{"id":562064,"date":"2020-08-14T12:43:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=562064"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:24:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:24:34","slug":"ruel-sotiriou-signs-new-two-year-contract-at-leyton-orient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/14\/ruel-sotiriou-signs-new-two-year-contract-at-leyton-orient\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruel Sotiriou Signs New Two-Year Contract at Leyton Orient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leyton Orient youngster Ruel Sotiriou has commited his future to the club by signing a new two-year deal. The Cyprus youth international was training with the club despite being unsure about signing a new contract. However, negotiations have now proved successful and the 19-year-old will be staying in East London until at least 2022.<\/p>\n<h2>Ruel Sotiriou Signs New Leyton Orient Contract<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd8a &#8220;I\u2019m happy it has reached the conclusion it has, and we can focus on Ruel playing and scoring goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the story in full, as Ruel Sotiriou pens a two year extension at Leyton Orient.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LOFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LOFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnlyOneOrient?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OnlyOneOrient<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leyton Orient (@leytonorientfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leytonorientfc\/status\/1294297350706548737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Breakthrough Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>Despite spending the first half of last season on loan with Dover Athletic in the National League, Sotiriou finished as Orient&#8217;s joint third-top scorer with five goals, alongside Conor Wilkinson. Only Jordan Maguire-Drew (seven) and Josh Wright (eight) finished with more.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the teenager&#8217;s strikes came in a purple patch just after he returned from his loan. He netted in home and away matches against Newport County and nothced an impressive brace in the 3-0 win away at Stevenage.<\/p>\n<p>Sotiriou has come through the academy at Leyton Orient and, aside from his spell at Dover, has had loans at Heybridge Swifts, Leatherhead, Bishop&#8217;s Stortford, Chelmsford City and Hampton &amp; Richmond Borough.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club website about extending his stay with the O&#8217;s, Sotiriou said: \u201cIt\u2019s been a long-time coming \u2013 but obviously I\u2019m delighted to be at the club where it all started, and now I can\u2019t wait to kick on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPre-season has been tough, and gruelling, but we have our first friendly tomorrow to get more match fitness up, which is important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a forward and I like to score goals, and hopefully I can keep doing this and help the team win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Ross Embleton added: \u201cI think it\u2019s important people are aware, that since Ruel returned to training, his attitude has been excellent. I\u2019ve never had any doubt that he was focused on being a Leyton Orient player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor everyone involved it has taken longer than we all hoped. I\u2019m happy it has reached the conclusion it has, and we can focus on Ruel playing and scoring goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"dksum3qZRchMJd5KNjdetg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1199589974\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dksum3qZRchMJd5KNjdetg',sig:'AM4DZO7GA3Z8XcIKr6SvpgfO3WjgKhDhLxN-EMxQlB8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1199589974',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leyton Orient youngster Ruel Sotiriou has commited his future to the club by signing a new two-year deal. The Cyprus youth international was training with the club despite being unsure about signing a new contract. However, negotiations have now proved successful and the 19-year-old will be staying in East London until at least 2022. 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