George Timotheou

George Timotheou
Personal information
Full name George Christos Timotheou
Date of birth (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sydney Olympic
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2011 Canberra Olympic
2014–2015 Sydney FC
2015 Blacktown City
2016–2017 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 ACTAS 10 (0)
2013 AIS 10 (0)
2014 Belconnen United 5 (0)
2015 Blacktown City 5 (0)
2016–2017 Sydney FC NPL 35 (1)
2016–2017 Sydney FC 0 (0)
2017–2018 Sydney Olympic 24 (1)
2018–2019 Schalke 04 II 23 (2)
2019 Schalke 04 1 (0)
2019–2020 Zulte Waregem 1 (0)
2020–2022 Adelaide United 19 (0)
2022–2023 Melbourne Victory 6 (0)
2023 Gungahlin United 0 (0)
2024– Sydney Olympic 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Australia U20 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:50, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

George Christos Timotheou (born 29 July 1997) is an Australian football player who plays as a centre-back for Gungahlin United.[1] He last played professionally for Melbourne Victory.[2]

Club career

Timotheou started his professional career at Sydney FC, but never managed to break into the first team, instead playing in their reserve squad in the NPL. However halfway through his two-year contract, he left the club to sign for Sydney Olympic FC, where he made 27 appearances, during his 2 seasons there, before leaving to sign a deal with Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[3][4] Timotheou made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 18 May 2019, starting in the home match against VfB Stuttgart.[5] In November 2020, Timotheou returned to the A-League, signing with Adelaide United on a two-year deal.[6]

Personal life

Timotheou was born in Canberra, Australia and is of Greek descent.[2]

Honours

International

Australia U20

References

  1. ^ "Gungahlin United Football Club are thrilled to announce the signing of George Timotheou!". Gungahlin United. 1 July 2023 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ a b "George Timotheou". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Canberra junior George Timotheou signs with Bundesliga club Schalke 04". 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Player statistics for George Timotheou - GameDay".
  5. ^ "FC Schalke 04 – VfB Stuttgart -:- (Bundesliga 2018/2019, 34. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Reds capture Timotheou signature". Adelaide United. 10 November 2020.


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