AJ George

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AJ George
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George with Tamworth in September 2022
Personal information
Full name Adriel Jared George [1]
Date of birth (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth St. Johns, Antigua
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North Leigh
Youth career
0000–2014 Oxford United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Oxford United 2 (0)
2014–2015Banbury United (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2019 Mansfield Town 0 (0)
2017Mickleover Sports (loan)
2017Hednesford Town (loan)
2018North Ferriby United (loan) 4 (0)
2019 Chippenham Town 11 (1)
2019–2021 Oxford City 8 (0)
2021 Slough Town 0 (0)
2021–2022 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 24 (0)
2022–2023 Tamworth 10 (0)
2023– North Leigh 1 (0)
International career
2014 Antigua and Barbuda U20
2016– Antigua and Barbuda 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:03, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Adriel Jared George (born 6 December 1996) is an Antiguan footballer who plays for Southern League Division One Central side North Leigh and Antigua and Barbuda, where he plays as a midfielder.

Contents

Club career

Oxford United

He made his Football League debut for Oxford United during their 1–0 defeat against Northampton Town in the 2015–16 season [3] before being released by the club in May 2016. [4]

Mansfield Town

He joined Mansfield Town in 2016, and played for the club's development teams. In February 2017 he joined Mickleover Sports on loan. [5] In November 2017 he joined Hednesford Town on loan. [6] In March 2018 he joined North Ferriby United on loan. [7]

Chippenham Town

He signed for National League South side Chippenham Town in February 2019, [8]

Oxford City

George moved to Oxford City on 16 December 2019. [9]

Slough Town

George joined National League South side Slough Town on 24 September 2021, and was named as an unused substitute the following day in a National League South fixture away to Hungerford Town, with the match finishing 1-1. [10]

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

AJ signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 23 October 2021. [11] George made his debut for AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 30 October 2021 in an FA Cup 3rd qualifying round fixture away to Matlock Town, with the home side winning the tie 2–1. [12]

Tamworth

On 24 June 2022, AJ signed for Southern League Premier Division Central rivals Tamworth, and was reunited with his former AFC Rushden & Diamonds manager Andy Peaks. [13]

North Leigh

In March 2023, George signed for North Leigh. [14]

International career

He made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in 2016 on 23 March in a Caribbean Cup Qualifying match against Aruba, where he also scored his first international goal. [15]

International goals

Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first. [16]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 2016 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and BarbudaFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 2–12–1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 April 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2014–15 [17] League Two 0000000000
Banbury United (loan) 2014–15 [18] Southern League Premier Division40000040
Oxford United 2015–16 [17] League Two 2010001 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Mansfield Town 2016–17 [18] 0000000000
Mickleover Sports (loan) 2016–17 Northern Premier League Premier Division
Mansfield Town 2017–18 [18] League Two 0000000000
Hednesford Town (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League Premier Division
North Ferriby United (loan) 2017–18 [19] National League North 40000040
Mansfield Town 2018–19 [18] League Two 0000000000
Chippenham Town 2018–19 [19] National League South 91000091
2019–20 [19] 20100030
Oxford City 2019–20 [19] 80002 [lower-alpha 2] 0100
2020–21 [19] 00000000
2021–22 [19] 00000000
Slough Town 2021–22 [19] 00000000
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2021–22 [18] Southern League Premier Division Central240004 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] 1 [lower-alpha 5] 281
Tamworth 2022–23 [18] 00000000
Career total530200071621
  1. One appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  3. One appearance in FA Trophy
  4. Three appearances in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
  5. One goal in Northamptonshire Senior Cup

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  14. North Leigh F.C. [@NorthLeigh_FC] (22 March 2023). "Welcome AJ George #4 today ✍️ Midfielder joins us after recent spells with Tamworth, Rushden and Oxford City. A man of great experience at this level and higher and will add his own quality to our squad in our fight for survival. See you Saturday ⚽" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2023 via Twitter.
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