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Michail Gregory Antonio (born 28 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al-Sailiya. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team. Antonio began his career at non-League club Tooting & Mitcham United before signing with Reading of the Championship in 2008. The club sent him on subsequent loan spells to Cheltenham Town, back to Tooting & Mitcham, Southampton and Colchester United, as he struggled to find a place in Reading's first team throughout his four-year stay at the Madejski. A final loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday resulted in a permanent move in 2012, where he went on to make 64 appearances and score 12 goals. Nottingham Forest signed him from Wednesday in 2014, and he scored 16 goals in 50 appearances for the club. In 2015, Antonio signed for West Ham United of the Premier League, where he was deployed in a number of positions including right back, right midfielder and as a winger before eventually establishing himself as the club's main striker. He spent a decade at the club, becoming their top scorer in the Premier League in 2021, and winning the UEFA Conference League in 2022–23. He suffered injuries in a car crash in December 2024 and was released by West Ham six months later at the end of his contract. After training at other English clubs, he signed for Al-Sailiya in Qatar in March 2026. Antonio was called up for England in 2016 and 2017, but did not play. He made his debut for Jamaica in 2021 and was part of their squads at the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2024 Copa América and the 2025 Gold Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the former.
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"I was looking out of my hotel room, seeing rockets fly past, the hotel would shake when they were getting blocked – that was scary, but it was fine other than that day" Michail Antonio on arriving to play in Qatar as Iranian missiles hit the state
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“Karren Brady offered me a £5k a week deal with the U21s, I said, 'The U21s are on more than that' Her response was, 'Well, they haven’t been in a car crash and shattered their leg' – I didn’t sign the contract” Michail Antonio on his West Ham rejection
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How Karren Brady was proven right as Michail Antonio reveals West Ham contract dispute
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Michail Antonio says Graham Potter removed leaders at West Ham before complaining about the squad
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‘I have no memory of my car crash. When the first responders got there one leg was a quarter smaller than the other because it was completely shattered’ Michail Antonio on his 2024 car crash
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NEW ISSUE: Exclusive KSI interview, football’s celebrity owners, Harry Redknapp on Snoop Dogg, NY Cosmos, Leah Williamson and Antonin Panenka, plus Michail Antonio Q&A
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Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio to face fresh trial after having driving conviction quashed
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Ex-West Ham star Michail Antonio to face trial after having driving conviction quashed
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Michail Antonio: ‘In football, no one really cares about you as long as you perform’
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Michail Antonio points blame at Graham Potter after West Ham's relegation with 'didn't understand the culture' jibe
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Michail Antonio Opens Up: From Horror Car Crash to Swallowing His Ego to Find a New Club
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'Managers refused to look at me' - Michail Antonio says he had to 'swallow his ego' to find new club after horror car crash
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Former West Ham striker Michail Antonio set to complete surprise transfer after near
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Michail Antonio trains with Championship club as he eyes return to football after horror car crash
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Former West Ham United striker Michail Antonio is training with Leicester City as a free agent
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‘No formal decision’ on Michail Antonio future as West Ham announce retained list
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Michail Antonio will be out of action for a long time, making his return to soccer with West Ham complicated
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West Ham striker Michail Antonio has surgery on lower limb fracture after car accident
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West Ham’s Michail Antonio involved in traffic accident as club issues statement
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