Armani Little

Armani George Little (born 5 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Torquay United.

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
Club information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2018 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Oxford United 1 (0)
2018 → Woking (loan) 9 (1)
2019 → Woking (loan) 18 (4)
2019– Torquay United 21 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:41, 2 January 2021 (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] Prior to his contract expiry 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]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2018–19[15] League One 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
Woking (loan) 2018–19[2] National League South 27530—00305
Torquay United 2019–20[16] National League 17310—00183
2020–21[17] National League 4120—1[lower-alpha 2]071
Total 214300010254
Career total 499600020579
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance 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. 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 2-1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. "Games played by Armani Little in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  16. "Games played by Armani Little in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  17. "Games played by Armani Little in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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