Marinos_Tzionis
Marinos Tzionis
Cypriot footballer
Marinos Tzionis (Greek: Μαρίνος Τζιωνής; born 16 July 2001) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City, and the Cyprus national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marinos Tzionis | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 22)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Omonia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Omonia | 65 | (12) |
| 2022– | Sporting Kansas City | 48 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Cyprus U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cyprus U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Cyprus | 24 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023 | |||
Omonia
On 26 September 2017, Tzionis signed his first contract as a professional footballer, joining Omonia.[2]
Tzionis finished the 2017–18 season with just two appearances. However, in Summer 2018, the club underwent a change of ownership, and put a large emphasis on youth development. This resulted in Tzionis being given more opportunities the following season, which he took advantage of, scoring his first three goals for the club.[3][4]
The 2020–21 season proved successful for player and team alike, as Tzionis helped Omonia win the Cypriot First Division for the first time in over a decade. He scored seven goals in the competition, many of which played a vital role in winning the league. In addition, he played his first continental games, including all six of Omonia's games in the 2020–21 Europa League group stage.[5]
Tzionis scored his first goal in a European competition on 5 August 2021, in a 1–0 win over Flora Tallinn, in a Europa League qualifier.[6]
Sporting Kansas City
On 24 January 2022, MLS club Sporting Kansas City announced they had signed Tzionis on a three-year contract,[7] for a reported fee of around €1.6 million.[8]
Club
- As of 23 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omonia | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 43 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 65 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 15 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 March 2022 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League |
| 2. | 24 September 2022 |  Greece | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
Omonia
Individual
- Cypriot First Division Young Player of the Year: 2021–22
- "Marinos Tzionis". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- "Επαγγελματικό συμβόλαιο για τον 16χρονο Μαρίνο Τζιωνή". Balla.com.cy. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- "Cyprus - M. Tzionis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- Andronikou, Christos (2022-01-25). "Αφιέρωμα: Ο Μαρίνος Τζιωνής έδειξε ότι με πίστη, δουλειά και υπομονή πετυχαίνεις τον στόχο σου!". Omonoianews.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- Andronikou, Christos (2022-01-25). "Αφιέρωμα: Ο Μαρίνος Τζιωνής έδειξε ότι με πίστη, δουλειά και υπομονή πετυχαίνεις τον στόχο σου!". Omonoianews.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- UEFA.com. "Omonoia-Flora | UEFA Europa League 2021/22". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC acquires 20-year-old winger Marinos Tzionis". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- "Τζιωνής, η πιο κερδοφόρα πώληση στην ιστορία της Ομόνοιας! | Goal News Cy". goal.philenews.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- Marinos Tzionis at Soccerway
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