 George withQarabağ in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leroy Martin Giovanni George | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DWS | |||
| Fortius | |||
| ZSGOWMS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Utrecht | 73 | (8) |
| 2010–2013 | NEC | 81 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Qarabağ | 59 | (19) |
| 2015–2017 | Göztepe | 34 | (6) |
| 2017 | Adana Demirspor | 15 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Melbourne Victory | 29 | (9) |
| 2018–2020 | Baniyas | 25 | (7) |
| 2021 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | De Treffers | 31 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:36, 13 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Leroy Martin Giovanni George (born 21 April 1987) is a Dutchfootballer who plays as awinger. Aside from the Netherlands, he has played in Turkey, Australia, Azerbaijan,[2] and the United Arab Emirates.
His natural position is as aright forward orright winger, but he has also proven to be useful on theleft wing, as astriker and as anattacking midfielder while atFC Utrecht,NEC and the Victory.[3][4][5]
Being born inParamaribo,Suriname and growing up inAmsterdam, George started his youth career at the local clubsDWS, Fortius and ZSGOWMS before being noticed by FC Utrecht.
He made his debut for the senior side on 13 April 2007, in an away-match againstSparta Rotterdam, ending 1–1. He replacedEtienne Shew-Atjon in the beginning of the second half, and scored a debut goal in the 68th minute, sealing the draw.[6] He played two more matches this season.
The following year, George had established himself into thestarting lineup; he only missed one match because of asuspension, and scored seven times that season. At the end of the season, it was announced that he had signed a contract extension with Utrecht, keeping him in theDomstad until mid-2011, despite some problems with his agent.[7][8] The forward started the2008–09 season well, but because of growing problems with his physical shape, he lost his place in the starting eleven after a couple of weeks. After showing an unmotivated behavior, he was sent back to the reserve squad by managerWillem van Hanegem.[9] A week later his behavior had improved, and he was forgiven and put back on the first team, and since then he played a majority of the games.
After the 2008–09 season, he lost track and almost never played anymore. In the2009–10 season he only played eight matches, and after the season was over, he was told that he was not needed anymore at the club, and thus put on the transfer list.[10]
On 20 July 2010, it was published that George had signed a one-year deal withNEC The club put an option in his contract to extend his contract with two more seasons if he lives up to the expectations of the club.[11] In the second round of the2010–11 Eredivisie season, George was awarded as the best player of the round, after having two assists in an away-match againstWillem II.[12] The match ended in a 3–5 victory for NEC.
On 6 June 2013, George signed a two-year contract withAzerbaijan Premier League sideQarabağ.[13] George made his debut for Qarabağ away toMetalurg Skopje in theUEFA Europa League first qualifying round match on 2 July 2013, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for fellow debutanteNikoloz Gelashvili.[14]
George already scored twice for Qarabağ in the Europa League – one against Metalurg Skopje (11 July 2013, second leg)[15] and another against Piast Gliwice (25 July 2013, second leg) on away match.[16] George left Qarabağ at the end of his contract in June 2015.[17]
On 8 July 2015, George signed a two-year contract withGöztepe S.K.[18]
Melbourne Victory announced that George had signed a one-year deal with the club on 16 September 2017.[19]
He played a key role in the Victory's championship winning season, scoring 9 goals, and registering a league high 14 assists. His successful season saw him crowned as the 2017-18 Victory Medallist with 53 votes.[20]
In July 2018, George signed withUAE First Division League clubBaniyas.[21][22]
On 26 January 2021, Fortuna Sittard announced that they had signed George for the remainder of the season.[23] George made his debut two days after signing againstRKC Waalwijk coming off the bench in a 2–1 win.
On 27 August 2021, he joinedDe Treffers in the Dutch third tier.[24]
George was called up for theNetherlands under-21 team various times in 2007 and 2008 by national team coach,Foppe de Haan, but only managed to play once.
Having been born in Paramaribo in Suriname, George was eligible to play for theSurinamese national team. He was called up for theParbo Bier Cup in 2009 with a mixed team of Surinamese and Dutch-Surinamese players.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Utrecht | Eredivisie | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | NEC | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 5 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 4 | ||||
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Qarabağ | Premier League | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 2 | 43 | 11 | |
| 2014–15 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | - | 10 | 2 | 42 | 12 | |||
| Turkey | League | Turkish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2015–16 | Göztepe | TFF First League | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Adana Demirspor | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Australia | League | Australia Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2017–18 | Melbourne Victory | A-League | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 3 | 34 | 12 | |
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2018–19 | Baniyas | UAE Pro League | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - | 33 | 9 | |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2020–21 | Fortuna Sittard | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | De Treffers | Tweede Divisie | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | Netherlands | 189 | 24 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 205 | 26 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 59 | 19 | 8 | 0 | - | 18 | 4 | 85 | 23 | |||
| Turkey | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 56 | 9 | ||||
| Australia | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 3 | 34 | 12 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - | 33 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 351 | 67 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 413 | 79 | ||
