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.

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 27)[2]
Place of birth St. Johns, Antigua
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North Leigh
Youth career
0000–2014 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Oxford United 2 (0)
2014–2015Banbury United (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2019 Mansfield Town 0 (0)
2017Mickleover Sports (loan)
2017Hednesford Town (loan)
2018North 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)

Club career

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Oxford United

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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

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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

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

Oxford City

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

Slough Town

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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

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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

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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

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

International career

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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

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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

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Club

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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

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  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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