George Lambadaridis (born 23 April 1992) is an Australian

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player who currently plays for

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Club career

George Lambadaridis started his career at

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. With the Magic, he would win his first team championship as the club won the 2008–09 season. The following year, he would play for fellow

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club

Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb Oakleigh. As of 2025, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria). History South Oakleigh Soccer Club was establ ...

. In 2010, he joined Belgian side

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, where he would play for the Under 19 team. He then returned to Australia. Throughout August 2011, he trialed with

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side

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. On 23 September 2011, he signed a 2-year deal with the club as a player on a youth contract. On 4 February 2012, he made his debut for

in a match against

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. He scored his first goal away against

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- an amazing celebrated goal from long range. In May 2015,

confirmed that Lambadaridis had been released from his contract at the

club. He joined

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on trial in the summer of 2015. During September 2015 he trialed with Brisbane Roar during preseason. On 23 September 2015, he signed a two-month contract with

as an injury replacement for Henrique, who is undergoing rehab following knee reconstruction. On 15 November 2015, Green Gully head coach Arthur Papas announced that Lambadaridis had signed with the club for the 2016 NPL season. Lambadaridis scored on debut for Gully, hitting the opener in a 1–1 draw with

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in Round 1 of the NPLV.

Personal life

Lambadaridis is of

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descent and is married to Kristelle. He attended

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. Brentwood Secondary College. Retrieved 3 May 2014. and graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Business. He also completed a diploma in finance and mortgage brokering.

References

External links

Brisbane Roar profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambadaridis, George 1992 births Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent A-League Men players Brisbane Roar FC players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Melbourne Living people Australian men's soccer players Monash University alumni 21st-century Australian sportsmen