George Green (footballer, born 1996)

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George Green
Personal information
Full name George William Athelston Green [1]
Date of birth (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] [3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Thackley
Youth career
2003–2011 Bradford City
2011–2013 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Everton 0 (0)
2015 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 6 (1)
2015 Oldham Athletic 3 (0)
2015–2016 Ossett Albion 4 (0)
2016–2017 Burnley 0 (0)
2016 → Kilmarnock (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Salford City (loan) 8 (0)
2017 Viking 7 (1)
2018 Nuneaton Town 14 (2)
2018–2019 Chester 12 (0)
2019–2020 Boston United 4 (0)
2019 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Ossett United 22 (2)
2022 Humber United 6 (4)
2022–2023 Frickley Athletic 10 (2)
2023– Thackley 20 (4)
International career‡
2012 England U16 6 (4)
2012–2013 England U17 7 (2)
2013 England U18 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

George William Athelston Green (born 2 January 1996) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Contents

Green began his career as a youth player with Bradford City, before being signed by Everton in 2011. After a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers, Green was released, and after short stints with Oldham Athletic and Ossett Albion, he signed for Burnley. Loan spells at Kilmarnock and Salford City preceded his release from Burnley in 2017, before signing with Norwegian club, Viking. Following his return to England, he has played in the non-league for Nuneaton Town, Chester, Boston United, and Gainsborough Trinity, and Ossett United.

While at Everton, Green was selected to represent England U16's, U17's and U18's

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 [4] that could have risen as high as £2 million and received a £45,000 signing-on fee. [5] He joined the club's youth setup, and was a member of the side that won the 2014 U18 Premier League. [6] 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. [7]

On 10 June 2015, Green left Everton after nearly four years at the club [8] without having made a senior appearance. [5] His time at the club had been marred by alcohol and drug addiction, and he spent time at The Priory rehab. [9]

Nine days later, Green agreed to join League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year deal with an option of a third year, [10] but voluntarily terminated the contract that November. [5] On 8 November, Green signed for Ossett Albion, making his debut on 10 November against Mossley. [11] [12] He signed a six-month contract with Burnley in January 2016, [13] after scoring a hat-trick in a trial match. [14]

On 12 August 2016 Green joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan. [15] On 28 January 2017, Green joined National League North side Salford City on loan until the end of the season. [16] He made a total of eight appearances for Salford during the loan spell. [3] Green was released by Burnley in June 2017. [17] On 16 August 2017, Green signed for Viking in Norway, [18] but on 21 November, his contract was terminated due to incidents off the pitch. [19]

On 2 February 2018, Green signed for National League North side Nuneaton Town. [20] On 17 July, Green signed for National League North side Chester on a one-year contract, with the option of a second-year extension. [21] He was released by the club at the end of the season. [22]

In June 2019, Green joined Boston United. [23] In November he joined Gainsborough Trinity on a month's loan. [24] On 9 June 2020, he moved to Ossett United. [25] [26] [27] He combined his non-league career with training to be an electrician. [9] In 2021, he had a six-week trial with Bulgarian team OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. [28] In 2022, after a short stint with Humber United, he signed for Frickley Athletic, [29] and moved to Thackley in February 2023. [30]

International career

He has represented England at youth level, [31] featuring in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, scoring against Estonia. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2013–14 [32] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15 [32] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014–15 [32] League Two 61———61
Oldham Athletic 2015–16 [33] League One 3000001 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Ossett Albion 2015–16 [12] NPL Division One North40——3 [lower-alpha 2] 070
Burnley 2015–16 [33] Championship 0000——00
2016–17 [34] Premier League000000—00
Total0000000000
Kilmarnock (loan) 2016–17 [34] Scottish Premiership 40—00—40
Salford City (loan) 2016–17 [3] National League North 80———80
Viking 2017 [3] Eliteserien 7100——71
Nuneaton Town 2017–18 [3] National League North14200——142
Chester 2018–19 [3] [35] National League North12000—2 [lower-alpha 3] 1141
Boston United 2019–20 [36] National League North4000—4 [lower-alpha 4] 181
Career total6240000102726
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup; one appearance in West Riding County Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy; three appearances one goal in Lincolnshire Senior Cup

Personal life

Green is the father to two children, Daisy and Olly, and lives in Cleckheaton. [28] In September 2018, Green publicly spoke about his battles with drugs and alcohol and mental health. [37]

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  2. 1 2 3 George Green – UEFA competition record (archive)
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  7. ↑ "Green super strike gies Rovers a share of the spoils". TranmereRovers.co.uk. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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  9. 1 2 "The former Bantams prodigy who went for millions on finally finding peace". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
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  11. ↑ "Albion sign England Youth International". Ossett Albion. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by George Green for Ossett Albion". Ossett Albion A.F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "George Green: Burnley sign former Everton and Oldham forward". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ Aarons, Ed (22 January 2016). "Burnley sign George Green, the prodigy who feared he had thrown it all away". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "New Player Announcement". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Green Goes Red". Salford City FC. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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  18. ↑ "Green registrert for spill i Eliteserien". dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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  22. ↑ "Non League Today I It's All-Change At The Lamb". nonleague.today.
  23. ↑ George Green 'excited' by Boston United move after overcoming personal problems, lincolnshirelive.co.uk, 25 June 2019
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  25. ↑ Ossett United sign midfield man Green [usurped] , nonleaguedaily.com, 9 June 2020
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  33. 1 2 "Games played by George Green in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by George Green in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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  36. ↑ "George Green - Boston United Football Club First Team". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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