Jestin George

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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jestin George
| fullname = Jestin George
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|02|07}}
| birth_place = [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub = [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| clubnumber = 24
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 2018– |clubs1 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC]] |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 0
}}

'''Jestin George''' (born 7 February 1998) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Gokulam Kerala FC]] in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2018-19-gokulam-kerala-fc-season-preview-squad-probable-xi-prediction|title=I-League 2018-19: Gokulam Kerala FC Season Preview, Squad, Probable XI, Prediction|date=2018-10-22|work=sportskeeda|access-date=2018-10-22|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
After completing his formal education in 2015, Jestin attended trials at [[Bengaluru FC]] and got selected in their U-18 team. However, after playing with them for two years, he had to return to his home state as they decided not to retain him any longer. At about the same time, [[Gokulam Kerala]] was founded, they signed Jestin to their reserves team immediately.

He got selected to represent [[Kerala football team|Kerala]] in the 2017-18 Santosh Trophy. Jestin George was part of the team’s defence that conceded only three goals throughout the tournament. He also played an important role in the final, assisting [[Vibin Thomas]]’ goal in the match that Kerala won on penalties after the score at the end of regulation time read 2-2.

Following his success in the [[2017-18 Santosh Trophy]], he returned to Gokulam’s reserves team. By then the [[2017-18 I-League]] season was over and the club had appointed Fernando Santiago Varela as their new head coach. Varela’s first assignment was to lead the team to the 2017-18 Kerala Premier League (KPL), and Jestin George was named in the senior squad for the first time.

The 2017-18 KPL also proved to be a success story for both the player and the club, as they topped Group B with seven wins from eight matches. They went on to win the semi-finals against [[Sports Academy Tirur]] to reach the finals, where they beat [[Quartz FC]] to lift the title. Jestin’s performances in the back did not go unnoticed, as he found himself in the first-team squad more often in the 2018-19 season.
He made his [[I-League]] debut in a 3-1 defeat against [[Churchill Brothers]] on January 10, 2019, as he played only 40 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scouting Report- Jestin George: Who is Gokulam Kerala’s rising defender?|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-scouting-report-gokulam-kerala-jestin-george|work=Khel Now}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|AFC
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.]]
|[[2018–19 I-League]]
|[[I-League]]||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2019–20 I-League]]
|[[I-League]]||6||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=A|Appearances in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0||1{{efn|name=B|Appearances in [[Sheikh Kamal Cup]]}}||0||11||0
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|[[I-League]]||3||0||—||—||3{{efn|name=C|Appearances in [[IFA Shield]]}} ||0||0||0||8||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!10!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0!!1!!0!!18!!0
|}
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==References==
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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala F.C. players]]

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