Antonio German

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Antonio German
Personal information
Full name Antonio Timothy German
Date of birth (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Park Royal, England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Leatherhead
Youth career
2007–2009 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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) 4 (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)
2016–2017 Kerala Blasters 11 (0)
2017 Ebbsfleet United 0 (0)
2017–2018 Hemel Hempstead Town 7 (1)
2018 St Albans City 8 (0)
2018 Gokulam Kerala 6 (2)
2019 Selangor 3 (1)
2020 PDRM FA 4 (1)
2022– Leatherhead 3 (0)
International career‡
2018– Grenada 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2020

Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Leatherhead and the Grenada national football team. [2]

Contents

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. [3] [4]

Queens Park Rangers

German signed his first professional contract with QPR in June 2009 and was given shirt number 33. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7] In the same game he had a header disallowed for offside and also a header looping just over the top of the bar. [8] Five days after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until June 2012. [9] On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against Swansea City. [7]

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. [10] [7] 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. [19] He left the club in January 2012 when his contract ended. [20]

Bromley

On 13 January 2012 German signed for Conference South side Bromley on a non-contract terms. [21]

Brentford

After making two appearances for Bromley, German signed an 18-month contract at League One side Brentford after a trial. [22] He made his debut as a half time substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Leyton Orient. [19] 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. [23] 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. [23] He made three more substitute appearances in the 2012–13 season. [23]

Gillingham (loan)

On 26 February, German signed for League Two side Gillingham on a month's loan. [24] 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. [23] Two games later at home to Plymouth Argyle, he received his first start and scored his first Gillingham goal. [23] He made four more non-goalscoring appearances before returning to Brentford after the completion of his loan. [23]

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. [25] He was made available for transfer by Martin Allen on 13 September. [26]

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. [27]

Aldershot Town (loan)

On 27 February 2015, German signed for Aldershot Town on a one-month loan. [28] After finding the net once in six appearances for The Shots, [29] the club decided against extending his loan spell and the striker returned to Gillingham. [30]

Kerala Blasters

German signed for Kerala Blasters in August 2015. During his spell at the club, he was widely praised for his performances, scoring six goals in nine games. [31]

Partick Thistle

German signed for Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 1 February 2016 until the end of the 2015–16 season. [32] German made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to Motherwell. [33] On 11 April 2016 German's contract was terminated by mutual consent for personal reasons. [34]

Gokulam Kerala

On 5 May 2018, German joined Indian club Gokulam Kerala. [35] He left the club citing personal reasons on 6 December. [36]

Selangor

On 1 January 2019, German joined the Malaysian club Selangor on a one-year-deal for a free transfer. [37] However, he was let go by the club in February. [38] German later said he left the club due to racism. [39]

Leatherhead

On 14 January 2022, German signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Leatherhead. [40]

International career

On 13 October 2018, German made his debut for the Grenada national football team, playing the last 27 minutes in a 2–0 loss to Cuba in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match. [41]

Personal life

He is the older brother of former Chesterfield and current Chesham United forward Ricky German. [42]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2008–09 [6] Championship 300000—30
2009–10 [7] 1321000—142
2010–11 [12] 200010—30
Total1821010—202
Aldershot Town (loan) 2009–10 [7] League Two 30—001 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Southend United (loan) 2010–11 [12] League Two4021—1 [lower-alpha 1] 071
Yeovil Town (loan) 2010–11 [12] League One 40———40
Stockport County 2011–12 [19] Conference Premier 16300—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0173
Brentford 2011–12 [19] League One20———20
2012–13 [23] 2110002 [lower-alpha 1] 051
Total4110002071
Gillingham (loan) 2012–13 [23] League Two71———71
Gillingham 2013–14 [43] League One9010101 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
2014–15 [29] 10110203 [lower-alpha 1] 1162
Total191203041282
Northampton Town (loan) 2013–14 [43] League Two70———70
Aldershot Town (loan) 2014–15 [29] Conference Premier61———61
Kerala Blasters 2015 [44] Indian Super League 96———96
Partick Thistle 2015–16 [33] Scottish Premiership 20—00—20
Kerala Blasters 2016 [44] Indian Super League140———140
Kerala Blasters total236———236
Ebbsfleet United 2017–18 [44] National League0010—0010
Hemel Hempstead Town 2017–18 [44] National League South 71——0071
St Albans City 2017–18 [45] National League South80———80
Gokulam Kerala 2018–19 [44] I-League 62———62
Selangor 2019 [44] Malaysia Super League 110000—11
Career total1351971409115521
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first. [46]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 March 2019 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1–02–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

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