Shamal George

Shamal Tyrell George (born 6 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two side Colchester United.

Shamal George
Personal information
Full name Shamal Tyrell George[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 29
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) 13 (0)
2020– Colchester United 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Birkenhead,[2] 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]

On 28 August 2020, George signed for League Two club Colchester United on a two year deal.[13][14] He made his Colchester debut in their 2–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Portsmouth on 8 September.[15] He made his league debut for the club as a substitute for Dean Gerken in Colchester's 1–0 home defeat to Scunthorpe United on 29 January 2021.[16]

Career statistics
As of 6 February 2021
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[17] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[18] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Carlisle United (loan) 2017–18[6] League Two 4000003[lower-alpha 1]070
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2018–19[17] League Two 0000102[lower-alpha 1]030
Marine (loan) 2019–20[19] Northern Premier League 13010001[lower-alpha 2]0150
Colchester United 2020–21[20] League Two 2000003[lower-alpha 1]050
Career total 190101090300
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the Northern Premier League League Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Tranmere Rovers". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  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. "StackPath". www.marinefc.com.
  12. "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
  13. "Colchester sign goalkeeper George" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Colchester United complete signing of ex-Liverpool goalkeeper George". Harwich and Manningtree Standard.
  15. "Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United". Sky Sports. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  16. "Colchester United 0–1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  17. "Games played by Shamal George in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  18. "Games played by Shamal George in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  19. "Marine – Appearances – Shamal George – 2019-2020". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  20. "Games played by Shamal George in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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