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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 = | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|02|07}} | birth_place = [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India | height = 1.86 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]] | youthyears1 = –2017 | youthclubs1 = [[Bengaluru FC Reserves and Academy|Bengaluru B]] | years1 = 2018–2021 | clubs1 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]] | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = → [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]] (loan) | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 3 | pcupdate = 21:22, 30 August 2023 (UTC) | ntupdate = }} '''Jestin George''' (born 7 February 1998) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|defender]]. ==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> === NorthEast United FC === On 16 September 2021, it was announced that Jestin was signed by [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NEUtdFC/status/1438472747932336133|title=Young Jestin George is now a Highlander|access-date=|website=Twitter (NorthEast United)|date=16 September 2021}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 20 November against [[Bengaluru FC]] in a 4–2 loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-2021-22-bengaluru-fc-vs-northeast-united-live-score-streaming-chhetri-gallego-bfc-neufc/article37594436.ece|title=ISL 2021–22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4–2|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 November 2021|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/amp/sports-news-isl-2021-22-bengaluru-fc-record-classic-4-2-win-against-northeast-united/401869|title=ISL 2021–22: Bengaluru FC record classic 4–2 win against NorthEast United|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date=20 November 2021|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123160022/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/amp/sports-news-isl-2021-22-bengaluru-fc-record-classic-4-2-win-against-northeast-united/401869|archive-date=23 November 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> == Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|6 April 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|justin-george/589255}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="4" |[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]] |[[2018–19 Gokulam Kerala FC season|2018–19]] | rowspan="3" |[[I-League]] |1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |[[2019–20 Gokulam Kerala FC season|2019–20]] |9||0||4{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0||1{{efn|name=SKICC|Appearance(s) in [[Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup]]}}||0||14||0 |- |[[2020–21 Gokulam Kerala FC season|2020–21]] |3||1||3{{efn|name=IFAS|Appearance(s) in [[IFA Shield]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||6||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Gokulam Kerala total !13!!1!!7!!0!!1!!0!!21!!1 |- | rowspan="1" |[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] |[[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]] | rowspan="1" |[[Indian Super League]] |5||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||5||0 |- | rowspan="1" |[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]] (loan) |[[2022–23 Real Kashmir FC season|2022–23]] | rowspan="1" |I-League |21||3||1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||22||3 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !39!!4!!8!!0!!1!!0!!48!!4 |} {{notelist}} ==Honours== '''Gokulam Kerala''' *[[Durand Cup]]: [[2019 Durand Cup|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-final-mohun-bagan-vs-gokulam-kerala-live-streaming-score-updates-goals-kolkata-indian-football-suhair-francisco-marcus-joseph-ubaid/article29243177.ece|title=Durand Cup: Gokulam Kerala beats Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win title|access-date=27 August 2019|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827073901/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-final-mohun-bagan-vs-gokulam-kerala-live-streaming-score-updates-goals-kolkata-indian-football-suhair-francisco-marcus-joseph-ubaid/article29243177.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Gokulam Kerala FC squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Jestin}} [[Category:1998 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Indian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Footballers from Kerala]] [[Category:I-League players]] [[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC players]] [[Category:NorthEast United FC players]] [[Category:Real Kashmir FC players]]'