| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Lawrence Hemmings | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England [1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2024–2025 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:15 (UTC), 30 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:53 (UTC), 31 December 2025 | |||
George Lawrence Hemmings (born 4 March 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa as a midfielder. [2]
A central midfielder, [3] Hemings was a member of the Nottingham Forest youth system for whom he featured for their under-21 side, [4] prior to joining Aston Villa in January 2024. Initially joining up with the Aston Villa under-18 team. [5] He signed a professional contact with Aston Villa in April 2024, and a new long-term contract with the club in May 2025. [6] That month, he played as Aston Villa U18 defeated Man City U18 3-1 to win the FA Youth Cup. [7]
Hemmings was named amongst the Aston Villa match day substitutes in their Premier League match against Leeds United on 23 November 2025, and in the UEFA Europa League against FC Basle on 1 December 2025. [8] [9]
On 30 December 2025, Hemmings made his Premier League debut for Aston Villa during the 4–1 loss against Arsenal as a second-half substitute. [10]
In November 2024, Hemmings was called up for an England U18 squad for a series of friendlies in Valencia, having previously represented the England U16s. [11] He went onto make his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Poland on 15 November. [12]
Hemmings has been described as a highly technical midfield player, capable of playing box-to-box, or as a sitting midfield player. [3] [13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa U21s | 2024–25 | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2025–26 | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Aston Villa | 2025–26 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Aston Villa U18s
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