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POSITION: MIDFIELD

DATE OF BIRTH: 22.05.97

Budapest-born midfielder Sallai was
17 when making his debut for Puskas
Akademia FC, the youth team of Videoton
named after Hungary's most famous
footballer. After establishing himself in
the team Sallai joined Palermo on loan in
2016-17, scoring once against Udinese in
21 Serie A appearances, before APOEL
signed the midfielder in August for an
undisclosed transfer fee.

ROLAND SALLAI


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POSITION: MIDFIELD

DATE OF BIRTH: 23.10.89

A teenager when he first debuted for
Valarenga, Norway-born Zahid became a
regular for the Oslo-based club from 2014
onwards, netting around a goal every four
games from midfield in over a century of
appearances and winning 19 international
caps at Under-21 level. Zahid signed a
four-year deal with APOEL in August and
scored his first goal against Alki Oroklini in
October.

GHAYAS ZAHID


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SHARP SHOOTER


Midfielder Roland Sallai
leads the way in terms
of shots per game in the
Champions League this
season for APOEL. He's
averaged 1.4 efforts each
match during the campaign
to date – the highest in the
Cypriot side's squad.

POSITION: MIDFIELD

DATE OF BIRTH: 29.01.84

Jose Mourinho brought fellow
countryman Morais to London
to play for Chelsea in 2004 at
the age of 20, but the defensive
midfielder made just one start
and eight substitute appearances
before signing for APOEL in


  1. Now club vice-captain, he's
    been a fixture in their side since,
    clocking up over 400 appearances
    and winning 14 major honours
    during the course of the last
    NUNO MORAIS decade.


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STATS 2017-18
TOTAL CL APPEARANCES: 3
PASS ACCURACY: 74%
AVERAGE DUELS WON: 57%
AVERAGE PASS LENGTH: 19M
CHANCES CREATED: 2
AVERAGE DEFENSIVE
ACTIONS: 5

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CHANCES
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