George Mells

George Mells

Personal information
Full name	George John Mells
Date of birth	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	South Melbourne FC
Youth career
2009–2011	Chelsea
2011–2014	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Adelaide United	31	(0)
2018–2019	Fortuna Sittard	0	(0)
2019–2021	Brisbane Roar	0	(0)
2021–2023	Port Melbourne	59	(8)
2023–2024	Avondale	32	(1)
2025–	South Melbourne	4	(1)
International career‡
2012	Australia U17	3	(0)
2014	Greece U17	1	(0)
2015	Australia U20	3	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Australia AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2015

George John Mells Jr. (born 23 May 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for South Melbourne FC in NPL Victoria.

Football career

Born in Melbourne, Mells played youth football for Chelsea and Southampton before returning to Australia to make his professional debut for Adelaide United in 2015. ^[1]

His contract with Brisbane Roar was terminated by mutual agreement on 23 February 2021. ^[2] He played no A-league games for Brisbane Roar. A couple of days later he joined NPL Victoria club Port Melbourne. ^[3]

Mells has appeared numerous times for Australian youth teams, having also previously represented Greece U17s.

Honours

Club

Adelaide United

• A-League Premiership: 2015–16
• A-League Championship: 2015–16

International

Australia U20

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2016 ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Adelaide United	2015–16	A-League	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	2016–17		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Adelaide total		31	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
Fortuna Sittard	2018–19	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brisbane Roar	2019–20	A-League	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brisbane total		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Port Melbourne	2021	National Premier Leagues	9	2	2	1	0	0	11	3
Career total			40	2	3	1	0	0	43	3

References

1. "Adelaide signs former Chelsea and Southampton starlet Mells". SBS TV. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
2. "Mells departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar . 23 February 2020.
3. Symons, Neal [@neal_symons] (25 February 2021). "Per @gleebo41 on @FNR_Radio, recently released Brisbane Roar midfielder George Mells has signed with NPL Victoria side @PMSCSharks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

External links

• George Mells at Soccerway