George Honeyman

George Christopher Honeyman (born 8 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Hull City.

George Honeyman
Honeyman with Sunderland in 2018
Personal information
Full name George Christopher Honeyman[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994[2]
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2015 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Sunderland 83 (12)
2015–2016 → Gateshead (loan) 9 (1)
2019− Hull City 42 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

A product of Sunderland's youth academy, Honeyman made his professional debut in February 2015. He had a brief spell on loan with Gateshead during the 2015–16 season before returning and assuming the captaincy in 2018. He joined Hull City a year later.

Career

Sunderland

Born in Prudhoe, Northumberland, Honeyman joined Sunderland's academy at the age of 10.[4] He made his professional debut on 15 February 2015 in the fifth round of the FA Cup, replacing Ricky Álvarez for the final four minutes of a 2–0 away loss to Bradford City.[5] Manager Gus Poyet admitted that Honeyman would have been put on earlier had the team not had injury concerns, admitting that "George would have been coming on earlier because we needed a bit of his running between the lines and ability to make runs".[6] He was included in the matchday squad for one Premier League match that season, remaining unused in a 1–1 draw to Stoke City.[7]

On 16 October 2015, Honeyman was loaned to National League club Gateshead for a month, as fellow Sunderland youngster Lynden Gooch had done the previous season.[8] He made his league debut the following day, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Altrincham.[9] On 31 October, he netted the first goal of his career, the winner in a 3–2 win away to Boreham Wood.[10]

He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 1–0 EFL Cup first round win to Bury on 10 August 2017.[11] Six days later, he scored a first league goal to open a 1–1 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday.[12] In August 2018, as Sunderland prepared for the League One season following a second successive relegation, Honeyman was appointed captain at the age of 23 by new manager Jack Ross, as John O'Shea left for Reading. He became the first academy-produced player to be club captain since Michael Gray.[13]

Hull City

Honeyman signed for Championship club Hull City on 2 August 2019 on a three-year contract with the option of a further year for an undisclosed fee - this ended his 14-year association with Sunderland.[14] He made his debut on 10 August when he came on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2−1 home win against Reading.[15]

Club statistics
As of 22 July 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2014–15[16] Premier League 001000—10
2015–16[17] Premier League 100000—10
2016–17[18] Premier League 501000—60
2017–18[19] Championship 4261021—457
2018–19[20] League One 35621106[lower-alpha 1]1448
Total 83125131619715
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[3] National League 9100—1[lower-alpha 2]0101
Sunderland U23 2016–17[18] ———4[lower-alpha 3]040
Hull City 2019–20[15] Championship 4211010—441
Career total 13414614111115617
  1. Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Sunderland

References
  1. "2016/17 Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "George Honeyman: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "G. Honeyman: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "George Honeyman". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. Mellor, Jason (15 February 2015). "Bradford City 2–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. Young, Chris (21 February 2015). "Why Gus Poyet cut short George Honeyman's Sunderland debut". Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. Winton, Richard (25 April 2015). "Stoke 1–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. Johns, Craig (16 October 2015). "Sunderland's George Honeyman can't wait to get started as he joins Gateshead on loan". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  9. "Gateshead 2–2 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  10. "Boreham Wood 2–3 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. "Bury 0–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  12. Hunter, James (16 August 2017). "Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sunderland report: George Honeyman strikes again as unbeaten start continues". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  13. Hunter, James (1 August 2018). "George Honeyman to captain Sunderland this season, reveals Jack Ross". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  14. "George Honeyman becomes signing number six". Hull City A.F.C. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  15. "Games played by George Honeyman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  16. "Games played by George Honeyman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  17. "Games played by George Honeyman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  18. "Games played by George Honeyman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  19. "Games played by George Honeyman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  20. "Games played by George Honeyman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  21. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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