George Lambadaridis

George Lambadaridis (born 23 April 1992) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for Dandenong City in NPL Victoria 2.[1]

George Lambadaridis
Personal information
Full name George Lambadaridis
Date of birth (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dandenong City
Youth career
Altona Magic
2009–2010 Oakleigh Cannons
2010–2011 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Oakleigh Cannons 1 (0)
2011–2015 Brisbane Roar 9 (1)
2015 Brisbane Roar 1 (0)
2016–2018 Green Gully 63 (8)
2019–2022 Bentleigh Greens 66 (9)
2023– Dandenong City 20 (0)
International career‡
2011 Australia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Club career

George Lambadaridis started his career at Altona Magic. With the Magic, he would win his first team championship as the club won the 2008–09 season.[2]

The following year, he would play for fellow Victorian club Oakleigh Cannons.[3]

In 2010, he joined Belgian side Club Brugge, where he would play for the Under 19 team.[4] He then returned to Australia.

Throughout August 2011, he trialed with A-League side Brisbane Roar. On 23 September 2011, he signed a 2-year deal with the club as a player on a youth contract.[5] On 4 February 2012, he made his debut for Brisbane Roar in a match against Central Coast Mariners. He scored his first goal away against Gold Coast United - an amazing celebrated goal from long range.[6] In May 2015, Brisbane Roar confirmed that Lambadaridis had been released from his contract at the A-League club.

He joined Melbourne City FC on trial in the summer of 2015. During September 2015 he trialed with Brisbane Roar during preseason.

On 23 September 2015, he signed a two-month contract with Brisbane Roar as an injury replacement for Henrique, who is undergoing rehab following knee reconstruction.[7]

On 15 November 2015, Green Gully head coach Arthur Papas announced that Lambadaridis had signed with the club for the 2016 NPL season.[8][9] Lambadaridis scored on debut for Gully, hitting the opener in a 1–1 draw with Melbourne Knights at Knights Stadium in Round 1 of the NPLV.

Personal life

Lambadaridis is of Greek descent and is married to Kristelle. He attended Brentwood Secondary College[10] and graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Business. He also completed a diploma in finance and mortgage brokering.

References
  1. Lambadaridis Player Profile
  2. "Richmond Soccer Club: Match Details". Richmondsc.com.au. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. "Richmond Soccer Club: Match Details". Richmondsc.com.au. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. "Holger Osieck names extended Australia squad for Germany friendly | Australia/Asia News". tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. "A-League Football Club". Brisbane Roar. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. "Official A-League Match centre". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  7. "Lambadaridis grateful for new Roar opportunity". 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. "GoBet® - Free Sports Betting & Horse Racing Tips".
  9. "Lambadaridis a Cavalier". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. Online Newsletter Subscription. Brentwood Secondary College. Retrieved 3 May 2014.


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