Omonia Nicosia Born in
Nicosia,
Cyprus, Aloneftis began his professional career playing for
Omonia, 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 one
championship (
2003), one
super cup (2001) and one
cup in 2005.
Larissa He then moved to the Greek club
AEL on 22 June 2005, for a transfer fee of CYP £136,000. The
2006–07 season was good for Aloneftis and in January 2007 he went on trial to
Queens Park Rangers, but no move was materialised. At the end of the same season he played with his team in the
Cup final, where he was in the starting lineup and his team beat 2–1
Panathinaikos and won the Cup.
Energie Cottbus On 31 May 2007,
German side
Energie Cottbus announced the signing of Aloneftis on free transfer under the
Bosman ruling, making him the first Cypriot to compete in the
Bundesliga.
Return to Omonia On 28 June 2008, he returned to
Omonia and signed a five-year contract. He helped the club to win one
championship (
2010), two
cups (
2011,
2012) and one
super cup (2010). He mutually terminated his contract with the club on 1 June 2012.
APOEL On 8 June 2012, Aloneftis signed a three-year contract with
APOEL. At the end of the season, he became a champion after helping APOEL to win the
2012–13 Cypriot First Division. During the 2013–14 season, he appeared in five
2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches for APOEL and managed to win all the titles in Cyprus, the
Cypriot League, the
Cypriot Cup and the
Cypriot Super Cup. On 26 August 2014, Aloneftis came on as a 61st-minute substitute and three minutes later he scored the third goal in APOEL's 4–0 triumph over
Aalborg BK for the
UEFA Champions League play-off round, helping his team reach to the
group stage of the
UEFA Champions League. Aloneftis appeared in five
group stage matches in APOEL's
2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign. In the 2014–15 season, he managed to add two more titles to his collection, as APOEL won again both the Cypriot
championship and the
cup. On 2 March 2017, Aloneftis signed a one-year contract extension with APOEL, running until 31 May 2018. ==International career==