Mike Thalassitis
{{short description|British footballer and television personality (1993–2019)}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mike Thalassitis
| image = Mike Thalassitis.jpg
| caption = Thalassitis in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1993|01|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|03|16|1993|01|19|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
| occupation = {{hlist|Footballer|television personality}}
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}{{cite news|title=Michael Thalassitis – ESPN|url=http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/164637/michael-thalassitis?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=12 April 2013}}
| years active = 2010–2019
| module = {{Infobox football biography
| embed = yes
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs1 = Stevenage
| years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = Stevenage | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = → Boreham Wood (loan) | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = → Cambridge United (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = → Boreham Wood (loan) | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 8
| years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = Bishop's Stortford | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2015–2016 | clubs9 = Chelmsford City | caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = Concord Rangers | caps10 = 2 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2016 | clubs11 = St Albans City | caps11 = 15 | goals11 = 6
| years12 = 2016 | clubs12 = Margate | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2016–2017 | clubs13 = Hemel Hempstead Town | caps13 = 15 | goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2017 | clubs14 = Worthing | caps14 = 2 | goals14 = 1
| years15= 2017 | clubs15 = Margate |caps15 = 6 |goals15 = 2
| totalcaps = 151
| totalgoals = 36
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = Cyprus U19
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = Cyprus U21
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 2
}}
}}
Michael Thalassitis ({{langx|el|Μάικ Θαλασσίτης}}; 19 January 1993 – 16 March 2019) was an English-Cypriot footballer and television personality. He was known for his appearances on the third series of ITV2 reality series Love Island and the fourth series of E4 dating series Celebs Go Dating.
Thalassitis signed a professional two-year contract with Stevenage in May 2011, having joined the club's Centre of Excellence ahead of the 2010–11 season, just after Stevenage's promotion to the Football League. He made his first-team debut in August 2011. Two months later, he joined Conference South side Boreham Wood on loan, returning to his parent club in January 2012. He was loaned out once again a month later, signing for Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan deal. During the 2012–13 season, he was briefly loaned out to Cambridge United in September 2012, before joining Bishop's Stortford on loan two months later. He then spent the remainder of the season on loan at Boreham Wood, his second loan spell at the club. Ahead of the 2013–14 season, he joined Ebbsfleet United on a season-long loan.
In 2017, Thalassitis appeared on the ITV2 reality series Love Island and retired from football in December that year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/mike-thalassitis-love-island-tributes-15985722|title = Love Island star Mike Thalassitis found dead|date = 16 March 2019}} In March 2019, he was found dead at the age of 26 at a park in London. His cause of death was suicide by hanging.{{cite news |title=Love Island star left notes to family |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-48507026 |access-date=19 June 2019 |work=BBC News |date=5 June 2019}}
Club career
= Stevenage =
Thalassitis joined Stevenage's youth system ahead of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news|title=SFC Profile – Michael Thalassitis|url=http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10839~56748,00.html|publisher=Stevenage F.C.|access-date=28 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011114550/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10839~56748,00.html|archive-date=11 October 2011|url-status=dead}} He scored 17 goals in 26 games for the club's U18 side in his first season with the club. As a result of his fine form during the season, he was handed a two-year professional contract with the club on 18 May 2011.{{cite news
| title = Michael Thalassitis signs two-year deal
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2362483,00.html
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 18 May 2011
| access-date = 28 August 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110818124516/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2362483,00.html
| archive-date = 18 August 2011
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}} This meant that Thalassitis was the first player to sign a professional deal with the club from the Centre of Excellence that was "hastily formed" following the club's promotion to the Football League. Thalassitis made his competitive debut for Stevenage in the club's 1–0 away defeat to Milton Keynes Dons on 27 August 2011, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in the match.{{cite news
| title = MK Dons 1–0 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14600443.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 27 August 2011
| access-date = 28 August 2011}} During the game, he produced a "strong run forcing goalkeeper David Martin to tip his effort from the edge of the box onto the bar", as well as missing a chance to restore parity in injury-time.{{cite news
| title = MK Dons 1–0 Stevenage FC
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~57981,00.html
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 27 August 2011
| access-date = 28 August 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120612025750/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~57981,00.html
| archive-date = 12 June 2012
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
Thalassitis joined Conference South side Boreham Wood on a one-month loan deal in October 2011.{{cite news
| title = Boreham Wood sign Michael Thalassitis on loan
| url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/boreham-wood-sign-michael-thalassitis-on-loan/
| publisher = Boreham Wood F.C.
| date = 8 October 2011
| access-date = 9 October 2011}}{{cite news
| title = Thalassitis joins Boreham Wood on loan
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2476551,00.html
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 9 October 2011
| access-date = 9 October 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111011154325/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2476551,00.html
| archive-date = 11 October 2011
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}} He made his debut for the club a day after signing, scoring after 17 minutes in a 3–1 home victory against Dartford.{{cite news
| title = Teenage Kicks – Boreham Wood 3–1 Dartford
| url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/teenage-kicks/
| publisher = Boreham Wood F.C.
| date = 8 October 2011
| access-date = 9 October 2011}} During his initial one-month loan spell, Thalassitis made five league appearances for the club, in which Boreham Wood recorded five straight victories{{cite news
| title = Bryant delivers on the road
| url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/bryant-delivers-on-the-road/
| publisher = Boreham Wood F.C.
| date = 16 October 2011
| access-date = 11 November 2011}}{{cite news
| title = The climb continues
| url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/the-climb-continues/
| publisher = Boreham Wood F.C.
| date = 23 October 2011
| access-date = 11 November 2011}}{{cite news
| title = Elvijs Is Number One!
| url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/10/elvijs-is-number-one/
| publisher = Boreham Wood F.C.
| date = 25 October 2011
| access-date = 11 November 2011}}{{cite news
| title = Masterful Wood eye play-offs
| url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/11/masterful-wood-eye-play-offs/
| publisher = Boreham Wood F.C.
| date = 7 November 2011
| access-date = 11 November 2011}} — propelling them from twentieth place to eighth in the Conference South standings.{{cite news
| title = Thalassitis has loan spell extended
| url = https://newslivereporting.blogspot.com/2019/07/thalassitis-has-loan-spell-extended.html
| publisher = NewsLIVE
| date = 16 July 2019
| access-date = 16 July 2019
}} His loan spell was subsequently extended for a further month on 9 November 2011. Three days later, on 12 November, Thalassitis scored a hat-trick in Boreham Wood's sixth consecutive league victory, a 4–2 home win against Dover Athletic.{{cite news
| title = Michael Leaves Dover Soleless!
| url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/2011/11/michael-leaves-dover-soleless/
| publisher = Boreham Wood F.C.
| date = 12 November 2011
| access-date = 16 November 2011}} After scoring five times in twelve games for Boreham Wood, Thalassitis returned to his parent club on 4 January 2012.{{cite news
| title = Boro Boys Return From Loan
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2565935,00.html
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 4 January 2012
| access-date = 4 January 2012
}}{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was loaned out for a second time during the season, joining Conference National side Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan deal on 17 February 2012.{{cite news
| title = United clinch Thalassitis loan
| url = http://www.bluesqfootball.com/story/0,20970,13040_7530038,00.html
| publisher = Blue Square Bet Premier
| date = 18 February 2012
| access-date = 18 February 2012
}}{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made his debut for the club a day later, scoring a consolation goal in injury-time in a 4–1 defeat to promotion chasing Wrexham.{{cite news
| title = Wrexham 4–1 Hayes & Yeading
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16994821
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 18 February 2012
| access-date = 18 February 2012}}{{cite news
| title = Thalassitis doing the business again!
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2616961,00.html
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 20 February 2012
| access-date = 20 February 2012
}}{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Thalassitis scored the only goal of the game in his next match three days later, netting with a header from goalkeeper Steve Arnold's long clearance in a 1–0 away victory at Bath City.{{cite news
| title = Bath 0–1 Hayes & Yeading
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17023120
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 21 February 2012
| access-date = 26 February 2012}} He scored once more during his time at Hayes & Yeading, scoring in a 3–1 away win at Forest Green Rovers,{{cite news
| title = Forest Green 1–3 Hayes & Yeading
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17324032
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 17 March 2012
| access-date = 22 March 2012}} and played five games during his one-month loan spell.{{Soccerbase season|61650|2011|name=Michael Thalassitis|access-date=22 March 2012}} He was recalled by Stevenage on 22 March,{{cite news
| title = Michael Thalassitis recalled from Hayes and Yeading
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2688544,00.html
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 22 March 2012
| access-date = 22 March 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422155337/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2688544,00.html
| archive-date = 22 April 2012
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
| title = Stevenage recall Michael Thalassitis from Hayes & Yeading
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17486080
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 23 March 2012
| access-date = 23 March 2012}} and went on to make two further substitute appearances for the club during the latter stages of the season.
Thalassitis made his first appearance of the 2012–13 season in Stevenage's first game of the season, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 home win over AFC Wimbledon in the League Cup.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 3–1 AFC Wimbledon
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19159762
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 14 August 2012
| access-date = 19 September 2012}} He scored his first goal for Stevenage in the following round of the competition, scoring a consolation strike in injury-time as the club lost 4–1 to Premier League side Southampton on 28 August 2012.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 1–4 Southampton
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19340365
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 28 August 2012
| access-date = 19 September 2012}} A month later, Stevenage announced that Thalassitis had signed a three-year contract extension, and would also be going out on a one-month loan deal to Conference National side Cambridge United.{{cite web
| title = New deal and loan move for Thalassitis
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/transfer-thalassitis-loan-move-374244.aspx
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 18 September 2012
| access-date = 19 September 2012}}{{cite web
| title = Stevenage's Michael Thalassitis joins Cambridge United on loan
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19638925
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 18 September 2012
| access-date = 19 September 2012}}{{cite news
| title = Striker signs on loan
| url = http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/article/michael-thalassitis-signing-374097.aspx
| publisher = Cambridge United F.C.
| date = 18 September 2012
| access-date = 19 September 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120924042903/http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/article/michael-thalassitis-signing-374097.aspx
| archive-date = 24 September 2012
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}} During the brief loan spell, Thalassitis made just two appearances, both of which were as a late substitute.{{Soccerbase season|61650|2012|name=Michael Thalassitis|access-date=9 November 2012}} He was loaned out once again in November 2012, the fourth loan spell of his career, joining Conference South side Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan agreement.{{cite news
| title = Thalassitis moves on loan
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/transfer-thalassitis-loan-487858.aspx
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 15 November 2012
| access-date = 15 November 2012}} The loan was later extended until January 2013, with Thalassitis making eight appearances in all competitions during his two-month spell.{{cite news
| title = M. Thalassitis – Soccerway
| url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/michael-thalassitis/204837/
| publisher = Soccerway
| access-date = 17 January 2013}} Thalassitis was loaned out almost immediately following his return from Stortford, joining Boreham Wood on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 campaign.{{cite news
| title = Thalassitis secures loan move
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/transfer-news-thalassitis-to-boreham-wood-loan-610237.aspx
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 20 January 2013
| access-date = 29 January 2013}} He began his second spell at the club by scoring the first goal in a 3–0 victory over Hayes & Yeading on 28 January 2013.{{cite news
| title = Boreham Wood 3–0 Hayes & Yeading
| url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/01/28/england/conference-n--s/boreham-wood-fc/hayes-and-yeading-fc/1310307/
| publisher = Soccerway
| date = 28 January 2013
| access-date = 29 January 2013}} Thalassitis went on to score seven times in 19 appearances during his second loan spell with Boreham Wood, returning to Stevenage at the end of the season.{{cite news
| title = Michael Thalassitis – 2012–13
| url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/michael-thalassitis/204837/matches/
| publisher = Soccerway
| date = 28 January 2013
| access-date = 28 April 2013}}
Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Thalassitis was loaned out to Conference South side Ebbsfleet United on a season-long loan deal.{{cite news
| title = Thalassitis loaned out
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/thalassitis-loan-ebbsfleet-890679.aspx
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 2 July 2013
| access-date = 3 July 2013}}
On 17 May 2014, Thalassitis was released by Stevenage.{{Cite web |title=NINE DEPART AS STEVENAGE REBUILD CONTINUES |url=http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/contracts-nine-depart-17.5.14-1556916.aspx |work=Stevenage FC |date=17 May 2014}}
= Non-league =
On 30 October 2015, Thalassitis joined Chelmsford City after departing Bishop's Stortford.{{cite news |title=Two More Join The Clarets|url=http://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/news/two-more-join-the-clarets-1518133.html|publisher=Chelmsford City F.C. |date=30 October 2015|access-date=30 October 2015}} Thalassitis scored his first goal for the Clarets in a loss against Gosport Borough on 5 December 2015.{{cite news |title=Borough's Barker Spoils Hawkes' 100th|url=http://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/teams/62438/match-centre/1-1587975|publisher=Chelmsford City F.C. |date=5 December 2015|access-date=6 December 2015}} Thalassitis left on 2 January 2016 to join Concord Rangers. Less than a month after joining Concord, on 29 January 2016, Thalassitis signed for St Albans City.
On 27 May 2016, Thalassitis joined Margate from St Albans City.http://www.margate-fc.co.uk/news/thalassitis-becomes-latest-signing-1621470.html27 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052330/http://www.margate-fc.co.uk/news/thalassitis-becomes-latest-signing-1621470.html |date=22 December 2017 }} On 26 October 2016, Thalassitis joined Hemel Hempstead Town from Margate.{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/sport/thalassitis-leaves-blues-114644/|title=Former Stevenage and Ebbsfleet United striker Michael Thalassitis has left Margate to join Hemel Hempstead|date=26 October 2016|access-date=4 July 2017}} On 28 February 2017, Thalassitis joined Welling United from Hemel Hempstead Town.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/wellingunited/status/836566700380258304|title=Wings add two strikers ahead of tonight's big Kent derby. Michael Thalassitis from Hemel and Alex Cathline from Dunstable. Welcome to both.|first=Welling United|last=FC|date=28 February 2017|access-date=4 July 2017}}
International career
In December 2011, Thalassitis was called up to a three-day training camp with the Cyprus U19 side,{{cite news|url=http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2552203,00.html|title=Thalassitis Earns International Call-Up|date=19 December 2011|access-date=4 January 2012|publisher=Stevenage F.C.}}{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage-fc/boro_youngster_earns_cyprus_call_up_1_1157212|title=Boro youngster earns Cyprus call-up|date=19 December 2011|access-date=4 January 2012|publisher=The Comet}} and was later called up to represent the U19 side in March 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2635666,00.html|title=International Call-Up for Thalassitis|date=6 March 2012|access-date=11 March 2012|publisher=Stevenage F.C.}}{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He made two appearances for Cyprus as they drew twice with the Georgia U19 side.{{cite news|url=http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2773212,00.html|title=U19 European Championship call for Thalassitis|date=15 May 2012|access-date=15 May 2012|publisher=Stevenage F.C.}}{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In May 2012, Thalassitis was called up for Cyprus U19's two games against Estonia, with both games taking place within the space of three days. He played 75 minutes of the first match, a 1–0 defeat; and then played 60 minutes of the next match, which ended 0–0.{{Cite book|title=Stevenage v Sheffield United matchday programme|publisher=Stevenage F.C.|year=2012|page=10}} After impressing during his time with Cyprus, he was named in their 21-man squad to travel to Denmark for the 2012 UEFA European U19 elite qualification group. He started all three games as Cyprus finished bottom of their group.
In May 2014, Thalassitis was called up to the Cyprus senior side for the first time, for their away friendly with Japan. However, he was unable to travel due to suffering a ruptured ACL during the final game of the season whilst on loan.{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2009150--denmark-vs-cyprus/|title=Denmark U19 6–2 Cyprus U19|date=23 May 2012|access-date=29 May 2012|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2009163--greece-vs-cyprus/|title=Greece U19 3–0 Cyprus U19|date=25 May 2012|access-date=29 May 2012|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2009178--cyprus-vs-turkiye/|title=Cyprus U19 0–5 Turkey U19|date=28 May 2012|access-date=29 May 2012|publisher=UEFA}}
Television career
On 29 May 2017, Thalassitis was announced as part of the cast for the third series of the reality dating show Love Island. While the series began on 5 June, he did not enter the villa until 10 days later.{{cite web|url=http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-feature/1101021/love-island-mike-thalassitis-football-what-teams-has-he-played-for-stevenage-cambridge-welling|title=What football clubs have Love Island's Mike Thalassitis played for? Semi-pro new contestant has played for national team Cyprus as well as Welling United, Margate FC, Stevenage and Cambridge United|publisher=OK|date=15 June 2017|access-date=18 June 2017}} Margate manager Steven Watt said in an interview that he was "disappointed" that Thalassitis did not tell him he was going to be a part of the show.{{cite web|url=http://m.kentlive.news/margate-manager-s-verdict-on-finding-out-striker-is-in-love-island/story-30396458-detail/story.html|title=Margate boss 'disappointed' Michael Thalassitis didn't tell him he was going on Love Island|publisher=Kent Live|date=18 June 2017|access-date=18 June 2017}}{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Thalassitis earned the nickname "Muggy Mike" from contestant Chris Hughes after he chose to pair up with Hughes' love interest Olivia Attwood in a weekly recoupling.{{cite web |last1=Barr |first1=Sabrina |title=After the tragic death of Mike Thalassitis, there is no justification for Twitter users bringing back the cruel 'Muggy Mike' hashtag |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-island-muggy-mike-boateng-thalassitis-social-media-cyberbullying-trolling-mental-health-a9311971.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-island-muggy-mike-boateng-thalassitis-social-media-cyberbullying-trolling-mental-health-a9311971.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=Independent |date=February 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020}} Thalassitis and fellow contestant Jessica Shears, along with their respective partners Olivia Attwood and Dom Lever, emerged among the three couples with the lowest votes for Favourite Couple from the public, and were dumped from the island as a result.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/love-island-shock-jess-shears-10662390 |title=Love Island shock as Jess Shears and Mike Thalassitis are dumped after being shown the door by their co-stars |date=21 June 2017 |author=Vicki Newman |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=22 June 2017}}
In 2018, Thalassitis joined the fourth series of Celebs Go Dating.{{cite web |last1=Parke |first1=Phoebe |title=People Are Really Not Into Muggy Mike's Celebs Go Dating Antics |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/muggy-mike-celebs-go-dating-2/ |website=Grazia |date=13 February 2018 |publisher=Bauer Media Group |access-date=3 September 2020}}
Death
It was confirmed on 16 March 2019 that Thalassitis' body had been found hanging the previous day in a park in Edmonton, London, and he was declared dead at the age of 26.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-47597561|title=Love Island's Mike Thalassitis dies aged 26|date=17 March 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=29 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/love-island-star-mike-thalassitis-15985722|title=Love Island star Mike Thalassitis found dead|first1=David|last1=Bentley|first2=Jayne|last2=Thomson|date=16 March 2019|website=Birmingham Mail|access-date=29 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/police-confirm-death-of-love-island-star-mike-thalassitis-a4093886.html|title=Mike Thalassitis: Police say Love Island star's death in park was 'not suspicious'|date=17 March 2019|website=Evening Standard|access-date=29 August 2019|first=Asher|last=McShane}} On 5 June, the North London Coroner's Court concluded that suicide by hanging was his cause of death.
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!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League{{efn|Includes the Football League and Football Conference.}} !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.}} !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Stevenage
| title = Stevenage 2011/2012 player appearances | url = http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2499#teamTabs=stats | publisher = Soccerbase | access-date = 28 August 2011}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012–13{{cite web
| title = Stevenage 2012/2013 player appearances | url = http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2499#teamTabs=stats | publisher = Soccerbase | access-date = 29 May 2012}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Boreham Wood (loan)
| title = First Team Player Statistics 2011–12 | url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/player-stats/ | publisher = Boreham Wood F.C. | access-date = 9 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110925081703/http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/player-stats/ | archive-date = 25 September 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} |11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Hayes & Yeading (loan)
| title = Hayes & Yeading 2011/2012 player appearances | url = http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=4822&teamTabs=stats | publisher = Soccerbase | access-date = 18 February 2012}} |5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Cambridge United (loan)
| title = Cambridge United 2012/2013 player appearances | url = http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=483&teamTabs=stats | publisher = Soccerbase | access-date = 19 September 2012}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bishop's Stortford (loan)
| title = First-team – Stats – 2012–13 | url = http://www.bsfc.co.uk/team/first-team/1st-team-stats/ | publisher = Bishop's Stortford F.C. | access-date = 15 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608070715/http://www.bsfc.co.uk/team/first-team/1st-team-stats/ | archive-date = 8 June 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Boreham Wood (loan)
| title = First Team Player Statistics 2012–13 | url = http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/player-stats/ | publisher = Boreham Wood F.C. | access-date = 29 January 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130216204349/http://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/player-stats/ | archive-date = 16 February 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} |19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| Ebbsfleet United (loan)
{{cite web | title = Fixtures/Results 2013–14 | url = http://ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/home/?p=9413 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130703185553/http://ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/home/?p=9413 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 3 July 2013 | publisher = Ebbsfleet United F.C. | access-date = 3 July 2013 }} |6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!55 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 18 |
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