Ruel Sotiriou made the move to Bristol Rovers from Leyton Orient in June 2024, putting pen-to-paper on an three-year deal with the Club, with an option for a further season.
Born in Edmonton, England, Sotiriou joined the Leyton Orient Academy as a youngster and made his debut for The Os as a 17-year-old, in an FA Cup fourth qualifying round fixture with Dagenham & Redbridge.
Further appearances followed against Macclesfield Town and Gateshead in late October, and versus Gillingham and Torquay United in November, before a month's loan with Heybridge Swifts in December 2017. Sotiriou scored twice in three outings for the side, including a finish on his debut against Waltham Abbey.
Further short-term loans followed with Leatherhead, Bishop's Stortford and Chelmsford City before a loan to Hampton & Richmond Borough in February 2019 for the remainder of the 2018/19 campaign where Sotiriou would score six goals in nine games.
Following a short loan with Dover at the start of the 2019/20 season, Sotiriou made his league debut for Orient in December 2019. The striker was substituted on in the second half and scored his side's only goal against Colchester United, before also netting on his second league outing too, in a 1-1 draw with Newport County.
With five goals in ten League Two showings in the curtailed 2019/20 season, Sotiriou would continue to show his goalscoring prowess from the 2021/22 season onwards. Nine goals in League Two that campaign helped steer the Os away from the relegation battle, before another nine goals in the 2022/23 season were crucial to Leyton Orient's push for promotion.
In his first season in League One Sotiriou enjoyed his most prolific campaign to date, with the striker scoring 12 goals in all competitions - including eleven in league football - and providing five assists.
Sotiriou made his league debut for Rovers in a 0-0 draw with Rotherham United and scored his first goal in a 2-1 loss away to Barnsley.
His fine efforts in domestic football saw Sotiriou make his debut for the senior Cyprus national team in March 2024, featuring from the bench in a draw with Latvia.