We are pleased to announce that Cypriot midfielder, Christos Philippou, will be joining the Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech) in Fall 2023. Philipou, a versatile midfielder who represented Cyprus at youth level, made over 40 appearances for Olympias Lympion in the Cyprus 2nd Division the past two seasons.
In recent years the Indiana Tech Warriors have established themselves as one of the top teams in NAIA. In 2021, the Warriors made the quarterfinals of the national championship and finished the season ranked 7th in the nation. In 2022, the Warriors won their conference championship and made the second round of the national tournament, whilst finishing the season ranked 22nd in the nation.
The university is located in Fort Wayne the second-most populous city in the state of Indiana.
Philippou is one of four JSA athletes from Cyprus joining Indiana Tech this season! They will all be joining sophomore, and fellow Cypriot and JSA athlete, Panagiotis Georgiou, a former Cyprus U19 NT player. Georgiou enjoyed a great freshman season with Indiana Tech in 2022, establishing himself as the team's starting left back.