Jason Demetriou (footballer)

Jason Demetriou (born 18 November 1987 in Newham, London, England) is an English- Cypriot football player at the position of midfielder. On his actual original club Leyton Orient, he held various positions. Here, they found him for the position of right-back as well as on the positions of a winger or central midfielder. He currently plays for AEK Larnaca in Cyprus First Division, the top division of the country.

Career

Career start at Leyton Orient

After Demetriou was born in the London Borough of Newham, he moved early in his football career into northern neighbor Borough of Waltham Forest, where he went into the junior area of Leyton Orient. There he went through all the youth leagues as well as the reserve team, before he was appointed to the first team for the season 2005/ 06 for the first time. It had the team this season their game operation even in the fourth-rate English professional league, the Football League Two. On 18 October 2005 Demetriou came here to his competitive debut for the pros when he came off the bench in a game of Football League Trophy against Yeovil Town in the 87th minute for Wayne Carlisle. After Demetriou was also used in the second-round match against Oxford United, the team retired early from the current competition are, however, already made . In the league, but it ran better for Leyton Orient. On 18 February 2006, the young midfielder made his league debut when he came across the now-defunct club Chester City in the 89th minute for the Irish Daryl McMahon in a 2-0 away win on the lawn. Two more missions, including his for new face against Cheltenham Town where he prepared the 1-0 winning goal by Paul Connor, followed, before the team finish the season in third place Scrapping promotion to the Football League One managed.

For the summer break with a professional contract followed in the season 2006/ 07 15 league games (2 goals ), three inserts in the League Cup and an appearance in the Football League Trophy. His first professional goal was scored by the 1.80 m wide playing right midfield player on 13 February 2007 at a 1:4 home defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion. With the team he managed to the end of the season barely in the league and so the continued presence in England's third division. The episode season 2007/ 08 was substantially better than the previously gone for Jason Demetriou. The more defensive oriented midfielders became a regular at Leyton Orient and brought it through the entire season on 43 of 46 possible league appearances, in which he scored three goals for his team. After he brought good performance to the side of Adam Chambers, managed the team even on the 14th place in the final table, which meant a place in mid-table.

Similarly good was the 2008/09 season, in which Demetriou again came on 43 League Appearances, scoring four goals. After he had already struggling in the previous season with eight yellow cards, got the acting defensive midfielder Demetriou during the 2008/ 09 season next seven yellow cards and one red. As in the season 2007 / 08, the team reached a second time on the 14th place in the final table and was almost never involved with his team in the relegation battle. At the beginning of 2009 showed a number of English and Welsh clubs interested in the versatile Leyton Orient player. In addition to Queens Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic and Cardiff City also Plymouth Argyle was interested in Demetriou. The latter club even made an offer of £ 750,000. At season's end, he was elected by the Leyton Orient Fans player of the past season.

In the season 2009/10 put the 21 - and 22 -year-old increasing emphasis on defense of Leyton Orient, which is why he only once met in his 39 league appearances into the opposing goal. With the team he came as the 2006/ 07 one more time just barely with the relegation of it.

Change to Cyprus

At the end of the season, a change Demetrious apparent after the player rejected a three-year contract offer from the club without further notice. Early June 2010, finally signed the young midfielder a well-paid contract with AEK Larnaca in the Cypriot top division. In an interview he stated that he his national team career can not continue for fear 've beaten out a contract with Leyton Orient.

National team career

In February 2009, Demetriou, who is by his father in the possession of the Cypriot national, was convened by the head coach of the Cypriot National Team, Angelos Anastasiadis, for a friendly match against Serbia during an international tournament, while still leaving the Ukraine and Slovakia took part. In the game on February 10, 2009, he appeared as a substitute in the 64th minute for the game Demetris Christofi striker. Another application against Slovakia on the following day and an insert for a half against Canada on May 30 followed in 2009. Moreover, Demetriou stood briefly in Cyprus squad that took part in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

Achievements

Promotion to League One: 2005/ 06

Trivia

In young age Demetriou graduated sample workouts for the English top club Arsenal.

November 18 Cypriot First Division Yeovil Town F.C. Chester City F.C. Cheltenham Town F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Cardiff City F.C. Plymouth Argyle F.C.

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