| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guy Roland Demel | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Orsay, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Nîmes Olympique | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Borussia Dortmund | 33 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Borussia Dortmund II | 40 | (9) |
| 2005–2011 | Hamburger SV | 131 | (2) |
| 2011– | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Côte d'Ivoire | 26 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:05, 30 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Guy Roland Demel (born 13 June 1981) is a French footballer who plays for West Ham United as a defender.
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Born in Orsay, Paris, Demel started his professional career in the French Ligue 2 with Nîmes Olympique. He was discovered and bought by Arsenal, and spent a year there before being transferred to Borussia Dortmund. He left Arsenal claiming he was homesick and therefore observers were baffled at his move to Dortmund. He debuted in the Bundesliga in 2003, and left Dortmund to join Hamburg in 2005, after struggling to hold down a first team place.[1]
While at 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.[2]
Demel was released by Hamburg at the expiration of his contract and returned to England in 2011, with West Ham United.
He signed a two-year deal, with the option of a third, with West Ham on 31 August 2011.[3] 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.[4]
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.
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