| Nick Tsaroulla | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas Andrew Tsaroulla[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet)[2] |
| Position: | Wing back |
| Currentclub: | Notts County |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Whetstone Wanderers |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Brentford |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Crawley Town |
| Caps1: | 115 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Notts County |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cyprus U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:03, 19 June 2024 (UTC) |
Nicholas Andrew Tsaroulla (born 29 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a wing back for club Notts County. Born in England, he has represented Cyprus at youth level.
A left back, Tsaroulla began his career with Whetstone Wanderers and moved to the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of 12.[3] [4] Tsaroulla had a successful career with the U18 team (winning the 2014 South Korea Cup and the 2016 IMG Cup) and progressed into the Development Squad,[5] [6] but the effects of a car crash suffered in July 2017 saw him released at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] [8] He subsequently spent a year out of football in rehabilitation.
On 9 May 2019, Tsaroulla joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer and signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.[9] He made 31 B team appearances during his single season with the club.[10]
After six weeks' training with Crawley Town, Tsaroulla signed a one-year contract with the League Two club on 10 October 2020, with the option of a further season.[11] He made the first professional appearance of his career as a substitute in 2–0 EFL Trophy win over Ipswich Town on 10 November 2020 and made his league debut in a 1–1 away draw with Colchester United one month later.[12] Tsaroulla scored the first senior goal of his career in his seventh appearance with the opener in a 3–0 FA Cup third-round victory over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.[13] In the post-match interview, Tsaroulla was left "almost in tears", stating that "the darkest days of pain came out as it went in".[14] After scoring once in 21 appearances across a mid-table 2020–21 campaign, he won the club's Young Player of the Season and Goal of the Season awards.[15] On 11 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with an option for a further year. He would make his 100th appearance for the club in a 3-1 loss away to Notts County. [16]
On 19 June 2024, he joined Notts County on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.[17]
In 2019, Tsaroulla was capped by Cyprus at U21 level.[18]
Tsaroulla is of Cypriot descent and grew up in Winchmore Hill in north London.[19] He attended Southgate School in Oakwood.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crawley Town | 2020–21 | League Two | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | League Two | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Total | 115 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 131 | 12 | |||
| Notts County | 2024–25 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 116 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 132 | 12 | |||
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