Javier George

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

Javier George
Personal information
Full name Javier Al George[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001
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 5 (0)
International career‡
2020 Guyana U20 2 (0)
2021– Guyana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 14, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 16, 2022

Early life

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

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

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 represented the Guyana national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Puerto Rico on 8 June 2021.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 9, 2021[7]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto Skillz FC 2016[4] League1 Ontario 20––0020
2017[16] 30––0030
Toronto FC III 2018[5] League1 Ontario 30––0030
Stade Beaucairois 2019–20 Championnat National 3 10–00–10
2020–21 00–00–00
York United FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 100000–10
Career total 100000000100

References
  1. "Javier Al George 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  2. "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. "2016 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  5. "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  6. "France-based U20 player to try-out for U20 football team". Stabroek News. January 29, 2020.
  7. 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. "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.
  16. "2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
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