Dimitris_Froxylias
Dimitris Froxylias
Greek footballer (born 1993)
Dimitris Froxylias (Greek: Δημήτρης Φροξυλιάς; born 28 June 1993) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for PAC Omonia 29M.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Froxylias | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Larissa, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAC Omonia 29M | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Toxotis Larissa | |||
| APOEL | |||
| AEK Athens | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | AEK Athens | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Fokikos (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Apollon Limassol | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | AEK Larnaca | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 19 | (2) |
| 2016 | Nea Salamina | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Ermis Aradippou | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Dumbarton | 23 | (4) |
| 2018 | Falkirk | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Haringey Borough | 15 | (3) |
| 2020 | Panachaiki | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Onisilos Sotira 2014 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | PAC Omonia 29M | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Cyprus U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cyprus U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Cyprus | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 20 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Born in Larissa, Greece, Froxylias began his early career in 2005, aged 12, at Toxotis Larissa's youth team. He continued in APOEL and in July 2007, he moved to AEK Athens youth academy after Toni Savevski's recommendation.[1]
In October 2009, he was selected by coach Dušan Bajević to begin training with AEK's first squad.[1] In January 2010, at the age of sixteen, he signed a three-year contract with AEK.[2] Froxylias made his first appearance for the club, as a substitute for Panagiotis Lagos, during a UEFA Europa League match with R.S.C. Anderlecht on 4 November 2010, becoming the youngest player ever to wear the club's shirt in a European club football match, at the age of seventeen.[3][4][5]
He signed a deal until January with Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on deadline day, 2017,[6] scoring an extra-time free-kick winner on his debut against Connah's Quay Nomads.[7] He followed that up by scoring another late winner on his home league debut, this time against Brechin City on 16 September 2017.[8] After a series of impressive performances, he agreed a deal until the summer of 2018 with the club in October 2017.[9]
Froxylias scored a stunning late free-kick winner for the Sons against Welsh Champions The New Saints - a goal that sent Dumbarton into a national cup final for the first time in over 100 years.[10] He left the club at the end of his contract in May 2018 and signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk.[11] After just eight appearances he left the club in October 2018.[12] After a spell out of the game Froxylias joined English Isthmian League side Haringey Borough, joining up with international teammate Georgios Aresti.[13][14]
Froxylias was called up to the Cyprus national football team for the first time in March 2018 for their friendly against Montenegro, becoming the first Dumbarton player since Harry Chatton in 1932 to receive full international honours.[15]
Froxylias holds passports from both Greece and Cyprus, since his mother originates from Cypriot village Agios Epifanios. He decided to join the Cypriot national team.[16]
- As of 24 February[17]
- Appearance in the Europa League
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the FA Trophy
- Letsios, Labros (23 October 2009). Στη πρώτη ομάδα ο Φροξυλιάς. aek365.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- Siori, Vicky (22 January 2010). Επαγγελματίας της ΑΕΚ ο Φροξυλιάς. sentragoal.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- 'Ε"Χ"ασε την ευκαιρία και γλίτωσε τα χειρότερα η ΑΕΚ απέναντι στην Άντερλεχτ. To Vima (in Greek). 4 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- Kounadis, Thodoris (5 November 2010). Ιστορικό ματς για Φροξυλιά (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- "AEK Athens 1 – 1 Anderlecht". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- Galloway, Andy. "SIGNING NEWS: FROXYLIAS CHECKS IN". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "Dumbarton 2–1 Connah's Quay". SPFL. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Dumbarton 2–1 Brechin City". SPFL. SPFL. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- Findlay, Alan. "JIMMY SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- Barrow, Simon (17 February 2018). "SONS WIN IRN BRU CUP SEMI-FINAL". Dumbarton Football Club.
- Findaly, Alan (16 May 2018). "Squad update/players released". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "PLAYER UPDATE". Falkirk Football Club. 5 October 2018.
- "Haringey Sign Cypriot International". Non League Today. 23 February 2019.
- "Haringey Borough | Appearances | Dimitri Froxylias | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
- Thomas, Adam (13 March 2018). "Froxylias to play for Cyprus night before Dumbarton cup final". Dumbarton Reporter. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- Επαγγελματίας Ο ΑΠΟΕΛ, η Μ. Σίτι, ο "Νίκκι" και η ΑΕΚ. aek365.gr (in Greek). 15 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- Dimitris Froxylias at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2017.