Alwyn George Explained

Alwyn George
Birth Date:1992 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Currentclub:NorthEast United
Clubnumber:12
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthyears1:2008–2011
Youthclubs1:Tata Football Academy
Years1:2011–2013
Clubs1:Pailan Arrows
Caps1:32
Goals1:5
Years2:2013–2015
Clubs2:Dempo
Caps2:34
Goals2:2
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Goa (loan)
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–
Clubs4:Bengaluru FC
Caps4:21
Goals4:1
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Delhi Dynamos (loan)
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Years6:2018—2019
Clubs6:Pune City
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–
Clubs7:Punjab
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:India U23
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2012–
Nationalteam2:India
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:1
Pcupdate:03:50, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
Ntupdate:18:05, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Alwyn George is an Indian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.

Career

Pailan Arrows

Alwyn started his football career with Tata Football Academy in 2008 and won the Junior National Championship with Tata FA in 2008, beating Sporting Goa youth 3–1.[1] After spending four years at Tata, Alwyn signed his first professional contract with Pailan Arrows in the I-League on 11 February 2012. The next day, Alwyn made his debut in the I-League against Dempo in a game which the Arrows lost 2–0 but with Alwyn putting in a man of the match performance for his team.[2]

Alwyn scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season against ONGC on 1 December 2012 to help Pailan win 4–1.[3] 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 Dempo at the Tilak Maidan Stadium.

Dempo

On 26 October 2013 it was confirmed that George has signed for Dempo on loan from IMG Reliance with three other players - Holicharan Narzary, Pronay Halder and Narayan Das.[4] He made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 1 November 2013 against Mohun Bagan at the Duler Stadium in which he came on as a substitute for Peter Carvalho in the 46th minute as Dempo drew the match 0–0.[5] On 29 April, Alwyn was named best young Indian player of the season for a second year running.[6]

Alwyn represented FC Goa during the 2014 Indian Super League on loan from parent club Dempo but was used sparingly.

Bengaluru FC

On 29 July 2015 former I-League champions Bengaluru FC 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.[7] 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[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 4 August 2017[12]

ClubSeasonLeagueFederation CupDurand CupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pailan Arrows2011–12I-League72000072
2012–13I-League2531000263
Dempo2013–14I-League1814100222
2014–15I-League1615000211
Goa (loan)2014Indian Super League1010
Bengaluru FC2015–16I-League602000102182
2016–17I-League111400040192
2017–18Indian Super League4040
Delhi Dynamos (loan)2016Indian Super League3030
Career Total9181610014212111

Honours

India

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: :::: The Aiff :::: . 14 February 2012 . 31 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531075307/http://the-aiff.com/pages/club/index.php?ClubDetail=49&N_Id=228 . dead .
  2. Web site: Pailan Arrows 0-2 Dempo SC - Goal.com . 14 February 2012 . 15 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215070108/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69657/pailan-arrows-vs-dempo-sports-club/report . dead .
  3. Web site: Bera. Kaustav. Pailan Arrows 4–1 ONGC FC: Papas' boys trounce 10-man ONGC with ease. Goal.com. 25 December 2012.
  4. News: Arrows players for Dempo. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223832/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-26/goa/43414473_1_arrows-players-pailan-arrows-other-i-league-clubs. dead. 2 December 2013. The Times of India. 24 November 2013 .
  5. Web site: Noronha. Anselm. Dempo SC 0–0 Mohun Bagan: The Goans were held to a disappointing draw. Goal.com. 2 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Balwant Singh named Indian Player of the Year and more from the FPAI Indian Football Awards. Goal.com. Kaustav Bera. 29 April 2014. 1 May 2014.
  7. Web site: Alwyn George signed by Bengaluru FC for I-League 2015-16. Indianfootballnetwork.com. 29 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Amrinder, Alwyn extend BFC deals Bengaluru Football Club. Bengalurufc.com. 16 June 2016. 2016-06-16.
  9. Web site: Archived copy . 14 December 2021 . 14 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214141749/https://www.the-afc.com/en/u22ac-schedule-results?fixtureid=6328&stageid=242&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary . dead .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 14 December 2021 . 14 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214141749/https://www.the-afc.com/en/u22ac-schedule-results?fixtureid=6331&stageid=242&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary . dead .
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 14 December 2021 . 14 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214140247/https://www.the-afc.com/en/u22ac-schedule-results?fixtureid=6336&stageid=242&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary . dead .
  12. Web site: Alwyn George - Profile and Statistics. Soccerpunter.com. 14 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Westwood bags FPAI best coach award, PK lifetime achievement. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Press Trust of India. Kolkata. 29 April 2014. 8 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921014742/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Westwood-bags-FPAI-best-coach-award-PK-lifetime-achievement/articleshow/34389027.cms. 21 September 2014. live.