| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Andrew Tsaroulla [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Notts County | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Whetstone Wanderers | ||
| 2011–2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2019–2020 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Crawley Town | 115 | (9) |
| 2024– | Notts County | 29 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Cyprus U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 8 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nicholas Andrew Tsaroulla (born 29 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a wing back for EFL League Two club Notts County. Born in England, he has represented Cyprus at youth level.
A left back, Tsaroulla began his career with Whetstone Wanderers and moved to the Tottenham Hotspur academy at the age of 12. [3] [4] Tsaroulla had a successful career with the U18 team (winning the 2014 South Korea Cup and the 2016 IMG Cup) and progressed into the Development Squad, [5] [6] but the effects of a car crash suffered in July 2017 saw him released at the end of the 2017–18 season. [7] [8] He subsequently spent a year out of football in rehabilitation. [4]
On 9 May 2019, Tsaroulla joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on a free transfer and signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year. [9] He made 31 B team appearances during his single season with the club. [10]
After six weeks' training with Crawley Town, Tsaroulla signed a one-year contract with the League Two club on 10 October 2020, with the option of a further season. [11] He made the first professional appearance of his career as a substitute in 2–0 EFL Trophy win over Ipswich Town on 10 November 2020 and made his league debut in a 1–1 away draw with Colchester United one month later. [12] [13] Tsaroulla scored the first senior goal of his career in his seventh appearance with the opener in a 3–0 FA Cup third-round victory over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021. [14] In the post-match interview, Tsaroulla was left "almost in tears", stating that "the darkest days of pain came out as it went in". [15] After scoring once in 21 appearances across a mid-table 2020–21 campaign, [12] [16] he won the club's Young Player of the Season and Goal of the Season awards. [17] On 11 May 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with an option for a further year. He would make his 100th appearance for the club in a 3-1 loss away to Notts County. [18]
On 19 June 2024, he joined Notts County on a two-year contract with an option for a third year. [19]
Tsaroulla is of Cypriot descent and grew up in Winchmore Hill in north London. [3] [21] He attended Southgate School in Oakwood. [3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crawley Town | 2020–21 [12] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2021–22 [22] | League Two | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 [23] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 [24] | League Two | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [b] | 2 | 49 | 6 | |
| Total | 115 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 128 | 12 | ||
| Notts County | 2024–25 [25] | League Two | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Career total | 144 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 160 | 13 | ||
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