George Timotheou
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| Full name | George Christos Timotheou | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Adelaide United | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| –2011 | Canberra Olympic | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sydney FC | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Blacktown City | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sydney FC | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | ACTAS | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | AIS | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Belconnen United | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Blacktown City | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sydney FC NPL | 35 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Schalke 04 II | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Schalke 04 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2020– | Adelaide United | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Australia U-20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 18 May 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:50, 18 May 2019 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
George Christos Timotheou (born 29 July 1997) is an Australian football player who plays as a centre-back for Adelaide United.[1]
Club career[]
Timotheou started his professional career at Sydney FC, but never managed to break into the first team, instead playing in their reserve squad in the NPL. However halfway through his two-year contract, he left the club to sign for Sydney Olympic FC, where he made 27 appearances, during his 2 seasons there, before leaving to sign a deal with Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[2][3] Timotheou made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 18 May 2019, starting in the home match against VfB Stuttgart.[4] In November 2020, Timotheou returned to the A-League, signing with Adelaide United on a two-year deal.[5]
Personal life[]
Timotheou was born in Canberra, Australia and is of Greek descent.[1]
Honours[]
International[]
- Australia U20
References[]
- ^ a b "George Timotheou". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Canberra junior George Timotheou signs with Bundesliga club Schalke 04".
- ^ "Player statistics for George Timotheou - GameDay".
- ^ "FC Schalke 04 – VfB Stuttgart -:- (Bundesliga 2018/2019, 34. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Reds capture Timotheou signature". Adelaide United. 10 November 2020.
External links[]
- George Timotheou at DFB (also available in German)
- George Timotheou at kicker (in German)
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