Tristan Demetrius

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Tristan Demetrius
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Jong Gent
Youth career
2020–2021 Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Deportivo Saprissa 2 (0)
2023– Jong Gent 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2023

Tristan Demetrius (born 8 February 2005) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Belgian side Jong Gent.

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Early life

Born in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Demetrius' father died when he was three years old. [1] His mother, Djalanta Brun, worked for the Haitian government in various embassies, and because of this, Demetrius left Haiti as a child, living in Belgium and the Dominican Republic. [1] As a result he is multilingual, speaking Dutch, English, French and Spanish. [1] In 2018, he moved to Costa Rica, the country where his maternal uncle, Anghedon Huguens Brun, had played football for Turrialba and Carmelita, as well as being capped by the Haitian national team. [1] [2]

Club career

Initially settling in Cartago, Demetrius trialled with local side Cartaginés, but was ultimately not offered a place in their academy. [1] His other uncle, Shmerley Brun, took him to trial with both Deportivo Saprissa and Alajuelense on the same day, with both clubs showing interest in him. [1] He went on to join the former in 2020, signing a professional contract in December of the same year, at the age of fifteen. [3] [4] Eight months after signing, he extended his deal with the club. [5] He made his professional debut with the side on 16 September 2021, playing sixty minutes in a 1–1 draw with Guanacasteca before being replaced by David Ramírez. [4]

Towards the end of the 2022–23 season, Saprissa announced that they had not ruled out selling Demetrius, who had attracted attention from Belgian Pro League side Gent, having trialled with the side in early 2023. [6] [7] He had not featured at all during the season, due to league rules stating that Costa Rican clubs could only have four registered foreign players, and Saprissa already had Argentine Mariano Torres, Cuban Luis Paradela, Jamaican Javon East and Panamanian Fidel Escobar registered. [6]

On 26 July 2023, Gent confirmed that they had signed Demetrius, stating that he had already trained with the youth team, but had been unable to join in February 2023 due to his age. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 July 2023. [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saprissa 2021–22 Liga FPD 2000000020
2022–23 0000000000
Total2000000020
Jong Gent 2023–24 Eerste Nationale 00––0000
Career total2000000020
Notes

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    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brenes, Cristian (5 January 2021). "El nuevo talento haitiano de Saprissa habla cuatro idiomas y tuvo la opción de fichar con Alajuelense" [Saprissa's new Haitian talent speaks four language and had the option to sign with Alajuelense]. nacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    2. ↑ Masis, Fiorella (17 September 2021). "Debut de Tristan Demetrius con Saprissa provocó el apoyo y felicidad de un aficionado liguista" [Tristan Demetrius's debut with Saprissa provoked the support and happiness of a league fan]. nacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    3. ↑ Valverde, Esteban (27 December 2020). "Saprissa le abrió puerta Tristan Demetrius, jovencito haitiano de 15 años, y él se metió hasta la cocina: el plantel de Wálter Centeno" [Saprissa opened the door for Tristan Demetrius, a 15-year-old Haitian boy, and he went into the kitchen: the Walter Centeno campus]. nacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    4. 1 2 Geffrard, Childo (17 September 2021). "Foot – Costa Rica : Les débuts de Tristan Demetrius en championnat avec le Deportivo Saprissa !" [Foot – Costa Rica: The debut of Tristan Demetrius in the league with Deportivo Saprissa!]. haititempo.com (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    5. ↑ Masis, Fiorella (11 August 2021). "Saprissa evita generar presión sobre una de sus promesas de 16 años" [Saprissa avoids putting pressure on one of his 16-year-old promises]. nacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    6. 1 2 Montenegro, Milton (3 April 2023). "Saprissa lo hizo: Vendió a su 'joya goleadora'" [Saprissa did it: They sold their 'scoring jewel']. nacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    7. ↑ ""Gand a trouvé un nouveau joyau"" ["Gent has found a new gem"]. footnews.be (in French). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    8. ↑ "Jong KAA Gent verwelkomt vier nieuwe spelers" [Jong KAA Gent welcomes four new players]. kaagent.be (in Dutch). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
    9. ↑ Tristan Demetrius at Soccerway
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