| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armani George Little [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1997 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Woking (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Torquay United | 79 | (19) |
| 2022–2023 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | (0) |
| 2023 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AFC Wimbledon | 38 | (4) |
| 2024– | Gillingham | 20 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | England C | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:19, 8 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Armani George Little (born 5 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.
Little was born in Portsmouth. [4] [5]
Having been with Southampton since the age of 12, [3] Little signed his first professional contract with Southampton on 21 April 2015. [6] He was released by Southampton in the summer of 2018. [7]
On 20 June 2018, Little joined Oxford United on a one-year contract. [8] On 17 August 2018, he joined Woking on a one-month loan. [9] He made his debut for Oxford on 18 December 2018 in a 3–0 EFL Trophy victory at home to Tottenham Hotspur Under-23s. [10] He made his league debut for Oxford on 26 December 2018, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat at home to Southend United, [11] before joining Woking on loan until the end of the season on 4 January 2019. [12] Before his contract expired at Oxford, Little signed a pre-contract agreement with National League club Torquay United. [13]
Little made his debut for Torquay on 3 August 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home victory against Boreham Wood. [14] [15]
On 8 June 2022, Little agreed a two-year deal to join newly promoted League One club Forest Green Rovers. [16]
On 12 January 2023, Little joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season. [17]
On 6 July 2023, Little signed permanently for AFC Wimbledon following a successful loan spell. [18] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon against Tranmere Rovers on 30 September 2023. [19]
On 31 May 2024, Gillingham announced the signing of Armani Little.[ citation needed ]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U23 | 2016–17 [20] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 [21] | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Oxford United | 2018–19 [22] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2018–19 [23] | National League South | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 [b] | 1 | 32 | 6 | |
| Torquay United | 2019–20 [14] | National League | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 [24] | National League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 [25] | National League | 38 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 41 | 15 | ||
| Total | 79 | 19 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 90 | 19 | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2022–23 [26] | League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 [a] | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2023–24 [27] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| AFC Wimbledon Total | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 214 | 31 | ||