Antonio German
Encyclopedia
Antonio Timothy German is an English
footballer who plays as a winger or as a striker for Stockport County
.
, London
, German progressed through the Queens Park Rangers
' (QPR) youth system
before being promoted to the first team in May 2009.
contract with QPR in June 2009, which will keep him at the club until 2010 and was given shirt number 33. 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.
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. Then 5 days later after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until 2012. On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1-1 draw against Swansea City.
on a month's loan, and made three League appearances.
In November 2010, Manager Neil Warnock
send both Josh Parker
and German out on loan to gain first-team experience.
Also In November 2010 German signed on a one-month loan for Southend United
along with Jack Midson
, scoring a debut penalty, on 6 November, against Macclesfield Town
in the FA Cup
.
German loan spell with Southend United extended until 3 January, before being recalled by Neil Warnock.
On 10 February 2011, German joined Yeovil Town
on loan until the end of the season, but his loan spell with Yeovil Town was cut short as he returned to QPR after spending one month with the club.
after his contract with QPR was cancelled. German scored his first goal against Telford United
in a 1–1 draw and scored twice against Fleetwood Town
in a 2–4 loss.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
footballer who plays as a winger or as a striker for Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
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Early career
Born in WembleyWembley
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, London
London
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, German progressed through the Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
' (QPR) youth system
Youth system
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before being promoted to the first team in May 2009.
Queens Park Rangers
He signed his first professionalProfessional
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contract with QPR in June 2009, which will keep him at the club until 2010 and was given shirt number 33. German made his debut against Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
in the club's final home game of the 2008–09 season coming on as a second half substitute.
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. Then 5 days later after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until 2012. On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1-1 draw against Swansea City.
Loan spells with Aldershot Town, Southend United and Yeovil Town
On 5 October 2009, German joined Aldershot TownAldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
on a month's loan, and made three League appearances.
In November 2010, Manager Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock is an English former footballer who is currently manager of English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers....
send both Josh Parker
Josh Parker
Joshua Kevin Stanley "Josh" Parker is an English-born Antiguan footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic of the Football League One and the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.-Career:...
and German out on loan to gain first-team experience.
Also In November 2010 German signed on a one-month loan for Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
along with Jack Midson
Jack Midson
Jack William Midson is an English footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon as a striker.-Semi-professional:Midson was a tennis and football coach in Cambridgeshire and Enfield as well as semi-professional footballer...
, scoring a debut penalty, on 6 November, against Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
.
German loan spell with Southend United extended until 3 January, before being recalled by Neil Warnock.
On 10 February 2011, German joined Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
on loan until the end of the season, but his loan spell with Yeovil Town was cut short as he returned to QPR after spending one month with the club.
Stockport County
Following QPR's promotion to the Premier League, German was likely to leave QPR having not being handed a squad number for the new Premier League season. On 2 September 2011, he joined Stockport CountyStockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
after his contract with QPR was cancelled. German scored his first goal against Telford United
Telford United F.C.
Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in...
in a 1–1 draw and scored twice against Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town F.C.
Fleetwood Town F.C. is an English football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire. They currently play in the Conference National having been defeated in the Conference National play-off semi-final by AFC Wimbledon in the 2010–11 season.-History:...
in a 2–4 loss.