George Mells

George Mells
Personal information
Full name George John Mells
Date of birth (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Avondale FC
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2011 Chelsea
2011–2014 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Adelaide United 31 (0)
2018–2019 Fortuna Sittard 0 (0)
2019–2021 Brisbane Roar 0 (0)
2021–2023 Port Melbourne 59 (8)
2023– Avondale 5 (0)
International career
2012 Australia U17 3 (0)
2014 Greece U17 1 (0)
2015 Australia U20 3 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2015

George John Mells Jr. (born 23 May 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Avondale FC in NPL Victoria.

Football career

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Born in Melbourne, Mells played youth football for Chelsea and Southampton before returning to Australia to make his professional debut for Adelaide United in 2015.[1]

His contract with Brisbane Roar was terminated by mutual agreement on 23 February 2021.[2] He played no A-league games for Brisbane Roar. A couple of days later he joined NPL Victoria club Port Melbourne.[3]

Mells has appeared numerous times for Australian youth teams, having also previously represented Greece U17s.

Honors

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Club

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Adelaide United

International

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Australia U20

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United 2015–16 A-League 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2016–17 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Adelaide total 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Fortuna Sittard 2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brisbane Roar 2019–20 A-League 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brisbane total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Port Melbourne 2021 National Premier Leagues 9 2 2 1 0 0 11 3
Career total 40 2 3 1 0 0 43 3

References

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  1. ^ "Adelaide signs former Chelsea and Southampton starlet Mells". SBS TV. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Mells departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ Symons, Neal [@neal_symons] (25 February 2021). "Per @gleebo41 on @FNR_Radio, recently released Brisbane Roar midfielder George Mells has signed with NPL Victoria side @PMSCSharks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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