Andrew Eleftheriou
English footballer (born 1997)
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Andrew Eleftheriou (born 8 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for Wealdstone.[3][4] He came through the youth system at Watford, making one Premier League appearance in 2017, and subsequently played on loan for Sandefjord and Braintree Town before his release in 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Eleftheriou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Watford | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sandefjord (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 37 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Wealdstone | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:22, 18 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Eleftheriou was born in England, and is of Cypriot descent.[5]
Club career
Eleftheriou made his senior debut for Watford in a 5–0 home defeat against Manchester City on the last day of the 2016–17 Premier League season, coming on as a 39th-minute substitute for Daryl Janmaat.[6]
On 27 March 2018, Eleftheriou joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Sandefjord on loan until 19 July.[7] He made four league appearances and on 2 July returned to Watford to commence pre-season training.[8]
Eleftheriou joined National League side Braintree Town on loan on 4 January 2019 until the end of the 2018–19 season.[9] He played 18 times for the club as they were relegated from the division and was released by Watford in May 2019.[10][11]
On 2 July 2019, Eleftheriou joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year contract.[12] He was released by Dagenham along with five others in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract.[13]
On 30 June 2021, Eleftheriou signed for Wealdstone.[14] He made his debut on 21 August, against Woking, getting an assist in a 2-1 defeat.[15] Eleftheriou made 12 appearances in total[16] before an injury in November ruled him out for the season. On 17 May 2022, it was announced that Eleftheriou had been released by the club.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 October 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2016–17[18] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sandefjord (loan) | 2018[16] | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2018–19[20] | National League | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2019–20[16] | National League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[16] | National League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Wealdstone | 2021–22[16] | National League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 71 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 1 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup