Antonio German

Antonio German
Personal information
Full name Antonio Timothy German
Date of birth (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991
Place of birth Park Royal, London, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Winger / Striker
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters FC
Number 10
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- Kerala Blasters 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:57, 11 April 2016 (UTC).


Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Kerala Blasters Football Club as a winger or a striker.

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.[2][3]

Queens Park Rangers

German signed his first professional contract with QPR in June 2009 and was given shirt number 33.[4] 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.[5] 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. In the same game he had a header disallowed for offside and also a header looping just over the top of the bar.[6] Five days after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until June 2012.[7] On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against Swansea City.[8]

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.[9][10] 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. He left the club in January 2012 when his contract ended.[19]

Bromley

On 13 January 2012 German signed for Conference South side Bromley on a non-contract terms.[20]

Brentford

After making two appearances for Bromley, German signed an 18-month contract at League One side Brentford after a trial.[21] He made his debut as a half time substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Leyton Orient. 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. 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.[22] He made three more substitute appearances in the 2012-13 season.

Gillingham (loan)

On 26 February, German signed for League Two side Gillingham on a month's loan.[23] 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. Two games later at home to Plymouth Argyle, he received his first start and scored his first Gillingham goal. He made four more non-goalscoring appearances before returning to Brentford after the completion of his loan.

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.[24] He was made available for transfer by Martin Allen on 13 September.[25]

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.[26]

Aldershot Town (loan)

On 27 February 2015, German signed for Aldershot Town on a one-month loan.[27] After finding the net once in six appearances for The Shots, the club decided against extending his loan spell and the striker returned to Gillingham.[28]

Partick Thistle

Antonio German signed for Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 1 February 2016 until the end of the 2015–16 season.[29] German made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3-1 away defeat to Motherwell.[30] On 11 April 2016 German's contract was terminated by mutual consent for personal reasons.[31]

References

  1. ↑ Antonio German Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log – Queens Park Rangers
  2. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ↑ QPR | Squad | Player Profiles | Antonio German
  4. ↑ German Pens Shots Deal
  5. ↑ Report: Queens Park Rangers vs Plymouth Argyle – English League Championship – ESPN Soccernet
  6. ↑ "QPR 2–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "German signs new QPR deal". Sky Sports.
  8. ↑ "Match Report:QPR 1 – 1 Swansea City". QPR Official Website. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Aldershot sign young QPR striker". BBC. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  10. ↑ "Antonio German | Football Stats | Gillingham | Season 2009/2010 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  11. ↑ "Southend United sign Jack Midson and Antonio German". BBCsport. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  12. ↑ "Macclesfield 2 – 2 Southend". BBCsport. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  13. ↑ "German extends Southend spell". Sky Sports. 7 December 2010.
  14. ↑ "German returns to Rangers". Sky Sports. 15 December 2010.
  15. ↑ "German seals Glovers move". Sky Sports. 10 February 2011.
  16. ↑ "German makes Hoops return". Sky Sports. 24 March 2011.
  17. ↑ "Duo tipped for QPR exit". Sky Sports. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "Stockport snap up striker German". BBC News. 2 September 2011.
  19. ↑ "Two Leave Edgeley Park". Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  20. ↑ "Three for Bromley". NonLeagueDaily.com. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  21. ↑ "Brentford snap up striker Antonio German". BBC Sport. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  22. ↑ "Preston 1-1 Brentford". BBC. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  23. ↑ BBC Sport - Gillingham sign Brentford's Antonio German on loan
  24. ↑ BBC Sport - Antonio German: Gillingham sign Brentford forward
  25. ↑ BBC Sport - Gillingham list Whelpdale, Lee, German and Gregory
  26. ↑ "German Signs For Cobblers". Northampton Town FC. 1 January 2014.
  27. ↑ Antonio German has signed for Aldershot Town on a one month loan deal
  28. ↑ Antonio German is back with Gillingham after scoring once in six games on loan at Conference Premier Aldershot
  29. ↑ http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2015-2016/february_2016/new_signing_antonio_german
  30. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35619552
  31. ↑ http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2015-2016/april_2016/antonio_german_departs

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