Jorrin Nemiah John (born 6 November 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for Leicester St Andrews. Born in England, he represented the country internationally at various youth levels before switching to the Antigua and Barbudan national team.

Club career

John came through the youth ranks of

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and

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. In February 2011, he joined Kettering Town on a month's loan. He was released by Leicester in May 2011. In August 2011 he signed an 18-month deal with

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champions Muangthong United spending the first months with Muangthong's sister club,

Suphanburi Suphan Buri () is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand. It covers ''tambon'' Tha Philiang and parts of ''tambons'' Rua Yai and Tha Rahat, all within the Mueang Suphan Buri District. As of 2006 it had a population of 26,656. The tow ...

, who play in Division One. He then moved on loan to TTM. He then joined

Nonthaburi Nonthaburi (, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand. On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality ('' thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai subdistrict (''tambon''), j ...

In March 2014, he returned to England and signed for Corby Town to maintain fitness before in July 2014, moving to Nuneaton Town. In January 2015, he signed with

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. In October 2017, he signed with Harrowby United and made his debut away to Rugby Town in the

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1st round proper. In January 2018, he signed with six-times

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champion Phnom Penh Crown FC. John signed for Southern League Division One Central side Bedworth United on 19 September 2020.

International career

John represented England at Under 16, Under 17, Under 18 and Under 19 levels. In October 2014 he was called up by

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making his full international debut on 8 October in a match against

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in the Caribbean Cup. He was also part of the Antuguan team at the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:John, Jorrin 1990 births Living people Footballers from Leicester Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers English men's footballers Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers England men's youth international footballers Leicester City F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Jorrin John Jorrin John Corby Town F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players NK Domžale players Harrowby United F.C. players Phnom Penh Crown FC players Bedworth United F.C. players Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players Leicester St Andrews F.C. players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Jorrin John Jorrin John Slovenian PrvaLiga players Cambodian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Men's association football forwards 21st-century English sportsmen