Efstathios Aloneftis

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Stathis Aloneftis
Personal information
Full name	Efstathios Aloneftis
Date of birth	March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29) (age 25)
Place of birth	Nicosia, Cyprus
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Energie Cottbus
Number	26
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2005 2005–2007 2007–present	AC Omonia AEL 1964 FC Energie Cottbus	63 (18) 54 0(8) 12 0(0)
National team2
2005–present	Cyprus	22 0(5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2008-04-12. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Stathis Aloneftis (born on March 29, 1983, in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot footballer. He is an attacking midfielder who tends to play on the left wing. He is highly regarded for his dribbling skills. He started his career with Omonia Nicosia, making his first appearance for the senior squad during the 2000-01 season however his real talent became apparent during 2003–04. His successes with Omonia include the championship and Super Cup (in 2001 and 2003) and the Cypriot Cup in 2005.

He moved to the Greek side, AEL Larissa in 2005 for a transfer fee CYP £136,000.^[1] The season 2006-07 was good for Aloneftis and in January 2007 he went on trial to Queens Park Rangers, but nothing else has been confirmed.^[2] At the end of the season he played with his team in the Cup final, where he was in the main beginning squad and his team beat 2-1 Panathinaikos FC and won the Cup. He is a regular pick for the Cyprus national football team.

On May 31st, 2007 German side Energie Cottbus announced the signing of Aloneftis (Bosman ruling free transfer),^[3] making him the first Cypriot to compete in the Bundesliga.^[4]

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