Antonio German
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Timothy German | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Park Royal, England | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PDRM FA | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | (3) |
2009 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Southend United (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2011 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Stockport County | 16 | (3) |
2012 | Bromley | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Brentford | 4 | (1) |
2013 | → Gillingham (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Gillingham | 19 | (1) |
2014 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2015 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Kerala Blasters | 9 | (6) |
2016 | Partick Thistle | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Kerala Blasters | 11 | (0) |
2017 | Ebbsfleet United | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 7 | (1) |
2018 | St Albans City | 8 | (0) |
2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 6 | (2) |
2019 | Selangor | 3 | (1) |
2020- | PDRM FA | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Grenada | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 Fewral 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2020 |
Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a winger or a forward. He currently plays for PDRM FA in the Malaysia Super League and Grenada national football team.[2]
Club career
Early career
Born in Park Royal, London, German progressed through the Queens Park Rangers' (QPR) youth system before being promoted to the first team in May 2009.[3][4]
Queens Park Rangers
German signed his first professional contract with QPR in June 2009 and was given shirt number 33.[5] German made his debut against Plymouth Argyle in the club's final home game of the 2008–09 season, coming on as a second-half substitute.[6] He scored his first goal in his full debut in a 2–1 victory over against Doncaster Rovers on 21 February 2010, where he bagged the first goal of the game.[7] In the same game he had a header disallowed for offside and also a header looping just over the top of the bar.[8] Five days after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until June 2012.[9] On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against Swansea City.[7]
Loan spells with Aldershot Town, Southend United and Yeovil Town
On 5 October 2009, German joined Aldershot Town on a month's loan and made four appearances.[10][7] In November 2010, German went on a month's loan to Southend United (along with teammate Jack Midson)[11] and scored a penalty on his debut against Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup.[12] German's loan spell was extended until 3 January, before he was recalled by Neil Warnock.[13][14] On 10 February 2011, German joined Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season,[15] but returned to QPR after only a month.[16]
Stockport County
Following QPR's promotion to the Premier League, German was expected to depart and was not given a squad number.[17] On 2 September 2011, he joined Conference Premier side Stockport County after his QPR contract was cancelled.[18] German scored his first goal against Telford United in a 1–1 draw and scored twice against Fleetwood Town in a 2–4 loss.[19] He left the club in January 2012 when his contract ended.[20]
Bromley
On 13 January 2012 German signed for Conference South side Bromley on a non-contract terms.[21]
Brentford
After making two appearances for Bromley, German signed an 18-month contract at League One side Brentford after a trial.[22] He made his debut as a half time substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Leyton Orient.[19] German made his first appearance of the 2012–13 season on 9 October, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 Football League Trophy win over Crawley Town.[23] He made his next appearance over a month later in the league against Preston North End, coming on as a substitute and scoring an 89th-minute equaliser, his only goal for the club.[23] He made three more substitute appearances in the 2012–13 season.[23]
Gillingham (loan)
On 26 February, German signed for League Two side Gillingham on a month's loan.[24] He went straight into the squad for Gillingham's league match against Oxford United that night, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat.[23] Two games later at home to Plymouth Argyle, he received his first start and scored his first Gillingham goal.[23] He made four more non-goalscoring appearances before returning to Brentford after the completion of his loan.[23]
Gillingham
On 27 June 2013, German signed for newly promoted Gillingham on a permanent basis after rejecting the offer of a new contract at Brentford.[25] He was made available for transfer by Martin Allen on 13 September.[26]
Northampton Town (loan)
On 1 January 2014, German signed for Northampton Town on a month-long loan. This was later extended until the end of the season.[27]
Aldershot Town (loan)
On 27 February 2015, German signed for Aldershot Town on a one-month loan.[28] After finding the net once in six appearances for The Shots,[29] the club decided against extending his loan spell and the striker returned to Gillingham.[30]
Kerala Blasters
German signed for Kerala Blasters in August 2015. During his spell at the club, he was widely praised for his performances, scoring six goals in nine games.[31]
Partick Thistle
German signed for Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 1 February 2016 until the end of the 2015–16 season.[32] German made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to Motherwell.[33] On 11 April 2016 German's contract was terminated by mutual consent for personal reasons.[34]
Gokulam Kerala
On 5 May 2018, German joined Indian club Gokulam Kerala.[35] He left the club citing personal reasons on 6 December.[36]
Selangor
On 1 January 2019, German joined the Malaysian club Selangor on a one-year-deal for a free transfer.[37] However, he was let go by the club in February.[38] German later said he left the club due to racism.[39]
International career
On 13 October 2018, German made his debut for the Grenada national football team, playing the last 27 minutes in a 2–0 loss to Cuba in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match.[40]
Personal life
He is the older brother of former Chesterfield and current Crawley Town forward Ricky German.[41]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 February 2019
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 2008–09[6] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2009–10[7] | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
2010–11[12] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2009–10[7] | League Two | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Southend United (loan) | 2010–11[12] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2010–11[12] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Stockport County | 2011–12[19] | Conference Premier | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
Brentford | 2011–12[19] | League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2012–13[23] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Gillingham (loan) | 2012–13[23] | League Two | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Gillingham | 2013–14[42] | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2014–15[29] | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2013–14[42] | League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2014–15[29] | Conference Premier | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Kerala Blasters | 2015[43] | Indian Super League | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||
Partick Thistle | 2015–16[33] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Kerala Blasters | 2016[43] | Indian Super League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Kerala Blasters total | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||||
Ebbsfleet United | 2017–18[43] | National League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2017–18[43] | National League South | 7 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
St Albans City | 2017–18[44] | National League South | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Gokulam Kerala | 2018–19[43] | I-League | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
Selangor | 2019[43] | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Career total | 135 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 155 | 21 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.[45]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 March 2019 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
References
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- ^ German gets flak but Police stick to their guns
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
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- ^ "German signs new QPR deal". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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- ^ "Southend United sign Jack Midson and Antonio German". BBCsport. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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- ^ "German extends Southend spell". Sky Sports. 7 December 2010.
- ^ "German returns to Rangers". Sky Sports. 15 December 2010.
- ^ "German seals Glovers move". Sky Sports. 10 February 2011.
- ^ "German makes Hoops return". Sky Sports. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Duo tipped for QPR exit". Sky Sports. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Stockport snap up striker German". BBC News. 2 September 2011.
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- ^ "Two Leave Edgeley Park". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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- ^ "German Signs For Cobblers". Northampton Town FC. 1 January 2014.
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- ^ "Antonio German is back with Gillingham after scoring once in six games on loan at Conference Premier Aldershot". Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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- ^ Writer, Staff (1 January 2019). "Selangor sah tandatangani Dos Santos". stadiumastro. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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- ^ "Antonio German: Former QPR striker says racism forced him out of Malaysian club". 17 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "GRENADA VS. CUBA 0 – 2 match report". uk.soccerway.com. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "QPR and Coventry City among clubs keeping tabs on prolific non-league striker – Just Football". 16 September 2018.
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External links
- Antonio German at Soccerbase
- Antonio German on X
- Antonio German at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Black English sportspeople
- English people of Grenadian descent
- Footballers from Park Royal
- English footballers
- Grenadian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Kerala Blasters FC players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
- St Albans City F.C. players
- Gokulam Kerala F.C. players
- Selangor FA players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Indian Super League players
- I-League players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Grenada international footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Grenadian expatriate footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in India
- English expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia