Andre Green

Andre Jay Green (born 26 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward[4] for Championship club Rotherham United. He has represented England from under-16 to under-20 level.[5]

For people called André Green, see André Green.

Andre Green
Personal information
Full name Andre Jay Green[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998[2]
Place of birth Solihull, England[3]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2016 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Aston Villa 40 (2)
2018–2019 → Portsmouth (loan) 6 (1)
2019 → Preston North End (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 13 (2)
2021 Sheffield Wednesday 13 (0)
2021–2023 Slovan Bratislava 51 (11)
2023– Rotherham United 9 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 England U16 4 (0)
2015 England U17 3 (0)
2016 England U18 4 (0)
2016 England U19 7 (0)
2017 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:55, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Aston Villa

Green joined Aston Villa at the age of nine and progressed through the club's academy. He made his club and Premier League debut on 13 March 2016, coming off the bench for Jordan Veretout in a 2–0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. In doing so, he became the fifth youngest player to ever represent the club, behind only Jimmy Brown, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Gareth Barry and Jonathan Bewers.[6]

Following Aston Villa's relegation the season before, Green was linked with a move to a host of Premier League clubs but opted to sign a new three-year contract with Aston Villa in August 2016.[7] Green made his first league start for the club at home against Preston in January 2017. He scored his first of 2 total goals (40 appearances), for Aston Villa against Norwich City on 19 August 2017.[8]

Loan to Portsmouth

After struggling with an injury that kept him out of much of the 2017–18 season, Green found it difficult to get into the Aston Villa first team, and on 29 August 2018, he signed for Portsmouth on a season-long loan, dropping down a division to League 1.[9] He scored his first of 2 total goals for Portsmouth in an EFL Trophy tie against Tottenham Hotspur Under 23s on 13 November 2018.[10] On 5 January 2019, Green scored a last minute winner as Portsmouth won 1–0 to upset EFL Championship leaders Norwich City FC in the FA Cup third round at Carrow Road.[11] On 17 January 2019, Green was recalled from his loan spell.[12]

Return to Aston Villa

In January 2019, Green was recalled to Aston Villa. Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett said that he believed that new Villa coach Dean Smith wanted to increase the quota of homegrown players in the squad.[13] His first appearance back was against Hull City in a 2–2 draw. Green scored the third goal in a comeback against Sheffield United at Villa Park, Sheffield United had a 3–0 lead with 8 minutes, plus injury time remaining – before Villa scored three goals in quick succession with Green scoring in injury time.

Loan to Preston North End

On 1 August 2019, Green joined Championship side Preston North End on a season-long loan deal.[14] On 13 August 2019, Green scored his first goal for the club on his first team debut against Bradford City in the EFL Cup.[15]

Loan to Charlton Athletic

On 2 January 2020, Green joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on a loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[16] Green scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–1 away defeat to Preston North End.[17]

On 25 June 2020, it was announced that Green would be released by Aston Villa, signing a contract extension with them to allow him to complete his loan spell at Charlton.[18]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 14 January 2021, he joined Sheffield Wednesday, signing an 18-month contract.[19][20] He would make his debut in a FA Cup game against Everton, where he would only play the opening half of the match.[21]

Slovan Bratislava

On 19 August 2021, Green was named in the Slovan Bratislava squad registered on the UEFA website for a Europa League tie against Olympiacos.[22] He did not travel with the club to their away leg of the game - but Sheffield Wednesday confirmed later that night that Green had joined the Slovak Super Liga side for an undisclosed fee.[23] He became the first Englishman to feature for Slovakia's most successful club.[24]

Green made his Fortuna Liga debut on 22 August 2021, in a 1–0 away victory over Sereď.[25] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August 2021, in a 2–2 Europa League draw to Olympiacos.[26] He would score his first career hattrick in a 7–0 cup victory over Jednota Malinec.[27] On 3 April 2022, Slovan defeated Spartak Trnava to effectively seal the Slovak Super Liga title, Green's first major trophy. Green stated that this justified his decision to leave England and pursue a career in Slovakia.[4]

Rotherham United

On 2 August 2023, Green returned to England signing with Championship club Rotherham United on a free transfer, following the expiry of his Slovan Bratislava contract.[28]

International career

Green has represented England up to Under 20 level.[29]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2015–16 Premier League 200000—20
2016–17 Championship 1501010–170
2017–18 511010—71
2018–19 18100103[lower-alpha 1]0221
2019–20 Premier League 000000—00
Total 402203030482
Portsmouth (loan) 2018–19 League One 6122004[lower-alpha 2]2125
Preston North End (loan) 2019–20 Championship 400021—61
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2019–20 Championship 13210——142
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21 Championship 11010——120
2021–22 League One 2000100030
Total 130101000150
Slovan Bratislava 2021–22 Slovak Super Liga 26562—7[lower-alpha 3]53512
2022–23 25653—12[lower-alpha 4]24211
Total 5111115—1977723
Rotherham United 2023–24 Championship 90001000100
Career total 136161777126918233
  1. Three appearances in the Championship play-offs
  2. Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. One appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League and seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Aston Villa Under-23s

Aston Villa

Slovan Bratislava

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Andre Green: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. Evans, Gregg (13 March 2016) (13 March 2016). "How did Aston Villa debutant Andre Green describe his Premier League bow?". The Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. Evans, Gregg. "Andre Green: Swapping Aston Villa for Slovakia, eating dumplings with sheep's cheese and gruelling forest runs". The Athletic. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. Stonehouse, Gary (14 February 2015). "'We are hurting and have to do better against Portugal'". The FA. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  6. Evans, Gregg (14 March 2016). "Aston Villa's Andre Green: A quick guide to the teenage debutant". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. Nightingale, Tom (9 August 2016). "Roberto di Matteo and Andre Green react after teenager signs new Aston Villa deal". HITC. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. "Aston Villa 4–2 Norwich". BBC. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. "Green arrives on loan". Portsmouth F.C. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. "Portsmouth 3–2 Tottenham Under 21s". Portsmouth.co.uk. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  11. "Portsmouth knock out 10-man Norwich". BBC Sport.
  12. "Green Returns to Villa". Portsmouth FC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  13. Rooney, Will (17 January 2019). "Portsmouth boss reveals why Andre Green was recalled by Aston Villa". The Portsmouth News.
  14. "Andre Green: Preston North End sign Aston Villa's winger on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  15. "Andre Green: Bradford City v Preston North End". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  16. "DONE DEAL: Andre Green becomes Charlton's first signing of January transfer window". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 2 January 2020..
  17. "Bauer gives Preston win over Charlton". BBC Sport.
  18. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  19. "Andre Green joins Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  20. "Andre Green - Sheffield Wednesday wanted me last summer". Yorkshire Post. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  21. "Report: Everton 3-0 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  22. Jackson, Elliott (19 August 2021). "Andre Green 'close to' shock Sheffield Wednesday exit as surprise transfer link emerges". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  23. Jackson, Elliott (19 August 2021). "Sheffield Wednesday confirm Andre Green exit as winger completes shock transfer". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  24. "Ako sa zmení Slovan? Jeden si hneď zbalil veci, ďalší sa ani neukázal". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  25. "Slovan Bratislava wins fourth straight in Slovak Fortuna Liga - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  26. "Slovan Bratislava vs. Olympiakos - 26 August 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  27. "Former Sheffield Wednesday winger Andre Green celebrates goalscoring feat for new club". YorkshireLive. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  28. "Rotherham United bring in forward Green". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  29. "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  30. "Match report: Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!". Aston Villa Football Club. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  31. Woodcock, Ian (27 May 2019). "Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  32. "2021/22 Tabuľka". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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