Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Frederick Cox [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 January 1998||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 14 September 2024 (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]
Cox began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, undergoing heart surgery which nearly ended his career. [4]
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]
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]
On 30 August 2024, Cox signed for EFL League Two club Swindon Town. [15] [16]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 [6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2018–19 [6] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
Fortuna Sittard | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 104 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 10 | ||
Career total | 109 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 10 | ||
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