George William Athelston Green (born 2 January 1996) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George William Athelston Green[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Dewsbury, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2][3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2011 | Bradford City | ||
2011–2013 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Ossett Albion | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2017 | → Salford City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2017 | Viking | 7 | (1) |
2018 | Nuneaton Town | 14 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Chester FC | 12 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Boston United | 4 | (0) |
2019 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Ossett United | 22 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | England U16 | 6 | (4) |
2012–2013 | England U17 | 7 | (2) |
2013 | England U18 | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:05, 23 May 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 19 June 2015 (UTC) |
Green started as a youth player with Bradford City, before being signed by Everton in October 2011 for an initial fee of £300,000[4] that could have risen as high as £2 million and received a £45,000 signing-on fee.[5] He joined the club's youth setup, and was a member of the side that won the 2014 U18 Premier League.[6]
He went on loan to Tranmere Rovers in March 2015. He made his Tranmere debut later that month, scoring an injury-time equaliser in a game against AFC Wimbledon.[7]
On 10 June 2015, Green left Everton after nearly four years at the club[8] without having made a senior appearance.[5] His time at the club had been marred by alcohol and drug addiction, and he spent time at The Priory rehab.[9]
Nine days later, Green agreed to join League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year deal with an option of a third year,[10] but voluntarily terminated the contract that November.[5]
On 8 November 2015 Green signed for Ossett Albion, making his debut on 10 November 2015 against Mossley.[11][12]
He signed a six-month contract with Burnley in January 2016.[13]
On 12 August 2016 Green joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan.[14]
On 28 January 2017, Green joined National League North side Salford City on loan until the end of the season.[15] He made a total of eight appearances for Salford during the loan spell.[3]
Green was released by Burnley in June 2017.[16]
On 16 August 2017, Green signed for Viking in Norway.[17] Approximately three months later, on 21 November 2017, his contract was terminated due to incidents off the pitch.[18]
On 2 February 2018, Green signed for National League North side Nuneaton Town.[19]
On 17 July 2018, Green signed for National League North side Chester on a one-year contract, with the option of a second-year extension.[20] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[21]
In June 2019, Green joined Boston United.[22]
In November 2019 he joined Gainsborough Trinity on a month's loan.[23] On 9 June 2020, he moved to Ossett United.[24][25][26] He combined his non-league career with training to be an electrician.[9]
He has represented England at youth level,[27] featuring in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, scoring against Estonia.[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2013–14[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2014–15[28] | League Two | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Oldham Athletic | 2015–16[29] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Ossett Albion | 2015–16[12] | NPL Division One North | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Burnley | 2015–16[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17[30] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Salford City (loan) | 2016–17[3] | National League North | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Viking | 2017[3] | Eliteserien | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Nuneaton Town | 2017–18[3] | National League North | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
Chester | 2018–19[3] | National League North | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Boston United | 2019–20[3] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 4 |
In September 2018, Green publicly spoke about his battles with drugs and alcohol and mental health.[31]