Alwyn George is an Indian

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who plays as an

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for

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in the

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Career

Pailan Arrows

Alwyn started his football career with

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in 2008 and won the Junior National Championship with Tata FA in 2008, beating Sporting Goa youth 3–1. After spending four years at Tata, Alwyn signed his first professional contract with

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in the

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on 11 February 2012. The next day, Alwyn made his debut in the I-League against

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in a game which the Arrows lost 2–0 but with Alwyn putting in a man of the match performance for his team. Alwyn scored his first goal of the

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season against

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on 1 December 2012 to help Pailan win 4–1. On 6 April 2013, he headed in a cross from the left by Seminlen Doungel in the 74th minute to complete a 2–0 upset of defending champions

at the

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Dempo

On 26 October 2013 it was confirmed that George has signed for

on loan from IMG Reliance with three other players -

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and Narayan Das. He made his debut for Dempo in the

on 1 November 2013 against

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at the

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in which he came on as a substitute for Peter Carvalho in the 46th minute as Dempo drew the match 0–0. On 29 April, Alwyn was named best young Indian player of the season for a second year running. Alwyn represented

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during the

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on loan from parent club

but was used sparingly.

Bengaluru FC

On 29 July 2015 former I-League champions

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announced the signing of Alwyn. Alwyn will be part of blue brigade who are eager to repeat the success that they achieved in their first season. Due to his impressive performance at domestic as well as Continental competitions, Club and the player decided to extend the contract further for a year

International

Alwyn was called for India U23 team in June 2012, for the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifiers held from 23 June 2012. He played his first game for under-23 team against Lebanon U23 on 23 June 2012 in the opening group match of AFC U-22 qualification. India U23 won the match 5–2 with Alwyn scoring twice in the 38th and 54th minute. He then scored the only goal for India U23 during the second match AFC U-22 qualification against Iraq U23 on 25 June 2012 as India U23 lost 1–2. George was suspended for India U23's next match against United Arab Emirates U23 due to picking up two yellow cards (one against Lebanon U23 and one against Iraq U23). He returned for India U23s match against Turkmenistan U23 on 30 June 2012 and once again he scored in the 67th minute as India U23 won the match 4–1.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 4 August 2017''

Honours

India *

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runner-up:

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Individual * Football Players' Association of India Emerging Player of the Season: 2012–13, 2013–14

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:George, Alwyn 1992 births Living people Indian men's footballers I-League players Indian Arrows players Dempo SC players Bengaluru FC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen FC Goa players Footballers from Nagpur India men's international footballers India men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards