Jason Demetriou (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see Jason Demetriou (disambiguation).
Jason Demetriou
Personal information
Full name Jason Demetriou[1]
Date of birth (1987-11-18) 18 November 1987[1]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2][3]
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 24
Youth career
000?–2006 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Leyton Orient 167 (12)
2010–2013 AEK Larnaca 91 (4)
2013–2015 Anorthosis Famagusta 41 (1)
2015–2016 Walsall 43 (3)
2016– Southend United 12 (0)
National team‡
2009– Cyprus 46[4] (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:17, 11 July 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:30, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Jason Demetriou (Greek: Τζέισον Δημητρίου; born 18 November 1987) is a Cypriot international footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United.

Career

Leyton Orient

Demetriou came through the youth ranks at English club Leyton Orient and signed his first full professional contract with the team in July 2006. He made his league début in November 2006 when he came off the bench in a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town. He went on to make 24 appearances in his first year, in both league and cup competitions, mostly as a substitute.

The 2007–08 season was a break through season winning the young talent award for Leyton Orient. Demetriou himself has given much credit to ex-manager Martin Ling for giving him the chance to prove himself at this level of football particularly in the 2007–08 season.

Despite Leyton Orient struggling throughout the 2008–09 season, Demetriou's performances impressed the fans and he was linked with big money moves away to Premiership and Championship clubs Plymouth Argyle and Charlton Athletic. The Orient play-maker publicly stated his intent to stay at Brisbane Road and, at the end of the season, was awarded the Fans' Player of the Year award.[5]

AEK Larnaca

Demetriou officially signed for AEK Larnaca on 2 June 2010, for an undisclosed fee, to be able to progress as an international for Cyprus. He said he was very sad to leave Leyton Orient but had to move in order to play international football.

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 28 June 2013, Demetriou signed a 2+1 year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta F.C.[6]

Walsall

On 1 July 2015, it was confirmed that Demetriou has signed a contract for Walsall for an undisclosed fee, pending International Clearance.[7]

Southend United

On 22 June 2016 it was announce Demetriou had signed for Southend United, subject to a medical being completed.[8] Demetriou had turned down a new deal at Walsall and also the chance to move to Portsmouth.[9]

International career

On 20 January 2009 he was called up to Cyprus squad for the first time by manager Angelos Anastasiadis, qualifying thanks to his Greek Cypriot paternal roots. He made his début against Serbia in the 2–0 home defeat coming on as a sub for Demetris Christofi on 10 February. On 11 February Demetriou made his second appearance and full début against Slovakia, where he assisted two goals in a 3–2 win for Cyprus. He was awarded man of the match award for his performance in this match.[10] On 10 October 2015, he scored his first international goal, netting the winner in the 1-2 away win for Cyprus against Israel in the Euro 2016 qualification stage.

References

  1. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "PFA Profile". PFA. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Player details – Jason Demetriou". www.skysports.com. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  4. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/video/videoid=2292584.html?autoplay=true
  5. ↑ Jason Is O's 'Star Man', checked on 20 June 2010
  6. ↑ http://www.anorthosis.com/news/3854
  7. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33342736
  8. ↑ http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/14572544.Demetriou_completes_switch_to_Blues__subject_to_medical/
  9. ↑ http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/pompey-miss-out-on-full-back-1-7441530
  10. ↑ "Jason's star shined (in Greek)". Retrieved 11 February 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.