George Mells
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| Full name | George John Mells | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Avondale | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | South Melbourne | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Port Melbourne | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Australia U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Greece U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Australia U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Port Melbourne SC in the NPL Victoria.
Football career
[edit]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.
In 2023, Mells won the NPL Victoria Premiership and Championship with Avondale FC, becoming the only footballer in the NPL era (2014 onwards) to have secured both the A-League and NPL Victoria doubles.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Adelaide United
- Avondale FC
- NPL Victoria Premiership: 2023
- NPL Victoria Championship: 2023
- South Melbourne FC
- FV Community Shield: 2025
International
[edit]- Australia U20
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 10 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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