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Patricia George

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Patricia George
Personal information
Full name Patricia del Carmen George[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Fenerbahçe
Number 11
Youth career
Von Steuben Panthers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Illinois Fighting Illini 76 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Cloppenburg 2 (2)
2020–2022 SC Sand 36 (3)
2022– Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
International career
2021– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2022.
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021.

Patricia del Carmen George (born 18 December 1996) is an American-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Fenerbahçe SK and the Nigeria women's national team.

Early life

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George was raised in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

Club career

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High school and college

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George has attended the Von Steuben Metropolitan High School in Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[2]

In Germany

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George has played for BV Cloppenburg and SC Sand in Germany.[1]

International career

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Through birth and descent, George is eligible to play for the United States, Venezuela or Nigeria. She made her senior debut for the latter on 18 February 2021 as a second-half substitution against Russian club CSKA Moscow at that year edition of the Turkish Women's Cup.[3] Her first appearance facing other national team was two days later against Uzbekistan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Patricia George at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Patricia George - 2018 - Soccer". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigeria 1-0 CSKA Moscow: Ihezuo hands American born Payne and George winning debuts". Goal. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Nigeria 1 Uzbekistan 0 : Ayinde's Half-Volley Enough For Win; Two American-born Players Debut". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 20 February 2021.