Armani Little
English footballer (born 1997)
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Armani George Little (born 5 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armani George Little[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position | 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 | 33 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:05, 18 June 2025 (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] Before his contract expired 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][15]
Forest Green Rovers
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
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
On 31 May 2024, Gillingham announced the signing of Armani Little.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U23 | 2016–17[21] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18[22] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Oxford United | 2018–19[23] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2018–19[24] | 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[25] | National League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[26] | 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[27] | League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23[27] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2023–24[28] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| Gillingham | 2024–25[29] | League Two | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Career total | 215 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 250 | 33 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances and one goal in National League South play-offs, one in FA Trophy
- Two appearances in National League play-offs, three in the FA Trophy