| Intro | English footballer, born 1996 |
| A.K.A. | George William Green |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 January 1996, Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Age: | 24 years |
George William Athelston Green (born 2 January 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League side Burnley.
Career
Green started as a youth player with Bradford City, before being signed by Everton in October 2011 for an initial fee of £300,000 that could have risen as high as £2 million and received a £45,000 signing-on fee. He joined the club’s youth setup, and was a member of the side that won the 2014 U18 Premier League.
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.
On 10 June 2015, Green left Everton after nearly four years at the club without having made a senior appearance.
Nine days later, Green agreed to join League One side Oldham Athletic on a two-year deal with an option of a third year, but voluntarily terminated the contract that November.
On 8 November 2015 Green signed for his local non-league club Ossett Albion on a non-contract basis, making his debut for them on 10 November 2015 against Mossley.
He signed a six-month contract with Burnley in January 2016.
On 12 August 2016 Green joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan.
On 28 January 2017, Green joined National League North side Salford City on loan until the end of the season. He made a total of eight appearances for Salford during the loan spell.
International career
He has represented England at youth level, featuring in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, scoring against Estonia.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 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 | League Two | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 2015–16 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ossett Albion | 2015–16 | NPL Division One North | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Burnley | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Salford City (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||