The 2025–26 season was Pafos's 12th year in existence, and ninth season in the Cypriot First Division. Pafos are defending league champions, having won it for the first time the previous season, and will also enter both the Cypriot Cup and the Cypriot Super Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.
Season review On 23 June, Pafos announced the permanent signing of Anderson Silva from Alanyaspor, on a contract until June 2028.
On 27 June, Pafos announced the permanent signing of Jajá from Athletico Paranaense, on a contract until June 2028.
On 4 July, Pafos announced the loan signing of Bruno Langa from UD Almería for the season.
On 9 July, Pafos announced that they had extended their contract with Christos Evzonas until the summer of 2027.
On 14 July, Pafos announced that Ivica Ivušić had left the club to sign for Hajduk Split.
On 15 July, Pafos announced the signing of Mons Bassouamina from Clermont on a contract until the summer of 2027.
On 18 July, Pafos announced the season-long loan signing of Pedrão from Cruzeiro.
On 19 July, Pafos announced the season-long loan signing of Alexandre Brito from Sporting CP.
On 23 July, Pafos announced the signing of Jay Gorter from AFC Ajax on a contract until the summer of 2028.
On 3 August, Pafos announced the signing of David Luiz, after he had left Fortaleza, on a contract until the summer of 2027.
On 2 September, Pafos announced the signing of Landry Dimata from Samsunspor.
On 3 September, Pafos announced the signing of Wilmer Odefalk on loan from IF Brommapojkarna.
On 8 September, Pafos announced the signing of Ognjen Mimović on loan from Fenerbahçe.
On 9 September, Pafos announced that Muamer Tanković had left the club, with AC Omonia announcing his signing the same day.
On 2 October, Pafos announced the signing of Axel Guessand, who had been released by Kristiansund earlier in the summer.
On 2 November, Pafos announced that they had extended their contract with João Correia until the summer of 2028.
On 3 November, Pafos announced that they had extended their contract with Ivan Šunjić until the summer of 2027.
On 5 January, Pafos announced that head coach Juan Carlos Carcedo had bought out his contract, and the contracts of Sergio Domínguez Cobo and Sebastián Corona, and had left the club for a new project. Four days later, on 9 January 2026, Pafos announced the appointment of Albert Celades as their new head coach on a contract until 2027.
On 30 January, Pafos announced that their loan agreement with Bruno Langa had been ended early and that he'd returned to Almería.
On 31 January, Pafos announced the signing of Nikolas Ioannou from Sampdoria, on a contract until June 2028, and the loan signings of Dani Silva from Midtjylland and Lelê from Fluminense both on contracts until the end of the season.
On 28 April, Pafos announced that they had terminated their contract with Albert Celades, and that Ricardo Sá Pinto had been appointed as the club's new head coach.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Jay Gorter GK AFC Ajax 2025 2028 21 0 82 Petros Petrou GK Academy 2025 0 0 93 Neofytos Michail GK Anorthosis Famagusta 2024 44 0 99 Athanasios Papadoudis GK Olympiacos 2024 6 0 Defenders 2 Kostas Pileas DF Panserraikos 2024 66 1 4 David Luiz DF Unattached 2025 2027 39 6 5 David Goldar DF Burgos 2023 111 12 14 Nikolas Ioannou DF Sampdoria 2026 2028 20 2 19 Axel Guessand DF Unattached 2025 12 0 21 Ognjen Mimović DF on loan from Fenerbahçe 2025 2026 28 0 23 Derrick Luckassen DF Maccabi Tel Aviv 2024 92 7 35 Pedrão DF on loan from Cruzeiro 2025 2026 2 0 77 João Correia DF Chaves 2024 2028 85 22 Midfielders 8 Domingos Quina MF Udinese 2024 81 9 12 Ken Sema MF Unattached 2024 59 0 20 Wilmer Odefalk MF on loan from IF Brommapojkarna 2025 2026 14 1 26 Ivan Šunjić MF Unattached 2024 2027 97 7 30 Vlad Dragomir MF Virtus Entella 2021 205 23 50 Alexandre Brito MF on loan from Sporting CP 2025 2026 12 2 80 Dani Silva MF on loan from Midtjylland 2026 2026 18 0 81 George Kolotas MF Academy 2024 0 0 88 Pêpê MF Olympiacos 2024 139 10 Forwards 7 Bruno Felipe FW Omonia 2023 2027 150 12 9 Mons Bassouamina FW Clermont 2025 2027 26 3 11 Jajá FW Athletico Paranaense 2024 2028 114 20 17 Mislav Oršić FW Trabzonspor 2025 68 8 18 Lelê FW on loan from Fluminense 2026 2026 14 5 33 Anderson Silva FW Alanyaspor 2025 2028 108 31 42 Georgios Michael FW Academy 2026 2 0 87 FW Hercílio Luz 2023 1 0 Out on loan 8 Mamadou Kané MF Olympiacos 2023 2026 55 3 10 Landry Dimata FW Samsunspor 2025 22 1 80 Christos Evzonas MF Academy 2024 2027 0 0 Left during the season 22 Muamer Tanković FW AEK Athens 2022 134 34 24 Onni Valakari MF Tromsø 2020 2026 158 46 25 Moustapha Name MF Paris FC 2022 94 7 25 Bruno Langa DF on loan from UD Almería 2025 2026 17 0 70 Marios Ilia FW Ethnikos Achna 2024 14 0 84 Kevin Nhaga FW Boavista 2023 1 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.23 June 2025FWAnderson SilvaAlanyasporUndisclosed27 June 2025FWJajáAthletico ParanaenseUndisclosed15 July 2025FWMons BassouaminaClermontUndisclosed13 July 2025GKJay GorterAFC AjaxUndisclosed3 August 2025DFDavid LuizUnattachedFree2 September 2025FWLandry DimataSamsunsporUndisclosed2 October 2025DFAxel GuessandUnattachedFree31 January 2026DFNikolas IoannouSampdoriaUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.4 July 2025DFBruno LangaUD Almería30 January 202618 July 2025DFPedrãoCruzeiroEnd of season19 July 2025MFAlexandre BritoSporting CPEnd of season3 September 2025MFWilmer OdefalkIF BrommapojkarnaEnd of season8 September 2025DFOgnjen MimovićFenerbahçeEnd of season31 January 2026MFDani SilvaMidtjyllandEnd of season31 January 2026FWLelêFluminenseEnd of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.20 June 2025FWPatrick TwumasiJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsUndisclosed3 July 2025MFPedro PelágioChavesUndisclosed11 July 2025GKIvica IvušićHajduk SplitUndisclosed15 July 2025DFKhetag KochiyevChelyabinskUndisclosed3 August 2025FWKevin NhagaSportist SvogeUndisclosed9 September 2025FWMuamer TankovićAC OmoniaUndisclosed24 September 2025MFMoustapha NameUnited FCUndisclosed1 January 2026MFOnni ValakariSan Diego FCUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.13 January 2025MFOnni ValakariSan Diego FC31 December 202511 July 2025MFChristos EvzonasOlympiakos Nicosia30 June 20269 September 2025MFMamadou KanéEthnikos Achna30 June 202622 February 2026FWLandry DimataChongqing Tonglianglong31 December 2026
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref29 August 2025FWMarios IliaAnorthosis Famagusta29 August 20254 June 2026GKAthanasios PapadoudisRiga22 June 20264 June 2026DFKostas PileasAEK Larnaca8 June 20269 June 2026FWMislav OršićDinamo Zagreb9 June 202630 June 2026MFMamadou KanéAraz-Naxçıvan23 July 2026
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Super Cup
Cypriot First Division
Regular season
League table
Results summary
Results by results
Results
Championship round League table
Results summary
Results by results
Results
Cypriot Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying phase
League phase
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Pafos but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameCypriot First DivisionCypriot CupSuper CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 FW33Anderson Silva9302142 DF77João Correia10002123 FW11Jajá340294 MF8 Domingos Quina60107MF30Vlad Dragomir510176 FW7 Bruno Felipe50016DF23Derrick Luckassen500168 FW18Lelê41005DF4 David Luiz40015MF88Pêpê2201511FW17Mislav Oršić1003412FW9 Mons Bassouamina2001313MF26Ivan Šunjić20002DF14Nikolas Ioannou20002MF50Alexandre Brito1100215FW10Landry Dimata10001DF2 Kostas Pileas10001MF20Wilmer Odefalk10001 Own Goal00011Total641211693
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameCypriot First DivisionCypriot CupSuper CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 GK93Neofytos Michail9006152 GK1 Jay Gorter610073 GK99Athanasios Papadoudis11002Total1320621
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameCypriot First DivisionCypriot CupSuper CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 GKJay Gorter32000010422 DFKostas Pileas10000000104 DFDavid Luiz800000201005 DFDavid Goldar30000020507 FWBruno Felipe50000031818 MFDomingos Quina50001030909 FWMons Bassouamina100000001011FWJajá502000209012MFKen Sema500000106014DFNikolas Ioannou301000004017FWMislav Oršić100000203018FWLelê100000001019DFAxel Guessand100000001021DFOgnjen Mimović200000002023DFDerrick Luckassen12210102016226MFIvan Šunjić10000004014030MFVlad Dragomir600000006033FWAnderson Silva100000001050MFAlexandre Brito200000002077DFJoão Correia400100216280MFDani Silva200000002088MFPêpê5000002070Players away on loan:Players who left Pafos during the season:22FWMuamer Tanković000000202025DFBruno Langa0000002020 Total86441203021227
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