George Tanner (English footballer)

George Tanner (born 16 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Carlisle United as a full-back.[3]

George Tanner
Tanner playing for Manchester United U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name George Tanner[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Youth career
2015–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Morecambe (loan) 23 (0)
2020 → Salford City (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Carlisle United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Manchester United

Initially a forward, Tanner made seven appearances for Manchester United's under-18 team in 2015–16,[4] and joined the club as an academy scholar in July 2016. After joining the club, he found himself used more as a full-back, and made 27 appearances from left-back in 2016–17.[4] He added another 20 appearances for the under-18s in 2017–18,[4] as well as a further seven for the under-19s in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League and one in the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 January 2018.[5] In 2018–19, he was promoted to the under-23 side, making his debut in a 2–2 draw at Fulham on 9 August 2018.[6] He made 17 appearances in Premier League 2 that season, as well as another three in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League.[4]

In 2019–20, after being an unused substitute for Manchester United's under-23s in a 2–0 win over Rotherham United in the EFL Trophy on 6 August 2019,[7] Tanner joined Morecambe for the remainder of the season.[8] He made his debut for Morecambe in an EFL Cup first-round game against Mansfield Town on 13 August, receiving a booking as the match finished in a 2–2 draw, Morecambe progressing on penalties.[9] He made his English Football League debut four days later, playing 63 minutes of a goalless draw with Cheltenham Town.[10] After his loan at Morecambe was cut short early, Tanner joined another League Two club on loan, this time Salford City.[11]

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

Carlisle United

On 3 August 2020 he signed for Carlisle United.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2019–20[14] Premier League 0000000000
Morecambe (loan) 2019–20[14] League Two 23010203[lower-alpha 1]0290
Salford City (loan) 2019–20[14] League Two 0000000000
Career total 230102030290
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy.

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "George Tanner". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. George Tanner at Soccerbase
  4. "George Tanner". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. "Tanner and Dunne sign professional contracts". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. Marshall, Adam (9 August 2018). "U23s: Fulham 2 United 2". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. Marshall, Adam (6 August 2019). "Young Reds make winning start in Leasing.com Trophy". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. "George Tanner: Man Utd defender loaned to Morecambe". BBC Sport. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. "Mansfield Town 2-2 Morecambe (5-6 pens)". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. "Morecambe 0-0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. "George Tanner: Manchester United defender joins Salford on loan". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. "United Issue Update in Academy Squads". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  13. "George Tanner: Carlisle United sign former Manchester United defender". 3 August 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Games played by George Tanner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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