Armani Little

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Armani Little
Personal information
Full name Armani George Little [1]
Date of birth (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27) [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
0000–2018 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 12 (2)
International career
2022– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Armani George Little (born 5 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Contents

Early life

Little was born in Portsmouth. [4] [5]

Career

Southampton

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]

Oxford United

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]

Torquay United

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]

Forest Green Rovers

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]

AFC Wimbledon

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]

Gillingham

On 31 May 2024, Gillingham announced the signing of Armani Little.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2016–17 [20] ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2017–18 [21] ———2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total———3030
Oxford United 2018–19 [22] League One 10—001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Woking (loan) 2018–19 [23] National League South 25441—3 [lower-alpha 2] 1326
Torquay United 2019–20 [14] National League 17310—00183
2020–21 [24] National League24120—5 [lower-alpha 3] 0311
2021–22 [25] National League381520—1 [lower-alpha 4] 04115
Total791950—609019
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23 [26] League One 21010221 [lower-alpha 1] 0252
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23 [26] League Two 180000000180
AFC Wimbledon 2023–24 [27] League Two38430102 [lower-alpha 1] 0444
AFC Wimbledon Total564301020624
Career total182271312216121431
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs, one in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in National League play-offs, three in the FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players given a Free Transfer: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. 18 May 2019. p. 104. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Armani Little at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Armani Little — Midfielder — First Team — Oxford United". www.oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "First & Best... With Armani Little – Torquay United". torquayunited.com. Torquay United F.C. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Thomas, David; James, Stuart (2 June 2019). "Armani Little can't wait to get started with Torquay United". DevonLive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Academy graduates Wood & Little sign pro contracts". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Saints announce 2018 retained list". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Jack (20 June 2018). "Oxford United sign trio for under 23s side". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hopkins and Little Out On Loan". www.oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Little By Little". www.oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Oxford United 0-1 Southend United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Jack (4 January 2019). "Oxford United loan Armani Little and Harvey Bradbury to Woking for rest of season". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Midfielder Armani Little To Join United". torquayunited.com. Torquay United F.C. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Armani Little in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Torquay United 2–1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Midfielder Little joins FGR". www.fgr.co.uk. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Little by little! Exciting midfielder makes it two". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "A Little longer! Armani signs permanently". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 4–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Armani Little in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Armani Little in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Armani Little in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  23. ↑ "Armani Little". Aylesbury United FC. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Armani Little in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Armani Little in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Armani Little in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Armani Little in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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