George Byers (footballer)

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George Byers
Personal information
Full name George William Byers [1]
Date of birth (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Ilford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
(on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2014 Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Watford 1 (0)
2016–2021 Swansea City 56 (4)
2021 → Portsmouth (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Sheffield Wednesday 68 (13)
2024– → Blackpool (loan) 14 (0)
International career
Scotland U16
2012 Scotland U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

George William Byers (born 29 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool on loan from Sheffield Wednesday.

Contents

Club career

Watford

Byers is a youth product of the 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 a 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 the expiration of his contract. [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]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 3 August 2021, Byers joined League One side Sheffield Wednesday on a two-year deal, with Swansea City including a sell-on clause. [9] [10] He made his Wednesday debut coming off the bench against Doncaster Rovers on 14 August 2021. [11] He would score his first goal for the club in the EFL Trophy against Harrogate Town on 9 November 2021. [12] Byers made his first league appearance since November against Morecambe at the start of February 2022, and would be ever-present for the whole month, picking up the club’s player of the month award and scoring three times. [13] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship on option was taken in Byers contract for him to stay at the club. [14]

On 1 February 2024, Byers joined League One side Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [15] [16]

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2014–15 [17] Championship 100000—10
2015–16 [18] Premier League 000000—00
Total100000—10
Swansea City U23 2016–17 [19] ———6 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2017–18 [20] ———4 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2018–19 [20] ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total———110110
Swansea City 2016–17 [19] Premier League000000—00
2017–18 [20] Premier League000000—00
2018–19 [21] Championship2123110—253
2019–20 [22] Championship3521132—395
2020–21 [23] Championship001000—10
Total5645242—658
Portsmouth (loan) 2020–21 [23] League One 14000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
Sheffield Wednesday 2021–22 [24] League One22600005 [lower-alpha 2] 1277
2022–23 [25] League One246302000296
2023–24 [26] Championship221000000221
Total68133020517814
Blackpool (loan) 2023–24 [26] League One140000000140
Career total15117826217118222


Honours

Swansea City U23

Portsmouth

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