James Demetriou

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James Demetriou
Personal information
Full name James Andreas Demetriou
Date of birth (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Youth career
2010–2012 Sydney Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Sydney Olympic 12 (8)
2013–2014 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2014–2016 Swansea City 0 (0)
2016 → Wealdstone (loan) 3 (1)
2016–2017 Karmiotissa 0 (0)
2017–2018 Bangor City 11 (4)
2018 Barry Town United 8 (4)
2018 Sydney Olympic 8 (0)
2019 Blacktown City 13 (6)
2020 Heidelberg United 0 (0)
2021 Hakoah Sydney City East 14 (3)
2023– Mt Druitt Town Rangers 8 (1)
International career‡
2014 Cyprus U21 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:05, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

James Andreas Demetriou (born 14 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mt Druitt Town Rangers. Born in Australia, he has represented Cyrpus at youth level.

Club career[edit]

Nottingham Forest[edit]

On 14 August 2013, Demetriou was given a two-year professional contract at the City Ground.

Later that season, he would receive his first international cap for Cyprus U21 in the U21 European Qualifiers.

After continuing with a run of goals in the U21 league, Demetriou was offered an extension on his contract amidst other English clubs wanting his signature.[1]

Swansea City[edit]

On 28 June 2014, Demetriou joined Swansea City FC on another two-year professional contract.[2] There, he was charged with multiple purported betting offences[3] and was fined £700 by the Football Association.[4]

In 2015, Demetriou helped the reserves to the U21 Premier League Title.

On 14 March 2016 Demetriou joined Conference South side Wealdstone FC on an end-of-season loan to aid the side to safety.[5]

Karmiotissa[edit]

In September 2016, Demetriou completed a transfer to Cypriot First Division side Karmiotissa. He appeared on the bench three times for the club before making his debut in the Cypriot Cup against AEK Larnaca on 18 January 2017; he played forty-four minutes in a 1–6 defeat.[6]

Welsh Premier League[edit]

On 6 October 2017, Demetriou joined Welsh Premier League side Bangor City.[7] He made his debut the following day as a substitute, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over Bala Town.[8]

On 30 January 2018, Demetriou joined fellow Welsh Premier League side Barry Town United and scored a hat-trick vs Llandudno after coming on for an injured teammate in the first half.[9]

Return to Australia[edit]

In June 2018 he returned to Sydney Olympic.[10] After leaving Sydney Olympic, and having spells with Heidelberg United and Hakoah Sydney City East, he was announced by Mt Druitt Town Rangers to play for the 2023 season.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Demetriou is eligible to play for Cyprus, with both of his grandparents having been born there.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 31 March 2017.[6]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney Olympic 2013 Football NSW 12 8 — — — 0 0 12 8
Total 12 8 — — — 0 0 12 8
Nottingham Forest 2013–14 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Swansea City 2014–15 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Wealdstone (loan) 2015–16 National League South 3 1 0 0 — — 0 0 10 1
Karmiotissa 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 0 0 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Career total 22 9 1 0 — — 0 0 23 9
  1. ^ Includes the FA Cup and Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Includes the EFL Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Transfer News: Nottingham Forest offer James Demetriou new contract".
  2. ^ "Swansea City sign striker James Demetriou from Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Swansea's James Demetriou charged with multiple betting offences". The Guardian. 28 May 2015.
  4. ^ "FA fines Swansea's James Demetriou after betting offences". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Demetriou makes Wealstone move". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b James Demetriou at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Bangor City sign former Swans' starlet Demetriou". welsh-premier.com. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ "City back on top after victory at Bala Town". welsh-premier.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  9. ^ "City striker Demetriou moves to Barry Town United". welsh-premier.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ^ John Davidson (8 June 2018). "James Demetriou Returns From Europe". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (16 December 2022). "The only way is up for the Mt Druitt Town Rangers". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW.
  12. ^ Demetriou determined to shine again neoskosmos.com

External links[edit]

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