Dimitris Froxylias ( el, Δημήτρης Φροξυλιάς; born 28 June 1993) is a Cypriot professional

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who plays as an

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for PAC Omonia 29M.

Club career

Born in

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, Greece, Froxylias began his early career in 2005, aged 12, at Toxotis Larissa's youth team. He continued in

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

and in July 2007, he moved to

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

youth academy after Toni Savevski's recommendation. In October 2009, he was selected by coach

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to begin training with AEK's first squad. In January 2010, at the age of sixteen, he signed a three-year contract with AEK. Froxylias made his first appearance for the club, as a substitute for

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, during a

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match with

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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. He signed a deal until January with

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side

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on deadline day, 2017, scoring an extra-time free-kick winner on his debut against Connah's Quay Nomads. He followed that up by scoring another late winner on his home league debut, this time against

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on 16 September 2017. After a series of impressive performances, he agreed a deal until the summer of 2018 with the club in October 2017. Froxylias scored a stunning late free-kick winner for the Sons against Welsh Champions

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- a goal that sent Dumbarton into a national cup final for the first time in over 100 years. He left the club at the end of his contract in May 2018 and signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. After just eight appearances he left the club in October 2018. After a spell out of the game Froxylias joined English

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side Haringey Borough, joining up with international teammate Georgios Aresti.

International career

Froxylias was called up to the

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for the first time in March 2018 for their friendly against

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, becoming the first

player since

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in 1932 to receive full international honours.

Personal life

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.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Froxylias, Dimitris Living people 1993 births Footballers from Larissa Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Cyprus men's youth international footballers Greek men's footballers Greek people of Cypriot descent Men's association football forwards Cypriot First Division players Super League Greece 2 players AEK Athens F.C. players Apollon Limassol FC players Ethnikos Achna FC players AEK Larnaca FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Ermis Aradippou FC players Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Cypriot expatriate men's footballers Falkirk F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players Onisilos Sotira players Expatriate men's footballers in England Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in England