^[3] | | 24| 4|-| 18| Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Rodina Moscow| 2021^[11] | | 18| 3|-| 22| Hamadi Al Ghaddioui| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| VfB Stuttgart| 2022^[19] | | 13| 3|-| 33| Lysandros Papastylianou| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Academy| 2021| | 1| 0|-| | Martinos Zinonos| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Academy| 2020| | 0| 0|-| | Michalis Mavrommatis| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Academy| 2020| | 0| 0|-! colspan="11" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Out on loan|-| 3| Ailton| | DF| 2022 5, df=yes| Midtjylland| 2021^[13] | | 6| 0|-| 5| Kyriakos Antoniou| | DF| 2022 5, df=yes| Academy| 2018| | 31| 1|-| | Marcelo Torres| | FW| 2022 5, df=yes| Boca Juniors| 2020^[36] | | 36| 9|-! colspan="11" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Left during the season|-| 17| Edgar Babayan| | MF| 2022 5, df=yes| Riga| 2021^[16] | | 6| 0|}

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
21 June 2021	DF		Jeisson Palacios	Santa Fe	Undisclosed
22 June 2021	FW		Willy Semedo	Grenoble	Undisclosed
23 June 2021	FW		Douglas Aurélio	Estoril Praia	Undisclosed
29 June 2021	MF		Bruno Leite	Haugesund	Undisclosed
7 July 2021	MF		Deni Hočko	Mouscron	Undisclosed
27 July 2021	GK		Daniel Antosch	Liefering	Undisclosed
29 July 2021	FW		Franko Kovačević	Hoffenheim II	Undisclosed
3 August 2021	DF		Martin Pajić	HNK Šibenik	Undisclosed
16 August 2021	FW		Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov	Rodina Moscow	Undisclosed
19 August 2021	FW		Jairo	Hajduk Split	Undisclosed
24 August 2021	DF		Ailton	Midtjylland	Undisclosed
27 August 2021	DF		Demetris Moulazimis	Enosis Neon Paralimni	Undisclosed
30 August 2021	MF		Vlad Dragomir	Virtus Entella	Undisclosed
7 September 2021	MF		Edgar Babayan	Riga	Free
9 January 2022	MF		Eirik Hestad	Molde	Free
14 January 2022	FW		Hamadi Al Ghaddioui	VfB Stuttgart	Undisclosed

Leite's move was announced on the above date, but was not finalised until 1 August 2021.

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
24 July 2021	DF		Kenan Bajrić	Slovan Bratislava	End of season
7 January 2022	DF		Talys	NK Osijek	End of season
27 January 2022	DF		Ivan Tomečak	Rijeka	End of season

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
17 July 2021	GK		Andreas Theokli	Digenis Akritas Morphou	Undisclosed
3 August 2021	GK		Will Mannion	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	^[37]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
9 January 2022	FW		Marcelo Torres	Akritas Chlorakas	End of season
12 January 2022	DF		Kyriakos Antoniou	Akritas Chlorakas	End of season
12 April 2021	DF		Ailton	Náutico	30 June 2022

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
27 January 2022	MF		Edgar Babayan	Vejle	26 January 2022	^[38]
11 June 2022	DF		João Aurélio	Nacional	1 July 2022	^[39]
30 June 2022	MF		Stefan Panić	RFS	1 July 2022	^[40]
30 June 2022	GK		Artur Rudko	Metalist Kharkiv
30 June 2022	DF		Ailton	Rodina Moscow	20 September 2022
30 June 2022	DF		Martin Pajić	HNK Šibenik
30 June 2022	DF		Demetris Moulazimis	Ayia Napa
30 June 2022	MF		Vá	Apollon Limassol
30 June 2022	MF		Manolis Charalambous
30 June 2022	MF		Pavlos Charidimou	ASIL Lysi
30 June 2022	MF		Jason Puncheon	Anorthosis Famagusta
30 June 2022	FW		Rushian Hepburn-Murphy	Swindon Town	1 September 2022	^[41]
30 June 2022	FW		Kévin Bérigaud
30 June 2022	FW		Pavlos Charidimou	AEZ Zakakiou

Transfers were announced on the above date, but didn't come into effect until 1 July 2022 once their contracts expired on 30 June 2022.

Competitions

Cyta Championship

See main article: 2021–22 Cypriot First Division.

Regular season

Results

Championship round

Results

Cypriot Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Cypriot Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Pafos but left during the season:|}

Goal scorers

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1	MF		24	Onni Valakari	10	1	11
2	FW		10	Jairo	8	0	8
3	FW		7	Willy Semedo	4	0	4
	FW		14	Douglas Aurélio	4	0	4
5	FW		18	Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov	3	0	3
	FW		21	Hamadi Al Ghaddioui	3	0	3
7	MF		28	Stefan Panić	2	0	2
8	MF		30	Vlad Dragomir	1	0	1
	FW		8	Franko Kovačević	1	0	1
	DF		2	Jeisson Palacios	1	0	1
	MF		42	Jason Puncheon	1	0	1
	DF		4	Josef Kvída	1	0	1
				Own goal	0	1	1
Total					39	2	41

Clean sheets

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1	GK		1	Artur Rudko	8	2	10
2	GK		12	Evgenios Petrou	2	0	2
TOTALS					10	2	12

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Cyta Championship		Cypriot Cup		Total
1		GK	Artur Rudko	1	0	0	1	1	1
2		DF	Jeisson Palacios	2	0	0	1	2	1
4		DF	Josef Kvída	5	1	0	0	5	1
6		MF	Deni Hočko	4	0	1	0	5	0
7		FW	Willy Semedo	4	1	0	0	4	1
8		FW	Franko Kovačević	3	1	1	0	4	1
10		FW	Jairo	8	0	0	0	8	0
12		GK	Evgenios Petrou	0	1	0	0	0	1
14		FW	Douglas Aurélio	0	0	1	0	1	0
20		DF	João Aurélio	6	0	0	0	6	0
21		DF	Gerasimos Fylaktou	2	0	1	0	3	0
22		FW	Hamadi Al Ghaddioui	3	0	0	0	3	0
23		DF	Alexandros Michael	3	0	1	0	4	0
24		MF	Onni Valakari	1	1	0	0	1	1
25		MF	Navarone Foor	2	0	0	0	2	0
27		DF	Talys	3	0	0	0	3	0
28		MF	Stefan Panić	10	1	2	0	12	1
30		MF	Vlad Dragomir	4	0	0	0	4	0
33		DF	Kenan Bajrić	7	0	1	0	8	0
42		MF	Jason Puncheon	9	0	0	0	9	0
44		DF	Ivan Tomečak	2	0	0	0	2	0
55		DF	Martin Pajić	3	0	0	0	3	0
Players away on loan:
5		DF	Kyriakos Antoniou	0	0	1	0	1	0
Players who left Pafos during the season:
Total				82	6	9	2	91	8

Notes and References

1. Web site: JEISSON PALACIOS JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 21 June 2021.
2. Web site: WILLY SEMEDO JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 22 June 2021.
3. Web site: DOUGLAS AURELIO JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 23 June 2021.
4. Web site: BRUNO LEITE JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 29 June 2021.
5. Web site: Darko Milanic appointed as head coach. Pafos FC. 13 July 2021. 30 June 2021.
6. Web site: DENI HOCKO JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 14 July 2021.
7. Web site: KENAN BAJRIC JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 23 July 2021.
8. Web site: DANIEL ANTOSCH JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 27 July 2021.
9. Web site: FRANKO KOVACEVIC JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 29 July 2021.
10. Web site: MARTIN PAJIC JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 3 August 2021.
11. Web site: MAGOMEDKHABIB ABDUSALAMOV JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 18 August 2021 . 16 August 2021.
12. Web site: AIRO DA SILVA JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 21 August 2021 . 19 August 2021.
13. Web site: AILTON SILVA JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 27 August 2021 . 24 August 2021.
14. Web site: DEMETRIS MOULAZIMIST JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 27 August 2021 . 27 August 2021.
15. Web site: VLAD DRAGOMIR JOINS PAFOS FC . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 30 August 2021 . 30 August 2021.
16. Web site: "RIGA" NETURPINĀS SADARBĪBU AR BABAJANU . rigafc.lv . Riga FC Facebook . 19 September 2021 . 7 September 2021.
17. Web site: Pafos FC announce the agreement between the Club and the young, promising Brazilian player Talys. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 January 2022 . 7 January 2022.
18. Web site: Pafos FC announce the agreement between the Club and the experienced Norwegian player Eirik Hestad. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 10 January 2022 . 9 January 2022.
19. Web site: Pafos FC announce the agreement between the Club and the experienced German - Moroccan player Hamadi Al Ghaddioui. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 14 January 2022 . 14 January 2022.
20. Web site: Pafos FC announce the agreement between the Club and the experienced Croatian player Ivan Tomečak. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 31 January 2022 . 27 January 2022.
21. Web site: Pafos FC would like to thank Edgar Babayan for his positive contribution to the team and his professionalism during his short spell as part of our Club and we wish him all the best in his further career. . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 31 January 2022 . 27 January 2022.
22. Web site: Darko Milanic has been relieved of his duties as Pafos FC Head Coach, effective immediately . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 24 May 2022 . 10 May 2022.
23. Web site: Pafos FC football advisor Michel Salgado will be in charge for the last two games of the season as an Interim Head Coach . facebook.com/fcpafos . FC Pafos Facebook . 24 May 2022 . 14 May 2022.
24. Web site: Artur Rudko . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 1 July 2019 . 12 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200912172104/https://pafosfc.com.cy/archives/2735 . dead .
25. Web site: ARTUR RUDKO – CONTRACT PROLONGATION . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 21 December 2020 .
26. Web site: PAFOS FC WELCOME JOSEF KVIDA! . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 4 August 2020 .
27. Web site: JOAO AURELIO . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 25 August 2020 .
28. Web site: GERASIMOS FYLACTOU . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 5 September 2019 . 18 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918230934/https://pafosfc.com.cy/archives/3130 . dead .
29. Web site: GERASIMOS FYLAKTOU SIGNGS NEW CONTRACT WITH PAFOS FC . www.facebook.com/fcpafos/ . Pafos FC Facebook . 10 August 2021 . 14 June 2021.
30. Web site: MIDFIELDER NAVARONE FOOR JOINS PAFOS FC . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 13 September 2020 .
31. Web site: Pafos FC announce the first transfer of the winter window with the acquisition of experienced Serbian midfielder Stefan Panić. . facebook.com/fcpafos/ . FC Pafos Facebook . 3 January 2021 . 28 December 2020.
32. Web site: JASON PUNCHEON TO PAFOS FC! . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 6 August 2019 . 7 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231459/https://pafosfc.com.cy/archives/2922 . dead .
33. Web site: JASON PUNCHEON SIGNS NEW CONTRACT . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 2 June 2021 . 29 May 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602224314/https://pafosfc.com.cy/archives/5154 . dead .
34. Web site: KEVIN BERIGAUD RENEWAL . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 2 June 2021 . 1 June 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220449/https://pafosfc.com.cy/archives/5161 . dead .
35. Web site: RUSHIAN HEPBURN MURPHY ! . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 15 July 2020 . 21 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521062446/https://pafosfc.com.cy/archives/4454 . dead .
36. Web site: MARCELO TORRES OFFICIALLY JOINS PAFOS FC . pafosfc.com.cy/ . Pafos FC . 24 December 2020 . 13 September 2020 .
37. Web site: Will Mannion joins U's . cambridge-united.co.uk . Cambridge United F.C. . 10 August 2021 . 3 August 2021.
38. Web site: Vejle Boldklub forstærker sig til forårssæsonen med Edgar Babayan . vejle-boldklub.dk . Vejle Boldklub . 26 January 2022 . Danish . 26 January 2022.
39. Web site: JOÃO AURÉLIO DE VOLTA AO NACIONAL . cdnacional.pt . C.D. Nacional . 27 July 2022 . Portuguese . 11 June 2022.
40. Web site: RFS PASTIPRINA S. PANIČS . fkrfs.lv . FK RFS . 27 July 2022 . Latvian . 17 June 2022.
41. Web site: Town seal deal for Hepburn-Murphy . swindontownfc.co.uk . Swindon Town F.C. . 29 September 2022 . 1 September 2022.