Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dermi Lusala [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Chettle Court Rangers | |||
–2016 | Brentford | ||
2016–2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Barwell (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Buxton | 27 | (0) |
2024 | → Matlock Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2025– | Dagenham & Redbridge | 5 | (1) |
International career | |||
2018–2019 | England U16 | 5 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:26, 25 August 2025 (UTC) |
Dermi Lusala (born 16 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge.
Lusala is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford academies and transferred to Coventry City in 2022. After failing to break into the first team squad, he dropped into non-League football after his release in 2024. Lusala was capped by England at U16 level.
A right back, Lusala began his career in the Brentford Academy and was a part of the U13 team which won the 2016 Elite Neon Cup. [3] Following the closure of the academy at the end of the 2015–16 season, [4] Lusala transferred into the Tottenham Hotspur Academy. [5] He progressed to sign a one-year professional contract at the end of the 2020–21 season. [6] Following an injury-plagued season in the Development Squad, [7] during which he participated in first team training sessions, [8] Lusala was released when his contract expired. [9]
On 1 July 2022, Lusala signed a two-year contract with Championship club Coventry City on a free transfer. [10] [11] On 25 November 2022, he joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Barwell on a one-month loan and made four appearances. [12] [13] Lusala was a part of the Coventry City U21 team which reached the final of the 2022–23 Birmingham Senior Cup. [14]
During the 2023–24 pre-season, Lusala was included in the first team squad for its training camp in Portugal. [15] Lusala was an unused substitute on 16 occasions during the 2023–24 season and was released when his contract expired. [16] [17]
After a successful trial, Lusala transferred to National League North club Buxton on 10 August 2024 and signed a one-year contract, [18] with the option of a further year. [19] He made eight appearances, [16] before succumbing to injury. [20] In order to build match fitness after his recovery, [20] Lusala joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Matlock Town on a one-month loan on 15 November and made three appearances. [21] [22] He made 29 appearances during a 2024–25 season which concluded with defeat in the National League North playoff quarter-finals. [16] [23] The club exercised its option on Lusala's contract for the 2025–26 season, [19] but he elected to transfer away in June 2025. [24]
On 27 June 2025, Lusala signed a two-year contract with National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge for an undisclosed fee. [24]
Lusala attended St Ignatius College, Enfield. [7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2023–24 [25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | |
Barwell (loan) | 2022–23 [13] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 4 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 4 | 0 | |||
Buxton | 2024–25 [16] | National League North | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
Matlock Town (loan) | 2024–25 [22] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 3 | 0 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2025–26 [16] | National League South | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Career total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |