Slovakian switch is paying off for Green three years on from fine Pompey moment
SO what became of the hero of Carrow Road – three years on from his Pompey high at Norwich City?
Former Pompey winger Andre Green will be remembered around these parts for his stoppage-time winner at the then-Championship leaders in the third round of the FA Cup back in 2019.
Green is currently hitting the heights in Slovakia as his new side Slovan Bratislava sit top of the their domestic first division known as the Fortuna Liga.
The winger joined the 11-time champions in August after leaving Sheffield Wednesday, and has featured 21 times so far this season.
After failing to qualify for the Europa League, Green helped Bratislava finish third in Group F of the Europa Conference League – scoring four goals in six European games.
The former Pompey loanee has contributed to two goals in his previous four league outings which has bolstered the gap at the top to four points.
Yesterday marked exactly three years from Green’s
Norwich goal, as he became the hero of a moment remembered for BBC Radio Solent Pompey commentator, Andy Moon, and his exultant reaction to the finish.
The 23-year-old joined the Blues in the summer of 2018 on loan from Aston Villa, where he featured 12 times and netted five goals.
After impressing on the south coast, he was recalled by Villa in January where he would help lead them to the Premier League – while also appearing in the play-off final for Dean Smith’s men.
Green left Fratton Park after an impressive start to the 201819 campaign from his side, which saw the Blues sit comfortably at the top of League One.
Yet, the Norwich victory was a rare high point in the second half of the season as the Blues’ promotion charge faltered.
The loan recalls of Green, Millwall’s Ben Thompson and David Wheeler signalled a sharp downturn.
Many Blues fans still believe the void left by the January departures was the reason for Pompey’s failure to achieve promotion that season.
Green also had loan spells at Preston and Charlton after his brief Pompey stint before leaving boyhood club Villa for Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 2021.
The winger left the Owls after just six months at Hillsborough, making just 15 appearances.
But Green has found a new lease of life in Slovakia as he tries to rejuvenate what looked to be a promising career.