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Armani Little

Armani Little
Personal information
Full name Armani George Little[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 8
Youth career
–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)
2023–2024 AFC Wimbledon 38 (4)
2024– Gillingham 12 (2)
International career
2022– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Armani George Little (born 5 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Early life

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

Career

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Southampton

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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

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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

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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][15]

Forest Green Rovers

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On 8 June 2022, Little agreed a two-year deal to join newly promoted League One club Forest Green Rovers.[16]

On 12 January 2023, Little joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season.[17]

AFC Wimbledon

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On 6 July 2023, Little signed permanently for AFC Wimbledon following a successful loan spell.[18] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon against Tranmere Rovers on 30 September 2023.[19]

Gillingham

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On 31 May 2024, Gillingham announced the signing of Armani Little.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U23 2016–17[20] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[21] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — 3 0 3 0
Oxford United 2018–19[22] League One 1 0 — 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Woking (loan) 2018–19[23] National League South 25 4 4 1 — 3[b] 1 32 6
Torquay United 2019–20[14] National League 17 3 1 0 — 0 0 18 3
2020–21[24] National League 24 1 2 0 — 5[c] 0 31 1
2021–22[25] National League 38 15 2 0 — 1[d] 0 41 15
Total 79 19 5 0 — 6 0 90 19
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23[26] League One 21 0 1 0 2 2 1[a] 0 25 2
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[26] League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
AFC Wimbledon 2023–24[27] League Two 38 4 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 44 4
AFC Wimbledon Total 56 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 62 4
Career total 182 27 13 1 2 2 16 1 214 31
  1. ^ a b c d e 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

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Games played by Armani Little in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Torquay United 2–1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Midfielder Little joins FGR". www.fgr.co.uk. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Little by little! Exciting midfielder makes it two". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  18. ^ "A Little longer! Armani signs permanently". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  19. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 4–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Armani Little in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Armani Little in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Armani Little in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Armani Little". Aylesbury United FC. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  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. ^ a b "Games played by Armani Little in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  27. ^ "Games played by Armani Little in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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