George Cox (footballer)

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George Cox
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Cox in 2023
Personal information
Full name George Frederick Cox [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Worthing, England [3]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) [2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019 → Northampton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 21 (1)
2020–2023 Fortuna Sittard 87 (7)
2023–2024 Volendam 23 (0)
2024– Swindon Town 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

George Frederick Cox (born 14 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Swindon Town. [2]

Contents

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Cox began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, undergoing heart surgery which nearly ended his career. [4]

Northampton Town (loan)

He moved on loan to Northampton Town on 7 January 2019 on a six-month deal. [5] Cox made his Northampton debut in a League Two match against Carlisle where Northampton won 3–0 on 12 January 2019. [6]

Fortuna Sittard

On 2 September 2019, Cox signed with Dutch club Fortuna Sittard on a season-long loan with the option of a permanent move. [7] He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2019, starting at left-back in a 3–2 Eredivisie loss to Twente. [8] On 6 March 2020, the final matchday before the 2019–20 Eredivisie campaign was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, [9] Cox scored his first goal for Fortuna in a 1–1 league draw against PEC Zwolle. [10]

On 6 July 2020, it was announced that Cox had signed permanently with Fortuna Sittard on a three-year deal, [11] [12] for a fee of €50,000. [13]

Volendam

In September 2023 he signed for Volendam. [14]

Swindon Town

On 30 August 2024, Cox signed for EFL League Two club Swindon Town. [15] [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 [6] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20 [17] Premier League000000—00
Total0000000000
Northampton Town (loan) 2018–19 [6] League Two 5000000050
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 21120——231
Fortuna Sittard 2020–21 Eredivisie33520——355
2021–22 Eredivisie27212——284
2022–23 Eredivisie27010——280
Total877420000919
FC Volendam 2023–24 Eredivisie 23010——240
Swindon Town 2024–25 [18] League Two16220001 [a] 0192
Career total1521092001016212
  1. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 George Cox at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Berends, Sander (11 December 2020). "Interview George Cox: "Bij veel Engelse spelers heerst een arrogante mindset"". Elfvoetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Simon Stone (15 November 2018). "George Cox: Brighton youngster was told he could die during heart operation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "George Cox: Northampton Town sign Brighton left-back on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Games played by George Cox in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Linksback George Cox Op Huurbasis Naar Fortuna Sittard". fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Fortuna Sittard – FC Twente 2:3 (Eredivisie 2019/2020, 6. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie". NOS (in Dutch). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Fortuna Sittard – PEC Zwolle 1:1 (Eredivisie 2019/2020, 26. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "GEORGE COX BLIJFT VERBONDEN AAN FORTUNA SITTARD". fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Unwin, Will (5 April 2020). "Finishing school: how Fortuna Sittard are giving a boost to young careers". The Guardian.
  13. ↑ "Brighton man on his way to Dutch club – 'Nothing stands in the way' of deal". sportwitness.co.uk. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "FC Volendam haalt Engelse back George Cox | Voetbal | Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl. 18 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Acklam, Joe (30 August 2024). "Swindon Town bring in former Volendam defender George Cox". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Swindon Town: George Cox Gavin Kilkenny, Danny Butterworth and Daniel Barden all sign". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Games played by George Cox in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by George Cox in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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