George Saunders (footballer, born 1989)

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George Saunders
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Arsenal
Villarreal
Torre Levante
2006–2008 Espanyol
2008–2009 Damm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total274(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 England, he spent his entire professional football career playing abroad in Colombia.

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Club career

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 joiend 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]

Personal life

In October 2022, Saunders received Colombian citizenship. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Stanger, Matt (21 October 2016). "How George Saunders became the only British footballer in South America". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Atlético Huila confirmó la llegada de los primeros 3 refuerzos". lanacion.com.co (in Spanish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Today I've made a decision that it's been hard to make, thay say that a footballer dies twice!". instagram.com. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ El Colombiano (5 October 2022). "El futbolista inglés George Saunders se nacionalizó colombiano" . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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