Mickey Demetriou

Mickey Demetriou

Demetriou following Shrewsbury Town's promotion to League One in 2015
Personal information
Full name Michael David Demetriou
Date of birth (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990[1]
Place of birth Durrington, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Worthing
Bognor Regis Town
Jerez Industrial
2010−2011 Eastbourne Borough 10 (0)
2011−2014 Kidderminster Harriers 108 (2)
2014−2016 Shrewsbury Town 43 (3)
2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 15 (0)
National team
2013–2014 England C
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 8 May 2016.

Mickey Demetriou (born 12 March 1990) is an English football player who plays as a defender. He has played internationally for England C, making his debut against Bermuda on 4 June 2013.[2][3]

Club career

Early career

Demetriou began his career as a striker, playing for non-league sides Worthing and Bognor Regis Town. He was then invited to join the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain, where he was converted into a defender, and had a spell playing for Jerez Industrial.[4]

Eastbourne Borough

On his return to England, Demetriou joined Eastbourne Borough on non-contract terms on 28 January 2011.[5] He made his Conference debut the following day as an 82nd-minute substitute for Steven Masterton in a 1–1 home draw with Grimsby Town, and made nine more appearances over the season.

Kidderminster Harriers

After departing Eastbourne, Demetriou signed a one-year contract with fellow Conference team Kidderminster Harriers on 20 June 2011.[6] He made his debut on 24 September, filling in for Jamille Matt for the final five minutes of a 2–1 win over Mansfield Town at Field Mill. On 7 February 2012, Demetriou extended his contract with Kidderminster until the end of the 2013–14 season.[7]

He got his first goal on 4 September 2012, a last-minute equaliser away to Braintree Town via a 20-yard strike called a "stunner" by the Essex Chronicle.[8] The following 12 January, he scored his only other goal for the Harriers, a free kick to open a 2–0 win in the season's trip to Mansfield.[9]

Shrewsbury Town

Demetriou made the step up to the Football League, joining League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer following the expiry of his Kidderminster deal, on a two-year contract on 3 June 2014.[10][11] He scored the winning goal on his debut, against Tranmere Rovers on 16 August 2014,[12] and subsequently scored on two further occasions that season, an injury-time equaliser in a 2–1 win at Carlisle United,[13] and a consolation against Northampton Town, as Shrewsbury lost by the same score and ended an unbeaten home record in the league.[14]

Demetriou was a first-team regular as Shrewsbury won promotion back to League One at the first attempt, which was secured after a 1−0 away win at Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2015.[15] However, he was placed on the transfer list before the start of the following season, with manager Micky Mellon believing he would not get many opportunities to play in the first-team, having fallen down the pecking order behind new signings Mat Sadler and Matt Tootle.[16]

On 1 September 2015, Demetriou signed a half-season loan deal with League Two's Cambridge United.[17] Hours later, he made his debut, playing the entirety of a 0–2 home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round of the Football League Trophy and was awarded 'Man of the Match' by the official sponsors.[18][19]

After returning to Shrewsbury, Demetriou made his first League One start of the season away to Millwall on 9 April 2016. When goalkeeper Mark Halstead was sent off with a minute remaining and no substitutions remained, Demetriou took over in goal to face Lee Gregory's penalty; he guessed the right way but did not save, and Shrewsbury lost 3–1.[20] After picking up a knee injury in the same match, he was later ruled out of action for the rest of the season,[21] when he was subsequently released.[22]

International career

In November 2014, Demetriou was approached by the Cyprus national football team, to whom he qualifies through a grandfather.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eastbourne Borough 2010−11[24] Conference Premier 10000−00100
Kidderminster Harriers 2011−12[25] 26000−00260
2012−13[26] 43210−10452
2013−14[27] 39030−00420
Total 108240−101132
Shrewsbury Town 2014−15[28] League Two 423303010493
2015−16[29] League One 10−000010
Total 433303010503
Cambridge United (loan) 2015−16[29] League Two 15020−10180
Career total 17659030301905

    Footnotes

    A. ^ "Other" consists of 2 appearances in the Football League Trophy and 1 appearance in the Football Conference National playoffs.

    Honours

    Shrewsbury Town

    References

    1. 1 2 "Mickey Demetriou". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
    2. ↑ "England C braced for 'tough test' against Bermuda". Bermuda Sun. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
    3. ↑ "Second England C cap is a bonus for Mickey". Worthing Herald. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
    4. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou". Full Contact Law. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
    5. ↑ "Eastbourne Borough sign Damian Spencer and Demetriou". BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
    6. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou signs Kidderminster Harriers Contract". BBC Sport. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
    7. ↑ "Vaughan and Demetriou extend Kidderminster contracts". BBC Sport. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
    8. ↑ "Braintree Town vs Kidderminster: Demetriou stunner foils Braintree". Essex Chronicle. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
    9. ↑ "Mansfield 0-2 Kidderminster". 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
    10. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town swoop to net defender Mickey Demetriou". Shropshire Star. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
    11. ↑ "Demetriou signs from Kidderminster Harriers". BBC Sport. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
    12. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
    13. ↑ "Carlisle United 1−2 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
    14. ↑ "Shrewsbury 1-2 Northampton". BBC Sport. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
    15. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 0-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
    16. ↑ "Demetriou to make way for Town duo return". BBC Sport. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
    17. ↑ "Demetriou Signs Loan Deal With The U's". Cambridge United FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
    18. ↑ Vaughton, Michael (1 September 2015). "Cambridge United 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 2 - Daggers land fatal blows against U's". Cambridge News. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
    19. ↑ "Match report: U's 0 Dagenham 2". Cambridge United FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    20. ↑ "Millwall 3 Shrewsbury 1 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
    21. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou: Shrewsbury Town full-back to miss rest of League One survival bid". BBC Sport. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
    22. ↑ "Town announce retain list". Shrewsweb. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
    23. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou: Cyprus check out Shrewsbury Town defender". BBC Sport. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
    24. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou Football Stats 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
    25. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou Football Stats 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
    26. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou Football Stats 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
    27. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou Football Stats 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
    28. ↑ "Mickey Demetriou Football Stats 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
    29. 1 2 "Mickey Demetriou Football Stats 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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