Nicholas Ioannou

Ioannou's current-season form is down 45% on last season (Season 22→12), while his Rating eased 41→29. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Pafos	16	0	0	6.69	—	—
2025/26	Sampdoria · 13th	18	2	1	6.8	29	12
2024/25	SampdoriaLoan · 18th	24	2	1	6.79	41	22
2023/24	Como · 2nd	25	3	3	6.92	52	21
2022/23	Como · 13th	32	3	3	6.83	59	31
2021/22	ComoLoan · 13th	30	1	2	6.72	57	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Cyprus · international

Side	Apps	G
Cyprus	51	2
Cyprus U21	8	1
Cyprus U19	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

N. Ioannou is a 30-year-old full-back at Sampdoria, rated 29.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ioannou.

On the season, Ioannou graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.052 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 30 Ioannou is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downRemarkably consistent

29.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

12.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.05

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.05

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %28.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.185

Assists / 900.092

Goal contribution / 900.277

Defensive actions / 903.052

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.462

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 30, Ioannou sits on 5.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ioannou's projected Rating — 29.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 10 moves

PPafosJan 2026 – now

SampdoriaJul 2025 – Jan 2026

Sampdoria(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

Comountil Aug 2024

Nottingham Forest(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2024

ComoJul 2022 – Jul 2022

Como(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

Nottingham Forest(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

Aris Thessalonikis(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

Nottingham ForestSept 2020 – Jan 2021€ 500K

AApoel NicosiaJul 2014 – Sept 2020

Manchester Uniteduntil Jul 2014

About N. Ioannou

Nicholas Ioannou is a 30-year-old full-back who plays for Sampdoria, born on November 10, 1995 in Limassol, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Cyprus. Sampdoria currently sit 11th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, N. Ioannou has made 18 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 973 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

N. Ioannou's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sampdoria face Juve Stabia at home in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Ioannou at 29.4 with a Season form score of 12.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the 1. Division. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, N. Ioannou has totalled 244 club appearances with 17 goals and 10 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 32 appearances for Como.

N. Ioannou's career has also included time at PPafos, Como, Nottingham Forest, Aris Thessalonikis, AApoel Nicosia and Manchester United.

On the international stage, N. Ioannou has represented Cyprus, Cyprus U21, Cyprus U19 — 60 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points