Nick Tsaroulla
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Andrew Tsaroulla[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Bristol, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2011 Whetstone Wanderers
2011–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
2019–2020 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Crawley Town 98 (8)
International career
2019 Cyprus U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:17, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Nicholas Andrew Tsaroulla (born 29 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Crawley Town. Born in England, he has represented Cyprus at youth level.

Club career

Early years

A left back, Tsaroulla began his career with Whetstone Wanderers and moved to the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of 12.[4][5] Tsaroulla had a successful career with the U18 team (winning the 2014 South Korea Cup and the 2016 IMG Cup) and progressed into the Development Squad,[6][7] but the effects of a car crash suffered in July 2017 saw him released at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8][9] He subsequently spent a year out of football in rehabilitation.[5]

Brentford

On 9 May 2019, Tsaroulla joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer and signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.[10] He made 31 B team appearances during his single season with the club.[11]

Crawley Town

After six weeks' training with Crawley Town, Tsaroulla signed a one-year contract with the League Two club on 10 October 2020, with the option of a further season.[12] He made the first professional appearance of his career as a substitute in 2–0 EFL Trophy win over Ipswich Town on 10 November 2020 and made his league debut in a 1–1 away draw with Colchester United one month later.[13][14] Tsaroulla scored the first senior goal of his career in his seventh appearance with the opener in a 3–0 FA Cup third-round victory over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.[15] In the post-match interview, Tsaroulla was left "almost in tears", stating that "the darkest days of pain came out as it went in".[16] After scoring once in 21 appearances across a mid-table 2020–21 campaign,[13][17] he won the club's Young Player of the Season and Goal of the Season awards.[18] On 11 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with an option for a further year.[19]

International career

Tsaroulla was capped by Cyprus at U21 level.[20]

Personal life

Tsaroulla is of Cypriot descent and grew up in Winchmore Hill in north London.[4][21] He attended Southgate School in Oakwood.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crawley Town 2020–21[13] League Two 17 0 3 1 0 0 1[a] 0 21 1
2021–22[22] League Two 27 3 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 28 3
2022–23[23] League Two 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 2
Career total 58 5 3 1 2 0 2 0 65 6
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL club list of registered players as at 18th May 2019" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ Nick Tsaroulla at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "FootballSquads – Crawley Town – 2020/2021". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Nick Tsaroulla". tottenhamhotspur.com. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b B Team First Interview: Nick Tsaroulla (Interview). brentfordfc.com. 11 May 2019. Event occurs at 0:12. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Under-16s lift South Korea Cup". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Under-18s lift IMG Cup in Florida!". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. ^ Hytner, David (11 January 2021). "Crawley's Nick Tsaroulla: 'Proving Spurs wrong gives me a lot of drive'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Nick Tsaroulla joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Reds make double signing". www.crawleytownfc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Games played by Nick Tsaroulla in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Colchester United 1–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Crawley crush Leeds in stunning FA Cup upset". BBC Sport. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ^ Glover, Betty; Ollerenshaw, Tracy (11 January 2021). "Crawley's FA Cup hero Nick Tsaroulla's 'dark and difficult time'". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  17. ^ Crawley Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  18. ^ Dunford, Mark (26 May 2021). "Crawley Town end of season awards: Nick Tsaroulla and Tom Nichols the winners". Crawley & Horley Observer. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  19. ^ Pole, Matt (11 May 2021). "FA Cup hero signs new deal at Crawley Town". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Four wins from five in Under-21 Qualifying on Friday". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Training gallery". 9 August 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Games played by Nick Tsaroulla in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Nick Tsaroulla in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

External links

Crawley Town F.C. – current squad
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