George Blackwood

George Henry Raymond Blackwood (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Adelaide United in the A-League.

George Blackwood
Blackwood playing for Sydney FC in 2016
Personal information
Full name George Henry Raymond Blackwood[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997
Place of birth Berowra, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker / Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Adelaide United
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2014 APIA Leichhardt
2014–2015 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Sydney FC 19 (1)
2017– Adelaide United 64 (13)
National team‡
2014–2015 Australia U-20 16 (7)
2015– Australia U-23 11 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2020

Born in Sydney, Blackwood played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tigers before making his professional debut for Sydney FC in 2014.

Blackwood has represented Australia at under-20 and currently at under-23 level.

Early life

Blackwood was born to British parents and grew up in Berowra, New South Wales. He attended Asquith Boys High School.[2] Blackwood has two younger brothers and is a cricket fan.[3]

Club career

Early career

Blackwood spent a month training at Colchester United in 2013 after winning a scholarship award in Australia.[4]

Sydney FC

George was first called up to Sydney FC's senior squad for a match against Melbourne City in October 2014.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a draw against Central Coast Mariners on 16 March 2016 with a shot from outside the box.[6] Blackwood denied a new contract from Sydney FC at the end of the 2016–17 season.[7]

Adelaide United

In July 2017, Adelaide United signed Blackwood.[8] Blackwood's first professional goal for the Adelaide-based club came from a penalty in the Round of 16 of the 2017 FFA Cup against rivals Melbourne Victory.[9] Blackwood made an appearance in the 2017 FFA Cup Final on 21 November 2017 against former club Sydney FC, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute.[10]

International career

Blackwood was first selected for the Australian under-20 team for the 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in September 2014.[11]

In March 2015, Blackwood was called up to the Australian under-23 team to replace injured Sydney FC teammate Terry Antonis for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 May 2019[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Asia Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney FC 2014–15 A-League 30000030
2015–16 1410060201
2016–17 20100030
Sydney FC total1911060261
Adelaide United 2017–18 A-League 24551––296
2018–19 19410––204
2019–20 5100––00
Adelaide total431061004911
Career total621171607512

Honours

Country
Australia

Club

Sydney FC

  • A-League Premiership: 2016–2017

Adelaide United

Individual
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References
  1. "Vietnam 1 Australia 0" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "Berowra striker Blackwood in goalscoring touch for Sydney FC in National Youth League". The Daily Telegraph. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. Prichard, Greg (13 January 2016). "Mr Personality: Test cricket in the Windies on Blackwood's list". The World Game. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. Graham, Ben (11 September 2013). "Berowra Heights striker wins scholarship to train in UK, follows footsteps of Harry Kewell". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. Hassett, Sebastian (10 October 2014). "Sydney FC's kids to be tested against Melbourne City millionaires". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. "Central Coast Mariners score two late goals to salvage A-League draw with Sydney FC". ABC News. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. "Calver stays, Blackwood leaves Sydney FC". The World Game. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. Greenwood, Rob (6 July 2017). "A-League forward George Blackwood joins Adelaide United from Sydney FC". The Advertiser.
  9. "Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory, FFA Cup, Round of 16, 23rd Aug 2017". FFA Cup. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  10. "Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 21st Nov 2017". FFA Cup. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. Thedosiou, Peter (1 September 2014). "Berowra's George Blackwood selected for young Socceroos". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  12. "Antonis, Yeboah out of Olyroos squad". The World Game. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  13. "George Blackwood". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  14. Houghton, Nick (25 September 2016). "Young Socceroos cruise to AFF U-19 Championship win". The World Game. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  15. "Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 21st Nov 2017". FFA Cup. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. Smithies, Tom (12 May 2015). "Johnny Warren Medal 2014-15: Phoenix striker Nathan Burns wins top gong at A-League awards". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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