Javier George

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Javier George
Personal information
Full name Javier Al George[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth New Amsterdam, Guyana[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
2022 York United 0 (0)
2023– Simcoe County Rovers 19 (0)
International career‡
2020 Guyana U20 2 (0)
2021– Guyana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 17, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 2, 2022

Javier Al George (born 27 January 2001) is a Guyanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for League1 Ontario club Simcoe County Rovers and the Guyana national team.

Early life[edit]

Born in Guyana, George moved to Canada at the age of 6.[2] At the age of 8, he started playing organized football with Toronto Skillz FC.[3]

Club career[edit]

He made his debut for the Toronto Skillz FC first team in League1 Ontario on August 28, 2016 against the Woodbridge Strikers.[4]

In 2017, he joined the Toronto FC Academy, playing for their youth teams, including three matches in League1 Ontario in 2018.[5]

In 2019, he joined the French club Stade Beaucairois.[6] He made his debut on March 8, 2020 against Toulouse Rodéo FC.[7]

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.[8] He made his debut for York on November 9 against Forge FC.[9] In June 2022, he briefly rejoined York on a short-term contract as an emergency relief player during a York injury crisis.[10]

In March 2023, he joined League1 Ontario side Simcoe County Rovers FC.[11]

International career[edit]

He first represented the Guyana U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament.[2][12] 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.[13][14]

He made his debut for Guyana national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Puerto Rico on 8 June 2021.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of April 24, 2024[7]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto Skillz FC 2016[4] League1 Ontario 2 0 – – 0 0 2 0
2017[16] 3 0 – – 0 0 3 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Toronto FC III 2018[5] 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
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
York United FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2022 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Simcoe County Rovers FC 2023[1] League1 Ontario 19 0 2 0 – – 21 0
2024 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
Total 19 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 0

International[edit]

As of match played April 16, 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guyana 2021 2 0
2022 2 0
Total 4 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2023 Javier George L1O Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ @Torontoskillz (March 15, 2018). "Congrats to Toronto Skillz academy player Javier George" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "2016 Javier George L1O Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  5. ^ a b "2018 Javier George L1O Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  6. ^ "France-based U20 player to try-out for U20 football team". Stabroek News. January 29, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Javier George at Soccerway
  8. ^ "York United FC Signs Midfielder Javier George". York United FC. October 7, 2021.
  9. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 9, 2021). "Forge clinches top spot with 3-1 derby win over York United". Canadian Premier League.
  10. ^ @yorkutdfc (June 4, 2022). "Roster Update" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Jacques, John (March 1, 2023). "SCRFC Adds Former Nine Stripes George, Halley". Northern Tribune.
  12. ^ "GFF names 20-man squad to represent Guyana at Concacaf U20 Men's Qualifiers". Kaieteur News. February 9, 2020.
  13. ^ Saul, Duncan (March 19, 2020). "Was the 1984 CONCACAF U20 team the best ever?". Stabroek News.
  14. ^ "Guyana prepared to battle Nicaragua for top spot". Stabroek News. February 23, 2020.
  15. ^ Jacques, John (October 7, 2021). "York United Signs Guyanese International Javier George". Northern Tribune.
  16. ^ "2017 Javier George L1O Statistics". League 1 Ontario.

External links[edit]

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