Javier George

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Javier George
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth New Amsterdam, Guyana[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 York United
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2017 Toronto Skillz
2017–2019 Toronto FC
2019–2020 Stade Beaucairois
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Toronto Skillz 5 (0)
2018 Toronto FC III 3 (0)
2020–2021 Stade Beaucairois 1 (0)
2021– York United 1 (0)
National team‡
2020 Guyana U20 2 (0)
2021– Guyana 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 9, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:02, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Javier George (born 27 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League side York United and the Guyana national team.

Early life[]

Born in Guyana, George moved to Canada at the age of 6.[1] At the age of 8, he started playing organized football with Toronto Skillz FC.[2]

Club career[]

He made his debut for the Toronto Skillz FC first team in League1 Ontario on August 28, 2016 against the Woodbridge Strikers.[3]

In 2017, he joined the Toronto FC Academy, playing for their youth teams, including three matches in League1 Ontario in 2018.[4]

In 2019, he joined the French club Stade Beaucairois.[5] He made his debut on March 8, 2020 against Toulouse Rodéo FC.[6]

On October 7, 2021 Canadian Premier League club York United announced they had signed George to a contract through the end of the 2021 season.[7] He made his debut for York on November 9 against Forge FC.[8]

International career[]

He first represented the Guyana U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tourament.[1][9] After initially being denied entry into Nicaragua, the host country, after failing to satisfy the 10-day quarantine period for the Yellow Fever vaccine, he entered the country and made his debut in the team's third game against the US Virgin Islands U20 team.[10][11]

He represented the Guyana national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Puerto Rico on 8 June 2021.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of November 9, 2021[6]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto Skillz FC 2016[3] League1 Ontario 2 0 – – 0 0 2 0
2017[13] 3 0 – – 0 0 3 0
Toronto FC III 2018[4] League1 Ontario 3 0 – – 0 0 3 0
Stade Beaucairois 2019–20 Championnat National 3 1 0 – 0 0 – 1 0
2020–21 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
York United FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Career total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Marcus Wilson, Javier George and Osafa Simpson aiming to make first call-up to senior duties springboard to great careers". Kaieteur News. June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ @Torontoskillz (March 15, 2018). "Congrats to Toronto Skillz academy player Javier George" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "2016 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  4. ^ a b "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  5. ^ "France-based U20 player to try-out for U20 football team". Stabroek News. January 29, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Javier George at Soccerway
  7. ^ "York United FC Signs Midfielder Javier George". York United FC. October 7, 2021.
  8. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 9, 2021). "Forge clinches top spot with 3-1 derby win over York United". Canadian Premier League.
  9. ^ "GFF names 20-man squad to represent Guyana at Concacaf U20 Men's Qualifiers". Kaieteur News. February 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Saul, Duncan (March 19, 2020). "Was the 1984 CONCACAF U20 team the best ever?". Stabroek News.
  11. ^ "Guyana prepared to battle Nicaragua for top spot". Stabroek News. February 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Guyana - Puerto Rico - FIFA.com". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.

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