Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 June 1989 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal | |||
Villarreal | |||
Torre Levante | |||
2006–2008 | Espanyol | ||
2008–2009 | Damm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Villarreal C | 15 | (1) |
2009–2012 | Levante B | 47 | (0) |
2012 | Eldense | 14 | (0) |
2013 | América de Cali | 15 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Fortaleza | 32 | (1) |
2014 | Unión Magdalena | 13 | (0) |
2015 | Patriotas | 6 | (0) |
2015–2022 | Envigado | 131 | (1) |
2023 | Atlético Huila | 12 | (0) |
Total | 274 | (3) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:39, 14 November 2023 (UTC) |
George Saunders (born 10 June 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as midfielder.
Born in London, Saunders joined the academy of Arsenal at the age of eight. [1] He moved with his family to Spain, and was recruited by Villarreal, but was released by them, going on to join Torre Levante and then Espanyol. [1] During this time he became the first British player to be called up to the Catalonia national football team. [1] Ahead of the 2023 season, Saunders joined Atlético Huila on a free transfer after seven years with Envigado. [2] In October 2023, Saunders announced on Instagram that he had retired from professional football. [3]
In October 2022, Saunders received Colombian citizenship. [4]