| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Froxylias | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Larissa, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 as of 15:45, 20 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Dimitris Froxylias (Greek:Δημήτρης Φροξυλιάς; born 28 June 1993) is a Cypriot professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forPAC Omonia 29M.
Born inLarissa, Greece, Froxylias began his early career in 2005, aged 12, at Toxotis Larissa's youth team. He continued inAPOEL and in July 2007, he moved toAEK Athens youth academy afterToni Savevski's recommendation.[1]
In October 2009, he was selected by coachDušan 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 forPanagiotis Lagos, during aUEFA Europa League match withR.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 withScottish Championship sideDumbarton on deadline day, 2017,[6] scoring an extra-time free-kick winner on his debut againstConnah's Quay Nomads.[7] He followed that up by scoring another late winner on his home league debut, this time againstBrechin 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 ChampionsThe 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 EnglishIsthmian League sideHaringey Borough, joining up with international teammateGeorgios Aresti.[13][14]
Froxylias was called up to theCyprus national football team for the first time in March 2018 for their friendly againstMontenegro, becoming the firstDumbarton player sinceHarry Chatton in 1932 to receive full international honours.[15]
Froxylias holds passports from both Greece and Cyprus, since his mother originates from Cypriot villageAgios Epifanios. He decided to join the Cypriot national team.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AEK Athens | 2010–11 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fokikos (loan) | 2011–12 | Greek Football League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| AEK Larnaca | 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Enosis | 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Nea Salamis | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ermis | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Dumbarton | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| Falkirk | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Haringey Borough | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3[d] | 1 | 20 | 7 | |
| Panachaiki | 2019–20 | Super League Greece 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Onisilos Sotira 2014 | 2020–21[18] | Cypriot Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 134 | 17 | ||