{{short description|Antiguan footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Cleanup bare URLs|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Dublin | image = | fullname = George Dublin | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Antigua and Barbuda | currentclub = Montserrat (assistant coach) | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1997–2002 | clubs1 = Hoppers FC | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2006 | clubs2 = Joe Public | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = Hoppers | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2007–2008 | clubs4 = Tobago United | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2007–2008 | clubs5 = → Hoppers (loan) | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2008–2011 | clubs6 = Hoppers | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2011–2013 | clubs7 = Antigua Barracuda FC | caps7 = 41 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2018–20?? | clubs8 = Hoppers | caps8 = | goals8 = | nationalyears1 = 2000–2012 | nationalteam1 = Antigua and Barbuda | nationalcaps1 = 66 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | pcupdate = 20 August 2012 | ntupdate = 16 September 2011 }} '''George Dublin''' (born 11 February 1977) is an Antiguan footballer who is currently assistant coach of the Montserrat national football team.
==Club career== Dublin began his career in his native Antigua and Barbuda with Hoppers FC, before moving to Trinidad and Tobago with Joe Public. He was part of the Joe Public side which won the TT Pro League title in 2006. He moved to Tobago United in 2007, but spent just one season there before returning to Antigua to play for Hoppers in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division.
In 2011, Dublin transferred to the new Antigua Barracuda FC team prior to its first season in the USL Professional Division. He made his debut for the Barracudas on April 17, 2011, in the team's first competitive game, a 2–1 loss to the Los Angeles Blues.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011022237/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175592.html Los Angeles Blues at Antigua Barracuda FC 2:1]. uslsoccer.com</ref> He captained the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/apr/04/antigua-barracuda-barbuda-losing-season-usl|title = Played 26, lost 26: The story of Antigua Barracuda's record-breaking season|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 4 April 2018}}</ref>
As of 2018, he had returned to Hoppers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://antiguaobserver.com/hoppers-parham-off-to-winning-starts-in-abfa-top-flight/|title=Hoppers, Parham off to Winning Starts in ABFA Top Flight|date=30 October 2018}}</ref>
==International career== Nicknamed ''Sowa'', Dublin made his debut for Antigua and Barbuda in an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bermuda and has earned over 30 caps since. He played in 9 World Cup qualification games,<ref>{{FIFA player|177212}}</ref> and was part of the Antigua squad which took part in the final stages of the 2010 Caribbean Championship.
===National team statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Antigua and Barbuda national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2000||4||0 |- |2001||0||0 |- |2002||0||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||5||1 |- |2005||1||0 |- |2006||7||0 |- |2007||1||0 |- |2008||11||1 |- |2009||2||0 |- |2010||2||0 |- |2011||10||2 |- |2012||13||0 |- !Total||67||4 |}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/258/George_Dublin.html|title=Dublin, George|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 6 November 2004 || Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis || {{fb|LCA}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 || 2005 Caribbean Cup qualification |- | 2. || 6 February 2008 || Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba || {{fb|ARU}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 3. || 28 August 2011 || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || {{fb|USA}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–2 || Friendly |- | 4. || 6 September 2011 || Paul E. Joseph Stadium, Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands || {{fb|VIR}} || align=center | '''5'''–1 || align=center | 8–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Coaching== Dublin holds a level 2 coaching license and established a youth soccer team.<ref>https://antiguafootball.com/benny-boys-road-to-brazil-george-sowa-dublin/</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=258}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dublin, George}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Category:Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:SAP F.C. players Category:Joe Public F.C. players Category:Tobago United F.C. players Category:Antigua Barracuda FC players Category:TT Pro League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Category:Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Category:USL Championship players
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