George Green (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George William Athelston Green[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | Bradford City | ||
| 2011–2013 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2015 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ossett Albion | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | England U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | England U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:21, 19 June 2015 (UTC). | |||
George William Green (born 2 January 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Burnley, as a midfielder.
Career
Green started as a youth player with Bradford City, before being signed by Everton in October 2011 for an initial fee of £300,000[3] that could have risen as high as £2 million and received a £45,000 signing-on fee.[4] He joined the club's youth setup, and was a member of the side that won the 2014 U18 Premier League.[5]
He went on loan to Tranmere Rovers in March 2015. He made his Tranmere debut later that month, scoring an injury-time equaliser in a game against AFC Wimbledon.[6]
On 10 June 2015, Green left Everton after nearly four years at the club[7] without having made a senior appearance.[4]
Nine days later, Green agreed to join League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year deal with an option of a third year,[8] but voluntarily terminated the contract that November.[4]
On 8 November 2015 Green signed for his local non-league club Ossett Albion on a non-contract basis, making his debut for them on 10 November 2015 against Mossley.[9]
He signed a six-month contract with Burnley in January 2016.[10]
International career
He has represented England at youth level,[11] featuring in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, scoring against Estonia.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 January 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2014–15[12] | League Two | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 2015–16[13] | League One | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ossett Albion | 2015–16[14] | NPL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 George Green – UEFA competition record
- ↑ "Everton sign Bradford's George Green, 15, in reported £2m deal". BBC. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 Aarons, Ed (17 December 2015). "Paid too much, too young, but George Green makes new start at Ossett". The Guardian.
- ↑ "George Green". Everton F.C. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Green super strike gies Rovers a share of the spoils". TranmereRovers.co.uk. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ Club Submits Retained List
- ↑ "George Green: Everton midfielder joins Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Albion sign England Youth International". Ossett Albion. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35381562
- ↑ "George Green". TheFa.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by George Green in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by George Green in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by George Green for Ossett Albion". Ossett Albion A.F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
External links
George Green career statistics at Soccerbase