George Byers (footballer)

George William Byers (born 29 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portsmouth, on loan from Swansea City.

George Byers
Personal information
Full name George William Byers[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996[2]
Place of birth Ilford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Portsmouth
(on loan from Swansea City)
Number 16
Youth career
2003–2014 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Watford 1 (0)
2016– Swansea City 56 (4)
2021– → Portsmouth (loan) 2 (0)
National team
Scotland U16
2012 Scotland U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

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]

On 23 January 2021, Byers joined League One side Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[8]

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2014–15[9] Championship 100000—10
2015–16[10] Premier League 000000—00
Total 100000—10
Swansea City U23 2016–17[11] ———6[lower-alpha 1]060
2017–18[12] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
2018–19[12] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———110110
Swansea City 2016–17[11] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[12] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[13] Championship 2123110—253
2019–20[14] Championship 1210032—153
Total 3333142—406
Career total 3433142110526
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "George Byers". 11v11. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. "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. "Blues swoop for Byers". Portsmouth FC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Games played by George Byers in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  10. "Games played by George Byers in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  11. "Games played by George Byers in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. "Games played by George Byers in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  13. "Games played by George Byers in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  14. "Games played by George Byers in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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