Javier Al George (born 27 January 2001) is a Guyanese

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Guyana national team.

Early life

Born in Guyana, George moved to Canada at the age of 6. At the age of 8, he started playing organized football with

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Club career

He made his debut for the

first team in

on August 28, 2016 against the

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. In 2017, he joined the

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, playing for their youth teams, including three matches in League1 Ontario in 2018. In 2019, he joined the French club

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. He made his debut on March 8, 2020 against

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. On October 7, 2021

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club

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announced they had signed George to a contract through the end of the 2021 season. He made his debut for York on November 9 against

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. In June 2022, he briefly rejoined York on a short-term contract as an emergency relief player during a York injury crisis. In March 2023, he joined

side

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International career

He first represented the Guyana U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament. After initially being denied entry into

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, the host country, after failing to satisfy the 10-day quarantine period for the Yellow Fever vaccine, he entered the country and made his debut in the team's third game against the US Virgin Islands U20 team. He made his debut for Guyana national team in a

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match against

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on 8 June 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Javier 2001 births Living people Men's association football midfielders People from New Amsterdam, Guyana Guyanese men's footballers Canadian men's soccer players Guyanese emigrants to Canada Guyanese expatriate men's footballers Guyanese expatriates in France Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Championnat National 3 players League1 Ontario players Canadian Premier League players Toronto FC players Toronto Skillz FC players York United FC players Guyana men's under-20 international footballers Guyana men's international footballers Simcoe County Rovers FC players Toronto FC Academy players