George Mells

George Mells
Personal information
Full name	George John Mells
Date of birth	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
2015–2017	Adelaide United
2018–2019	Fortuna Sittard
2019–2021	Brisbane Roar
2021–2023	Port Melbourne
2023–	Avondale
International career‡
2012	Australia U17
2014	Greece U17
2015	Australia U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
	*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

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

Club

Adelaide United

A-League Premiership: 2015–16
A-League Championship: 2015–16

International

Australia U20

AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2016^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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	A-League	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	A-League	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

^ "Adelaide signs former Chelsea and Southampton starlet Mells". SBS TV. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ "Mells departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 23 February 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

External links

George Mells at Soccerway

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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.

[win-4] "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

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