Armani Little

Armani George Little (born 5 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.

Armani Little
Personal information
Full name Armani George Little[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2018 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Oxford United 1 (0)
2019 → Woking (loan) 25 (4)
2019–2022 Torquay United 79 (19)
2022–2023 Forest Green Rovers 21 (0)
2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 18 (0)
2023– AFC Wimbledon 12 (1)
International career
2022– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Little was born in Portsmouth.[4][5]

Career

Southampton

Having been with Southampton since the age of 12,[3] Little signed his first professional contract with Southampton on 21 April 2015.[6] He was released by Southampton in the summer of 2018.[7]

Oxford United

On 20 June 2018, Little joined Oxford United on a one-year contract.[8] On 17 August 2018, he joined Woking on a one-month loan.[9] He made his debut for Oxford on 18 December 2018 in a 3–0 EFL Trophy victory at home to Tottenham Hotspur Under-23s.[10] He made his league debut for Oxford on 26 December 2018, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat at home to Southend United,[11] before joining Woking on loan until the end of the season on 4 January 2019.[12] Before his contract expired at Oxford, Little signed a pre-contract agreement with National League club Torquay United.[13]

Torquay United

Little made his debut for Torquay on 3 August 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home victory against Boreham Wood.[14]

Forest Green Rovers

On 8 June 2022, Little agreed a two-year deal to join newly promoted League One club Forest Green Rovers.[15]

On 12 January 2023, Little joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season.[16]

AFC Wimbledon

On 6 July 2023, Little signed permanently for AFC Wimbledon following a successful loan spell.[17] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon against Tranmere Rovers on 30 September 2023.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2016–17[19] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[20] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ———3030
Oxford United 2018–19[21] League One 10—001[lower-alpha 1]020
Woking (loan) 2018–19[22] National League South 25441—3[lower-alpha 2]1326
Torquay United 2019–20[23] National League 17310—00183
2020–21[24] 24120—5[lower-alpha 3]0311
2021–22[25] 381520—1[lower-alpha 4]04115
Total 791950—609019
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23[26] League One 21010221[lower-alpha 1]0252
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[26] League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
AFC Wimbledon 2023-24 League Two 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
AFC Wimbledon Total 30 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 1
Career total 156241012214118328
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs, one in FA Trophy
  3. Two appearances in National League play-offs, three in the FA Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "List of Players given a Free Transfer: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. 18 May 2019. p. 104. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. Armani Little at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. "Armani Little — Midfielder — First Team — Oxford United". www.oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "First & Best... With Armani Little – Torquay United". torquayunited.com. Torquay United F.C. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. Thomas, David; James, Stuart (2 June 2019). "Armani Little can't wait to get started with Torquay United". DevonLive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "Academy graduates Wood & Little sign pro contracts". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. "Saints announce 2018 retained list". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. Johnson, Jack (20 June 2018). "Oxford United sign trio for under 23s side". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. "Hopkins and Little Out On Loan". www.oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. "Little By Little". www.oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. "Oxford United 0-1 Southend United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. Johnson, Jack (4 January 2019). "Oxford United loan Armani Little and Harvey Bradbury to Woking for rest of season". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  13. "Midfielder Armani Little To Join United". torquayunited.com. Torquay United F.C. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  14. "Torquay United 9-1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. "Midfielder Little joins FGR". www.fgr.co.uk. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  16. "Little by little! Exciting midfielder makes it two". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  17. "A Little longer! Armani signs permanently". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  18. "Wimbledon 4-1 Tranmere". BBC. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  19. "Games played by Armani Little in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  20. "Games played by Armani Little in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  21. "Games played by Armani Little in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  22. "Armani Little". Aylesbury United FC. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  23. "Games played by Armani Little in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  24. "Games played by Armani Little in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  25. "Games played by Armani Little in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  26. "Games played by Armani Little in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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