Guy Demel

{{short description|Ivorian footballer (born 1981)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Guy Demel

| image = Guy Demel West Ham July 2014.jpg

| caption = Demel playing for West Ham in 2014.

| fullname = Guy Roland Demel{{Cite news | title = Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists | url = http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/squad-lists-February-2013.pdf | publisher = Premier League | date = 1 February 2013 | page = 39 | access-date = 24 June 2013 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033709/http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/squad-lists-February-2013.pdf | url-status = dead }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Orsay, France

| height = 1.88m{{cite web |url= http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/guy-demel |title= Premier League Player Profile Guy Demel |author= |date= 2015 |website= Premier League |publisher= Barclays Premier League |access-date= 26 January 2015 |archive-date= 1 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150501124943/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/guy-demel |url-status= dead }}

| position = Right back

| currentclub = Ivory Coast (assistant coach)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1999–2000

| clubs1 = Nîmes

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2000–2001

| clubs2 = Arsenal

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2001–2005

| clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund II

| caps3 = 43

| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2001–2005

| clubs4 = Borussia Dortmund

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005–2011

| clubs5 = Hamburger SV

| caps5 = 131

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2006

| clubs6 = Hamburger SV II

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2011–2015

| clubs7 = West Ham United

| caps7 = 76

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs8 = Dundee United

| caps8 = 12

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2016–2017

| clubs9 = Marseille Consolat

| caps9 = 4

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2017

| clubs10 = Red Star

| caps10 = 4

| goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 302

| totalgoals = 13

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2012

| nationalteam1 = Ivory Coast

| nationalcaps1 = 31

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2024–

| managerclubs1 = Ivory Coast (assistant)

}}

Guy Roland Demel (born 13 June 1981) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He has been assistant coach of the Ivory Coast national football team since January 2024.

He could play in several positions including right back and centre back.{{cite web|title=Guy Demel Player Profile|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/guy-demel-west-ham_2228487_5486|publisher=www.whufc.com|access-date=15 March 2012}} Demel started his career in France with Nîmes Olympique before joining English club Arsenal in 2000. He then played in Germany for ten years, signing for Borussia Dortmund in 2001 and then Hamburger SV in 2005. He returned to England with West Ham United in 2011, leaving the club in 2015 and subsequently joining Dundee United.

Demel was born in France but represented the Ivory Coast national team from 2004 until his international retirement in 2012, making 35 appearances. He was in the Ivorian squad for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Born in Orsay, France, Demel started his professional career in the French Ligue 2 with Nîmes Olympique. He was signed by Arsenal in August 2000{{cite news |date=9 August 2000 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/873031.stm|title=Wenger's horse play |publisher=BBC |access-date=23 November 2015}} spending one season in London without making a first team appearance before being transferred to Borussia Dortmund. He made his Bundesliga debut in 2003 winning the Bundesliga and making UEFA Cup Final in his first season. Demel left Dortmund to join Hamburg in 2005, after struggling to hold down a first team place.{{cite news |date=28 June 2005 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11896_2340253,00.html |title=Hamburg snap up Demel |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=19 June 2008}}

With Hamburg, Demel played regularly as both a right back and a midfielder. In May 2006, he signed a new contract with Hamburg, tying him to the club until 2010.{{cite news |date=4 May 2006 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11896_2375727,00.html |title=Demel delight at new deal |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=19 June 2008}}

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 the UEFA Cup, UEFA Europa League and the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, scoring four goals.

=West Ham United=

He signed a two-year deal, with the option of a third, with West Ham on 31 August 2011.{{cite web|title=Hammers land Demel|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7141273,00.html|work=Sky Sports|access-date=31 August 2011|date=31 August 2011}} Due to injuries it was not until 29 November 2011, in a 2–0 away win against Middlesbrough, that Demel made his West Ham United debut.{{cite web|title=Middlesbrough 0 – 2 West Ham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15832040.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 November 2011}} With West Ham playing in the Championship, Demel played 10 games in the 2011–12 season, eight of them after coming on as substitute.{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/guy-roland-demel/303/ | title=G. Demel | publisher=Soccerway | access-date=29 May 2015}} On 19 May 2012, he was a member of the team which won promotion to the Premier League after beating Blackpool in the 2012 Football League Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium. He played the first 57 minutes before being replaced by Julien Faubert.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044378 | title=Blackpool 1–2 West Ham | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=29 May 2015}} On 23 January 2013, Demel extended his contract with West Ham until 2015.{{cite web|title=Demel signs new West Ham deal|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2013/01/23/3694486/demel-signs-new-west-ham-deal|publisher= Goal.com|access-date=18 May 2013 | date = 23 January 2013 | first = Liam | last = Twomey}} Demel scored his only West Ham goal in a 2–1 home defeat by Liverpool on 6 April 2014. After West Ham striker, Andy Carroll challenged Liverpool goalkeeper, Simon Mignolet, the goalkeeper dropped the ball and Demel scored from {{convert|3|yards|metres}} out.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26807039 | title=West Ham 1–2 Liverpool | publisher=BBC Sport | date=6 April 2014 | access-date=7 April 2014}} Demel was first-choice right-back for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons playing 31 and 32 games respectively. By the 2014–15 season, Carl Jenkinson was first-choice and Demel managed only six games all season. He was released at the end of the 2014–15 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/May/28-May/Hammers-confirm-Retain-List | title=Hammers confirm retained list | publisher=www.whufc.com | access-date=28 May 2015}}

=Dundee United=

In November 2015, Demel signed for Dundee United until the end of the 2015–16 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34903767 | title=Guy Demel: Dundee United sign former West Ham midfielder | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=23 November 2015}} He scored his first goal for Dundee United in a 2–1 win over Hearts on 20 February 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35567508|title=Dundee United 2-1 Hearts|date=20 February 2016|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=22 February 2016 | first = Brian | last = McLauchlin}} Following confirmation of the club's relegation from the Scottish Premiership, Demel was allowed to leave the club and return to France before the end of the season, despite still being under contract.{{cite news|last1=Duthie|first1=Tom|title=Duo make early Dundee United exit|url=https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/duo-make-early-tannadice-exit/|access-date=18 May 2016|work=The Courier|date=10 May 2016|location=Dundee}}

International career

File:Guy Demel 2010.jpg

In 2004, Demel, a French citizen, acquired an Ivorian passport. He has since been selected for the national team, playing at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, and being named to the squad for the 2006 and 2010 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.{{cite web|title=West Ham defender Guy Demel confirms he has retired from international football|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11685/8329889|publisher=www1.skysports.com|access-date=13 December 2012}}

Career statistics

=International=

:Source:{{NFT|7693}}

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="3"\|Ivory Coast national team
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

Honours

=Club=

Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga: 2001–02{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/guy-roland-demel/303/|title=Côte d'Ivoire — G. Demel — Profile with news, career statistics and history — Soccerway|access-date=16 September 2014}}

Hamburger SV

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005,{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=2188/Match=81577/Report=LU.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912111800/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=2188/Match=81577/Report=LU.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2006 |title=Valencia 0-0 Hamburg (Aggregate: 0 - 1)|publisher=UEFA |access-date=14 June 2020}} 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130606/hammers-set-germany-dates_2236884_3200208|title=Hammers set Germany dates — News — Latest News — News — West Ham United|access-date=16 September 2014}}

West Ham United

Football League Championship play-offs: 2011–12{{cite web|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=5257&united=19_May_2012|title=Game played on 19 May 2012|access-date=16 September 2014}}

=International=

Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:2006{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/06a.html | title = African Nations Cup 2006 | website = RSSSF | date = 31 January 2008 | access-date = 5 November 2020}}