Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a

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who plays as a winger or a

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for

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. Born in England, he has represented the Grenada national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, London, German progressed through the

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

' (QPR)

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before being promoted to the

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in May 2009.

Queens Park Rangers

German signed his first professional contract with QPR in June 2009 and was given shirt number 33. German made his debut against

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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 Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

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. Five days after scoring his first goal, German signed a new deal with QPR until June 2012. On 20 March 2010, German scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw against

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Loan spells with Aldershot Town, Southend United and Yeovil Town

On 5 October 2009, German joined

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on a month's loan and made four appearances. In November 2010, German went on a month's loan to

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...

(along with teammate

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) and scored a penalty on his debut against

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in the

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. German's loan spell was extended until 3 January, before he was recalled by

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. On 10 February 2011, German joined

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...

on loan until the end of the season, but returned to QPR after only a month.

Stockport County

Following QPR's promotion to the

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, German was expected to depart and was not given a squad number. On 2 September 2011, he joined

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side

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

after his QPR contract was cancelled. German scored his first goal against Telford United in a 1–1 draw and scored twice against

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Established in 1997, the current Flee ...

in a 2–4 loss. He left the club in January 2012 when his contract ended.

Bromley

On 13 January 2012 German signed for

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side

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on a non-contract terms.

Brentford

After making two appearances for Bromley, German signed an 18-month contract at

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side

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after a trial. He made his debut as a half time substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

. German made his first appearance of the

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season on 9 October, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0

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win over

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. He made his next appearance over a month later in the league against

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, 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 26 February, German signed for League Two side Gillingham on a month's loan. He went straight into the squad for Gillingham's league match against

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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. He was made available for transfer by

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on 13 September.

Northampton Town (loan)

On 1 January 2014, German signed for

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on a month-long loan. This was later extended until the end of the season.

Aldershot Town (loan)

On 27 February 2015, German signed for Aldershot Town on a one-month loan. After finding the net once in six appearances for The Shots, the club decided against extending his loan spell and the striker returned to Gillingham.

Kerala Blasters

German signed for

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in August 2015. During his spell at the club, he was widely praised for his performances, scoring six goals in nine games.

Partick Thistle

German signed for

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club

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on 1 February 2016 until the end of the 2015–16 season. German made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to

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. On 11 April 2016 German's contract was terminated by mutual consent for personal reasons.

Gokulam Kerala

On 5 May 2018, German joined Indian club

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. He left the club citing personal reasons on 6 December.

Selangor

On 1 January 2019, German joined the Malaysian club

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on a one-year deal for a free transfer. However, he was let go by the club in February. German later said he left the club due to

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Leatherhead

On 14 January 2022, German signed for

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Premier Division side

International career

On 13 October 2018, German made his debut for the

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, playing the last 27 minutes in a 2–0 loss to

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in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match.

Personal life

He is the older brother of former Chesterfield and current Chesham United forward Ricky German.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:German, Antonio 1991 births Living people Black British sportsmen English people of Grenadian descent Sportspeople of Grenadian descent Footballers from the London Borough of Brent People from Park Royal English men's footballers Grenadian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Kerala Blasters FC players Partick Thistle F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Gokulam Kerala FC players Selangor F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Indian Super League players I-League players Malaysia Super League players Scottish Professional Football League players Grenada men's international footballers English expatriate men's footballers Grenadian expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in India English expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in India Grenadian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia 21st-century English sportsmen