Gabby George

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Gabby George
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George with Everton in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Gabrielle Alishya George
Date of birth (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 3
Youth career
Blackpool
Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2023 Everton 110 (4)
2023– Manchester United 15 (0)
International career‡
2013 England U-17 14 (0)
2014–2016 England U-19 22 (2)
2014–2016 England U-20 4 (0)
2019 England U-21 2 (1)
2018– England 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Gabrielle Alishya George (born 2 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Manchester United. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

George began playing football with boys at the age of nine. [2] George spent her youth development with Blackpool girls and Manchester United's Centre of Excellence. [3] [4]

Everton

George began her career at Everton in 2014. [5] In April 2014, she made her first team debut against Notts County. George made 14 appearances for the Blues during her first season, including a start in the 2014 FA Women's Cup Final, despite being just 17 years of age. [3] The same year, she was named Player of The FA Women's Cup Sixth Round after helping Everton shut out previous champions Liverpool 2–0. [6] After defeating Notts County 2–1 in the semifinals, [7] Everton lost the final to Arsenal 2–0 in the Final in front of over 15,000 fans. [8]

George made club history in 2017 when she signed a two-year contract as Everton's first full-time professional player. [9]

Manchester United

On 14 September 2023, Manchester United announced the signing of George. [1] The club reportedly met her £150,000 release clause. [10] George immediately became the team's starting left-back, starting the opening match of the season. On 10 October 2023, George made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in the club's first European match, a 1–1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the second qualifying round first leg. [11] On 15 October 2023, George suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a WSL match against Leicester City, ruling her out for the remainder of the season after four appearances. [12] It was the second time she had suffered the injury in her career, having previously done it in February 2020. [13]

International career

George has represented England at the U-17, U-19, U-20, and U-21 levels, playing in one U-20 World Cup and two European finals. [3] [4]

In 2017, George earned her first call-up to the senior team for the 2017 SheBelieves Cup in the United States. [14] She made her debut on 4 September 2018 in a 6–0 victory over Kazakhstan in a World Cup qualifier. [15]

George was allotted 206 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. [16] [17]

On 3 December 2024, six years after her last England appearance, George returned to the England squad. She started and played 63 minutes in a friendly against Switzerland.

Personal life

George's cousin, Jesse Lingard, formerly played for Manchester United and England. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2014 WSL 1 1003020—150
2015 WSL 2 2130—51
2016 1010—20
2017 9110——101
2017–18 WSL 1802050—250
2018–19 1611040—211
2019–20 1302020—170
2020–21 702000—90
2021–22 2103040—280
2022–23 1621030—202
Total1104181240001525
Manchester United 2023–24 WSL3000001040
2024–25 1201021—151
Total150102110191
Career total1254191261101716

International

As of match played 3 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201820
202410
Total30

Honours

Everton

Individual

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