Antonio German
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Timothy German | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Park Royal, London, England | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Winger / Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2009–2011 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | (3) |
2009 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2011 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Stockport County | 16 | (3) |
2012 | Bromley | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Brentford | 4 | (1) |
2013 | → Gillingham (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Gillingham | 19 | (1) |
2014 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2015 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Kerala Blasters | 9 | (6) |
2016 | Partick Thistle | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:57, 11 April 2016 (UTC). |
Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or a striker and is currently without a club.
Career
Early career
Born in Park Royal, London, German progressed through the Queens Park Rangers' (QPR) youth system before being promoted to the first team in May 2009.[2][3]
Queens Park Rangers
German signed his first professional contract with QPR in June 2009 and was given shirt number 33.[4] German made his debut against Plymouth Argyle in the club's final home game of the 2008–09 season, coming on as a second-half substitute.[5] He scored his first goal in his full debut in a 2–1 victory over against Doncaster Rovers on 21 February 2010, where he bagged the first goal of the game. In the same game he had a header disallowed for offside and also a header looping just over the top of the bar.[6] Five days after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until June 2012.[7] On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against Swansea City.[8]
Loan spells with Aldershot Town, Southend United and Yeovil Town
On 5 October 2009, German joined Aldershot Town on a month's loan and made four appearances.[9][10] In November 2010, German went on a month's loan to Southend United (along with teammate Jack Midson)[11] and scored a penalty on his debut against Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup.[12] German's loan spell was extended until 3 January, before he was recalled by Neil Warnock.[13][14] On 10 February 2011, German joined Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season,[15] but returned to QPR after only a month.[16]
Stockport County
Following QPR's promotion to the Premier League, German was expected to depart and was not given a squad number.[17] On 2 September 2011, he joined Conference Premier side Stockport County after his QPR contract was cancelled.[18] German scored his first goal against Telford United in a 1–1 draw and scored twice against Fleetwood Town in a 2–4 loss. He left the club in January 2012 when his contract ended.[19]
Bromley
On 13 January 2012 German signed for Conference South side Bromley on a non-contract terms.[20]
Brentford
After making two appearances for Bromley, German signed an 18-month contract at League One side Brentford after a trial.[21] He made his debut as a half time substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Leyton Orient. German made his first appearance of the 2012–13 season on 9 October, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 Football League Trophy win over Crawley Town. He made his next appearance over a month later in the league against Preston North End, coming on as a substitute and scoring an 89th-minute equaliser, his only goal for the club.[22] He made three more substitute appearances in the 2012-13 season.
Gillingham (loan)
On 26 February, German signed for League Two side Gillingham on a month's loan.[23] He went straight into the squad for Gillingham's league match against Oxford United that night, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat. Two games later at home to Plymouth Argyle, he received his first start and scored his first Gillingham goal. He made four more non-goalscoring appearances before returning to Brentford after the completion of his loan.
Gillingham
On 27 June 2013, German signed for newly promoted Gillingham on a permanent basis after rejecting the offer of a new contract at Brentford.[24] He was made available for transfer by Martin Allen on 13 September.[25]
Northampton Town (loan)
On 1 January 2014, German signed for Northampton Town on a month-long loan. This was later extended until the end of the season.[26]
Aldershot Town (loan)
On 27 February 2015, German signed for Aldershot Town on a one-month loan.[27] After finding the net once in six appearances for The Shots, the club decided against extending his loan spell and the striker returned to Gillingham.[28]
Partick Thistle
Antonio German signed for Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 1 February 2016 until the end of the 2015–16 season.[29] German made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3-1 away defeat to Motherwell.[30] On 11 April 2016 German's contract was terminated by mutual consent for personal reasons.[31]
References
- ↑ Antonio German Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log – Queens Park Rangers
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ QPR | Squad | Player Profiles | Antonio German
- ↑ German Pens Shots Deal
- ↑ Report: Queens Park Rangers vs Plymouth Argyle – English League Championship – ESPN Soccernet
- ↑ "QPR 2–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ↑ "German signs new QPR deal". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Match Report:QPR 1 – 1 Swansea City". QPR Official Website. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "Aldershot sign young QPR striker". BBC. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ "Antonio German | Football Stats | Gillingham | Season 2009/2010 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ "Southend United sign Jack Midson and Antonio German". BBCsport. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ↑ "Macclesfield 2 – 2 Southend". BBCsport. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "German extends Southend spell". Sky Sports. 7 December 2010.
- ↑ "German returns to Rangers". Sky Sports. 15 December 2010.
- ↑ "German seals Glovers move". Sky Sports. 10 February 2011.
- ↑ "German makes Hoops return". Sky Sports. 24 March 2011.
- ↑ "Duo tipped for QPR exit". Sky Sports. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ "Stockport snap up striker German". BBC News. 2 September 2011.
- ↑ "Two Leave Edgeley Park". Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ "Three for Bromley". NonLeagueDaily.com. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
- ↑ "Brentford snap up striker Antonio German". BBC Sport. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Preston 1-1 Brentford". BBC. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ BBC Sport - Gillingham sign Brentford's Antonio German on loan
- ↑ BBC Sport - Antonio German: Gillingham sign Brentford forward
- ↑ BBC Sport - Gillingham list Whelpdale, Lee, German and Gregory
- ↑ "German Signs For Cobblers". Northampton Town FC. 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Antonio German has signed for Aldershot Town on a one month loan deal
- ↑ Antonio German is back with Gillingham after scoring once in six games on loan at Conference Premier Aldershot
- ↑ http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2015-2016/february_2016/new_signing_antonio_german
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35619552
- ↑ http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2015-2016/april_2016/antonio_german_departs