Shamal George

Shamal George (born 6 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Shamal George
Personal information
Full name Shamal George[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998
Place of birth Wirral, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Manor
2009–2017 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Liverpool 0 (0)
2017 → Carlisle United (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Marine (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:51, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Wirral, George signed for Liverpool in 2009 after playing for Manor.[3] He joined Liverpool's first team in the summer of 2016 for pre-season, appearing out of position as a striker in a friendly match against Huddersfield Town, after Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp had used all the remaining substitutes.[4]

He then immediately joined Carlisle United on loan to gain first-team experience.[5] He made his professional debut on 29 August 2017 in an EFL Trophy match,[6] and made his Football League debut for the club on 12 September in a match against Coventry City.[6]

In July 2018 he signed an extension to his contract with Liverpool, and joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until January 2019.[7][8]

In March 2019, George and his brother were attacked outside a bar in Liverpool.[9] On 31 August 2019, he was loaned to Marine[10] He returned to Liverpool in January 2020 on completion of his loan, having made 16 appearances for Marine.[11]

He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2019–20 season.[12]

Career statistics
As of 11 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18[6] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[13] Premier League 0000000000
Career total 0000000000
Carlisle United (loan) 2017–18[6] League Two 4000003[lower-alpha 1]070
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2018–19[13] League Two 0000102[lower-alpha 1]030
Career total 40001050100
  1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
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References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. "Shamal George". Premier League. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. "Shamal George: Young Liverpool goalkeeper used as a striker by boss Jurgen Klopp against Huddersfield". The Independent. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. "Carlisle United sign ex-Wigan striker Sam Cosgrove and Liverpool keeper Shamal George". BBC Sport. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. "Games played by Shamal George in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  7. "Shamal George signs new deal and makes Tranmere loan". Liverpool F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. "Shamal George: Tranmere Rovers sign Liverpool goalkeeper on loan until January". BBC Sport. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. "Liverpool goalkeeper Shamal George injured in bar attack". BBC News. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. "Shamal George completes loan switch to Marine". Liverpool FC.
  11. https://www.marinefc.com/news/shamal-george-2500887.html
  12. "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
  13. "Games played by Shamal George in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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