with West Ham until 2015. Demel scored his only West Ham goal in a 2–1 home defeat by Liverpool on 6 April 2014. After West Ham striker, Andy Carroll challenged Liverpool goalkeeper, Simon Mignolet, the goalkeeper dropped the ball and Demel scored from out. Demel was first-choice right-back for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons playing 31 and 32 games respectively. By the 2014–15 season, Carl Jenkinson was first-choice and Demel managed only six games all season. He was released at the end of the 2014–15 season. Dundee United In November 2015, Demel signed for Dundee United until the end of the 2015–16 season. He scored his first goal for Dundee United in a 2–1 win over Hearts on 20 February 2016. Following confirmation of the club's relegation from the Scottish Premiership, Demel was allowed to leave the club and return to France before the end of the season, despite still being under contract. International career 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. Demel announced his retirement from international football on 6 December 2012 confirming his wish to focus on his club career with West Ham United. Career statistics International Source: Honours Club Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga: 2001–02 Hamburger SV UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005, 2007 West Ham United Football League Championship play-offs: 2011–12 International Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:2006 References External links 1981 births Living people Footballers from Essonne Association football defenders French footballers Citizens of Ivory Coast through descent Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast international footballers Ivorian expatriate footballers Nîmes Olympique players Arsenal F.C. players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players Hamburger SV players Hamburger SV II players West Ham United F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Athlético Marseille players Red Star F.C. players Bundesliga players English Football League players Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Germany French sportspeople of Ivorian descent 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in Scotland Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland