George McEachran

George McEachran

Personal information
Full name	George James McEachran [1]
Date of birth	(2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grimsby Town
Number	20
Youth career
2009–2020	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Chelsea	0	(0)
2020	→ Cambuur (loan)	2	(0)
2020	→ MVV (loan)	3	(0)
2023–2024	Swindon Town	55	(1)
2024–	Grimsby Town	14	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	England U16	6	(0)
2016–2017	England U17	19	(3)
2017–2018	England U18	6	(0)
2018–2019	England U19	7	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   England FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner 2017 India UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2017 Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 28 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:36, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

George James McEachran (born 30 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town. He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Josh McEachran.

Club career

Chelsea

McEachran was an unused substitute for Chelsea in the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final. The following season, he spent a short time on loan at SC Cambuur in the Dutch second division. ^[2]

In this 2020–21 season, McEachran returned to the Netherlands with MVV Maastricht on a season-long loan. In December 2020, he ended his loan prematurely for 'compelling private reasons'. ^{[3] [4]}

Swindon Town

In February 2023 he signed for Swindon Town. ^[5] On 2 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired. ^[6]

Grimsby Town

On 4 July 2024, McEachran joined fellow League Two side Grimsby Town on a two-year deal. ^[7] He made his first appearance for the club off the bench in Grimsby's first league match away to Fleetwood Town. ^[8]

International career

McEachran was a member of the England U17s side that finished runners-up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship - scoring in a 4-0 group stage victory over Ukraine ^[9] and going on to be named in the team of the tournament. McEachran and that Young Lions squad would go on to better that achievement later that year by winning the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 26 October 2024 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U23	2018–19	—			—		—		5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
	2019–20	—			—		—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2020–21	—			—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2021–22	—			—		—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	Total		—		—		—		15	0	15	0
Chelsea	2018–19	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cambuur (loan)	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Maastricht (loan)	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Swindon Town	2022–23 [12]	League Two	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2023–24 [13]	League Two	39	1	1	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	42	1
	Total		55	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	58	1
Grimsby Town	2024–25 [14]	League Two	14	0	0	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
Career total			74	1	1	0	2	0	18	0	95	1

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Chelsea

• UEFA Europa League: 2018–19 ^[15]

England U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2017 ^[16]
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2017 ^[17]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017 ^[18]

References

1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. "George McEachran goes Dutch on first loan move | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
3. "MVV neemt afscheid van McEachran en Duin". MVV Maastricht (in Dutch). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020. De 20-jarige George McEachran is per onmiddellijke ingang - wegens zwaarwegende privéredenen - vertrokken bij MVV Maastricht. De Engelsman van Chelsea kwam in de eerste week van oktober over van de Londense club naar Maastricht.
4. Langeslag, Kim (12 December 2020). "Jelle Duin en George McEachran weg bij MVV". 1Limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. "Swindon sign free agent midfielder McEachran". BBC Sport.
6. "Charlie Austin: Swindon Town release striker among 11 departures". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
7. "McEachran joins the Mariners". gtfc.co.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
8. "MATCH REPORT | FLEETWOOD TOWN 1-0 GRIMSBY TOWN - Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
9. "England 4-0 Ukraine". UEFA. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
10. Rostance, Tom (28 October 2017). "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
11. George McEachran at Soccerway
12. "Games played by George McEachran in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
13. "Games played by George McEachran in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
14. "Games played by George McEachran in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
15. "Full Time Summary Final – Chelsea v Arsenal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
16. Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
17. "Young Lions Beaten on Penalties in UEFA EURO U17 Championship Final". The Football Association. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
18. "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2019.