Andrew Eleftheriou

Andrew Eleftheriou (born 8 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge as a defender.[3] 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.

Andrew Eleftheriou
Personal information
Full name Andrew Eleftheriou[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 15
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– Dagenham & Redbridge 32 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:42, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Eleftheriou was born in England, and is of Cypriot descent.[4]

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.[5]

On 27 March 2018, Eleftheriou joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Sandefjord on loan until 19 July.[6] He made four league appearances and on 2 July returned to Watford to commence pre-season training.[7]

Eleftheriou joined National League side Braintree Town on loan on 4 January 2019 until the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] He played 18 times for the club as they were relegated from the division and was released by Watford in May 2019.[9][10]

On 2 July 2019, Eleftheriou joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-year contract.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2016–17[12] Premier League 100000—10
2017–18[13] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[14] Premier League 000000—00
Total 100000—10
Sandefjord (loan) 2018[15] Eliteserien 4020——60
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19[14] National League 180———180
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[15] National League 19000—1[lower-alpha 2]0200
2020–21[15] National League 13110—2[lower-alpha 2]0161
Total 32110—20361
Career total 551300030611
  1. Includes Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. "Andrew Eleftheriou". 11v11. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. "Profile". Watford F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. "One of our own UK Cypriot Andrew Eleftheriou makes it on the bench for Watford at White Hart LaneParikiaki - Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News". www.parikiaki.com.
  5. Jurejko, Jonathan (21 May 2017). "Watford 0-5 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. "Eleftheriou Leaves On Loan". Watford F.C. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. "ELEFTHERIOU RETURNERER TIL WATFORD" (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. "Braintree Bag Eleftheriou". Watford F.C. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. "Braintree Town 2-0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. "Phillips & Bennetts Offered Pro Deals". Watford F.C. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  11. "PLAYER NEWS: Eleftheriou Signs For The Daggers". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  12. "Games played by Andrew Eleftheriou in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  13. "Games played by Andrew Eleftheriou in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Andrew Eleftheriou in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  15. Andrew Eleftheriou at Soccerway


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