Antonio German

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Antonio German
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Timothy German
Date of birth (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991
Place of birthWembley, London, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubNorthampton Town
(on loan from Gillingham)
Number25
Youth career
2007–2009Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2011Queens Park Rangers22(3)
2009→ Aldershot Town (loan)3(0)
2010–2011→ Southend United (loan)4(2)
2011→ Yeovil Town (loan)5(0)
2011–2012Stockport County16(3)
2012Bromley2(0)
2012–2013Brentford4(1)
2013→ Gillingham (loan)7(1)
2013–Gillingham6(0)
2014–→ Northampton Town (loan)3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for Northampton Town on loan from Gillingham.

Career

Early career

Born in Wembley, London, German progressed through the Queens Park Rangers' (QPR) youth system before being promoted to the first team in May 2009.[2]

Queens Park Rangers

German signed his first professional contract with QPR in June 2009 and was given shirt number 33.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] Five days after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until June 2012.[6] On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against Swansea City.[7]

Loan spells with Aldershot Town, Southend United and Yeovil Town

On 5 October 2009, German joined Aldershot Town on a month's loan[8] and made three League appearances. In November 2010, German went on a month's loan to Southend United (along with teammate Jack Midson)[9] and scored a penalty on his debut against Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup.[10] German's loan spell was extended until 3 January, before he was recalled by Neil Warnock.[11][12] On 10 February 2011, German joined Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season,[13] but returned to QPR after only a month.[14]

Stockport County

Following QPR's promotion to the Premier League, German was expected to depart and was not given a squad number.[15] On 2 September 2011, he joined Conference side Stockport County after his QPR contract was cancelled.[16] 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.[17]

Bromley

On 13 January 2012 German signed for Conference South side Bromley on a non-contract terms.[18]

Brentford

After making two appearances for Bromley, German signed a 18-month contract at League One side Brentford after a trial.[19] 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 October 9, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 Johnstone's Paint 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. He made three more substitute appearances in the 2012/13 season.

Gillingham (loan)

On February 26, German signed for League Two side Gillingham on a month's loan.[20] 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.[21] He was made available for transfer by Martin Allen on September 13.[22]

Northampton Town (loan)

On 1 January 2014, Antonio signed for Northampton Town on a month-long loan.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Antonio German Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log – Queens Park Rangers
  2. ↑ ricardo german his brother QPR | Squad | Player Profiles | Antonio German
  3. ↑ German Pens Shots Deal
  4. ↑ Report: Queens Park Rangers vs Plymouth Argyle – English League Championship – ESPN Soccernet
  5. ↑ "QPR 2–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010. 
  6. ↑ "German signs new QPR deal". Sky Sports. 
  7. ↑ "Match Report:QPR 1 – 1 Swansea City". QPR Official Website. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2012. 
  8. ↑ "German joins Shots on loan". theshots.co.uk (Aldershot Town F.C.). 5 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  9. ↑ "Southend United sign Jack Midson and Antonio German". BBCsport. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  10. ↑ "Macclesfield 2 – 2 Southend". BBCsport. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010. 
  11. ↑ "German extends Southend spell". Sky Sports. 7 December 2010. 
  12. ↑ "German returns to Rangers". Sky Sports. 15 December 2010. 
  13. ↑ "German seals Glovers move". Sky Sports. 10 February 2011. 
  14. ↑ "German makes Hoops return". Sky Sports. 24 March 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Duo tipped for QPR exit". Sky Sports. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Stockport snap up striker German". BBC News. 2 September 2011. 
  17. ↑ "Two to Leave Edgeley Park". Stockport County. 24 December 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Three for Bromley". NonLeagueDaily.com. 14 January 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Brentford snap up striker Antonio German". BBC Sport. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012. 
  20. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21590742
  21. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23081162
  22. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24082358
  23. ↑ "German Signs For Cobblers". Northampton Town FC. 1 January 2014. 

External links

Northampton Town F.C. – current squad
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