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George Byers
Personal information
Full name George William Byers[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Ilford, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 28
Youth career
2003–2014 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Watford 1 (0)
2016– Swansea City 51 (4)
International career
Scotland U16
2012 Scotland U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

George William Byers (born 29 May 1996) is an English born Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swansea City.

Club career

Watford

Byers is a youth product of Watford academy, joining the club aged 7.[3] He was included in the 2013–14 pre-season camp in Italy.[3] On 12 May 2014, Byers signed professional deal with Watford.[3]

On 17 January 2015, Byers made his senior debut as a substitute in a match against Charlton Athletic.[4]

On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Byers would leave Watford upon his contract expiry.[5]

Swansea City

On 11 July 2016, preceding Byers release from Watford, he joined Premier League rivals Swansea City.[6] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[7]

International career

Byers has represented Scotland at both under-16 and under-17 level.

Career statistics

As of match played 27 October 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2014–15[8] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Swansea City U23 2016–17[10] — — — 6[a] 0 6 0
2017–18[11] — — — 4[a] 0 4 0
2018–19[11] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total — — — 11 0 11 0
Swansea City 2016–17[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[12] Championship 21 2 3 1 1 0 — 25 3
2019–20[13] Championship 12 1 0 0 3 2 — 15 3
Total 33 3 3 1 4 2 — 40 6
Career total 34 3 3 1 4 2 11 0 52 6
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 16TH MAY 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "George Byers". 11v11. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "OFFICIAL: Watford Pro Deal For Byers". Watford F.C. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Watford 5–0 Charlton". BBC Sport. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Hornets Confirm Retained & Released Players". Watford F.C. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Byers joins Swans Development squad". Swansea City A.F.C. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ Marsh, Philip (28 August 2018). "Swansea City 0–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Games played by George Byers in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Games played by George Byers in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by George Byers in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Games played by George Byers in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Games played by George Byers in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Games played by George Byers in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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