 Demel playing for West Ham in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guy Roland Demel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-06-13)13 June 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Orsay, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ivory Coast (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Nîmes | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Borussia Dortmund II | 43 | (9) |
| 2001–2005 | Borussia Dortmund | 33 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Hamburger SV | 131 | (2) |
| 2006 | Hamburger SV II | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | West Ham United | 76 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Dundee United | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Marseille Consolat | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Red Star | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 302 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Ivory Coast | 31 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Ivory Coast (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guy Roland Demel (born 13 June 1981) is an Ivorian former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. He has been assistant coach of theIvory Coast national football team since January 2024.
He could play in several positions includingright back andcentre back.[3] Demel started his career in France withNîmes Olympique before joining English clubArsenal in 2000. He then played in Germany for ten years, signing forBorussia Dortmund in 2001 and thenHamburger SV in 2005. He returned to England withWest Ham United in 2011, leaving the club in 2015 and subsequently joiningDundee United.
Demel was born in France but represented theIvory Coast national team from 2004 until his international retirement in 2012, making 35 appearances. He was in the Ivorian squad for the2006 and2010 World Cups and the2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
Born inOrsay, France, Demel started his professional career in the FrenchLigue 2 withNîmes Olympique. He was signed byArsenal in August 2000[4] spending one season in London without making a first team appearance before being transferred toBorussia Dortmund. He made hisBundesliga debut in 2003 winning the Bundesliga and making UEFA Cup Final in his first season.[3] Demel left Dortmund to join Hamburg in 2005, after struggling to hold down a first team place.[5]
With Hamburg, Demel played regularly as both aright back and amidfielder. In May 2006, he signed a new contract with Hamburg, tying him to the club until 2010.[6]
Demel was released by Hamburg at the expiry of his contract in 2011. He made 199 appearances for Hamburg including 52 in European football in theUEFA Cup,UEFA Europa League and the2006–07 UEFA Champions League, scoring four goals.[3]
He signed a two-year deal, with the option of a third, with West Ham on 31 August 2011.[7] Due to injuries it was not until 29 November 2011, in a 2–0 away win againstMiddlesbrough, that Demel made his West Ham United debut.[8] With West Ham playing in theChampionship, Demel played 10 games in the2011–12 season, eight of them after coming on as substitute.[9] On 19 May 2012, he was a member of the team which won promotion to thePremier League after beatingBlackpool in the2012 Football League Championship play-off final atWembley Stadium. He played the first 57 minutes before being replaced byJulien Faubert.[10] On 23 January 2013, Demel extended his contract with West Ham until 2015.[11] Demel scored his only West Ham goal in a 2–1 home defeat byLiverpool on 6 April 2014. After West Ham striker,Andy Carroll challenged Liverpool goalkeeper,Simon Mignolet, the goalkeeper dropped the ball and Demel scored from 3 yards (2.7 m) out.[12] Demel was first-choiceright-back for the2012–13 and2013–14 seasons playing 31 and 32 games respectively.[9] By the2014–15 season,Carl Jenkinson was first-choice and Demel managed only six games all season.[9] He was released at the end of the2014–15 season.[13]
In November 2015, Demel signed forDundee United until the end of the2015–16 season.[14] He scored his first goal for Dundee United in a 2–1 win overHearts on 20 February 2016.[15] Following confirmation of the club's relegation from theScottish Premiership, Demel was allowed to leave the club and return to France before the end of the season, despite still being under contract.[16]
In 2004, Demel, a French citizen, acquired an Ivorian passport. He has since been selected for thenational team, playing at the2006 Africa Cup of Nations, and being named to the squad for the2006 and2010 World Cup finals. Demel announced his retirement from international football on 6 December 2012 confirming his wish to focus on his club career with West Ham United.[17]
| Ivory Coast national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 |
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