AJ George

AJ George
George with Tamworth in September 2022
Personal information
Full name Adriel Jared George[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth St. Johns, Antigua
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 North Leigh
Youth career
–2014 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Oxford United 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Banbury United (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2019 Mansfield Town 0 (0)
2017 → Mickleover Sports (loan)
2017 → Hednesford Town (loan)
2018 → North Ferriby United (loan) 4 (0)
2019 Chippenham Town 11 (1)
2019–2021 Oxford City 8 (0)
2021 Slough Town 0 (0)
2021–2022 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 24 (0)
2022–2023 Tamworth 10 (0)
2023– North Leigh 1 (0)
International career‡
2014 Antigua and Barbuda U20
2016– Antigua and Barbuda 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:03, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Adriel Jared George (born 6 December 1996) is an Antiguan footballer who plays for Southern League Division One Central side North Leigh and Antigua and Barbuda, where he plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Oxford United

He made his Football League debut for Oxford United during their 1–0 defeat against Northampton Town in the 2015–16 season[3] before being released by the club in May 2016.[4]

Mansfield Town

He joined Mansfield Town in 2016, and played for the club's development teams. In February 2017 he joined Mickleover Sports on loan.[5] In November 2017 he joined Hednesford Town on loan.[6] In March 2018 he joined North Ferriby United on loan.[7]

Chippenham Town

He signed for National League South side Chippenham Town in February 2019,[8]

Oxford City

George moved to Oxford City on 16 December 2019.[9]

Slough Town

George joined National League South side Slough Town on 24 September 2021, and was named as an unused substitute the following day in a National League South fixture away to Hungerford Town, with the match finishing 1-1.[10]

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

AJ signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 23 October 2021.[11] George made his debut for AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 30 October 2021 in an FA Cup 3rd qualifying round fixture away to Matlock Town, with the home side winning the tie 2–1.[12]

Tamworth

On 24 June 2022, AJ signed for Southern League Premier Division Central rivals Tamworth, and was reunited with his former AFC Rushden & Diamonds manager Andy Peaks.[13]

North Leigh

In March 2023, George signed for North Leigh.[14]

International career

He made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in 2016 on 23 March in a Caribbean Cup Qualifying match against Aruba, where he also scored his first international goal.[15]

International goals

Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first.[16]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2016 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda  Aruba 2–1 2–1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 April 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oxford United 2014–15[17] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Banbury United (loan) 2014–15[18] Southern League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Oxford United 2015–16[17] League Two 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Mansfield Town 2016–17[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mickleover Sports (loan) 2016–17 Northern Premier League Premier Division — — — — —
Mansfield Town 2017–18[18] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hednesford Town (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League Premier Division — — — — —
North Ferriby United (loan) 2017–18[19] National League North 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Mansfield Town 2018–19[18] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chippenham Town 2018–19[19] National League South 9 1 0 0 — 0 0 9 1
2019–20[19] 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 3 0
Oxford City 2019–20[19] 8 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 10 0
2020–21[19] 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2021–22[19] 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Slough Town 2021–22[19] 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2021–22[18] Southern League Premier Division Central 24 0 0 0 — 4[c][d] 1[e] 28 1
Tamworth 2022–23[18] 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 53 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 62 1
  1. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Three appearances in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ One goal in Northamptonshire Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ "AJ George". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Adriel Jared George". Oxford United. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Oxford United: Johnny Mullins among five players released".
  5. ^ "Latest Moves……". Non League Pitchero. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Latest Moves……". Non League Pitchero. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "International Midfielder Loaned To Ferriby". Non League Pitchero. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ @ChipTownFC (3 February 2019). "📝" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "GEORGE JOINS THE HOOPS". Pitchero.com. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Hungerford Town 1-1 Slough Town". SloughTownFC.net. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  11. ^ "One in, One out in Midfield". AFCDiamonds.com. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Matlock Town 2-1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds". AFCDiamonds.com. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ^ "AJ IS A LAMB". TamworthFC.co.uk. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  14. ^ @NorthLeigh_FC (22 March 2023). "Welcome AJ George #4 today ✍️ Midfielder joins us after recent spells with Tamworth, Rushden and Oxford City. A man of great experience at this level and higher and will add his own quality to our squad in our fight for survival. See you Saturday ⚽" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ AJ George at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ AJ George at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  17. ^ a b "AJ George". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d e f "Player profiles: AJ George". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g "AJ George". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2022.


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