George Swan (footballer)

Last updated

George Swan
George Swan 30-04-2016 1.jpg
Swan training with York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name George Harry Swan [1]
Date of birth (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2009 Leeds United
2009–2014 Manchester City
2012 Strømsgodset (loan)
2013 Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2015–2016 York City 4 (0)
Total4(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Harry Swan (born 12 September 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers and York City. Swan retired due to injury and became an agent.

Contents

Career

Born in Plymouth, Devon, Swan is the son of former professional footballer Peter Swan. [2] He started his career with Leeds United's youth system in 2005 at the age of 10. [2] He signed for Manchester City's youth system in their under-14 squad in 2009, and was named captain of the under-18 squad in 2012. [2] Swan went on loan with Tippeligaen club Strømsgodset in June 2012, [4] before joining Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on a youth loan in September 2013. [5] He was hindered by injuries at City [6] and was released by the club at the end of the 2013–14 season. [7] He went on trial with his former club Leeds in July 2014. [7]

Swan signed for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month contract on 9 September 2014, and was placed in their under-21 squad. [8] Before his release by Wolves in April 2014, [9] he trained with York City in the closing weeks of 2014–15. [2] He signed for the League Two club on 11 June 2015 on a one-year contract. [10] Swan missed the start of 2015–16 with thigh and calf problems [11] and only made his debut on 10 November 2015 in York's 2–1 away defeat to Barnsley in the Football League Trophy Northern section quarter-final. [12] He was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16. [13]

Style of play

Swan started his career as a striker, before moving into defence as a ball-playing centre-back. [2] He was a commanding centre-back with the ability to read the game, and his strengths included winning headers and his timing of tackles. [14]

Personal life

After retiring from professional football because of persistent injuries, Swan became the youngest agent in football. [15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2014–15 [16] Championship 0000——00
York City 2015–16 [17] League Two 4000001 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Career total4000001050

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger Johnson (footballer)</span> English footballer

Roger Johnson is an English football manager and retired footballer who was most recently manager at Brackley Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Stearman</span> English footballer

Richard James Michael Stearman is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Solihull Moors. He is a versatile defender, being able to play in any defensive slot although primarily a centre half or right back.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Golbourne</span> English footballer

Juliou Scott Golbourne is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Little (footballer)</span> English footballer (born 1988)

Mark Daniel Little is an English professional footballer who plays for Cymru Premier club Penybont as a defender.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keith Lowe</span> English footballer

Keith Stephen Lowe is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He made over 634 league and cup appearances in a 19-year playing career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Elokobi</span> Cameroonian footballer (born 1986)

George Nganyuo Elokobi is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and is manager at Maidstone United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Winfield (footballer)</span> English footballer

David Thomas Winfield is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Chelmsford City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Batth</span> English footballer (born 1990)

Daniel Tanveer Batth is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Norwich City.

The 2003–04 season was the 105th full season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the Premiership, the highest level of English football. This marked their first ever appearance in the modern Premier League, and their first season in the top flight since 1983–84. The club had been promoted after having won the play-off final at the end of the previous season to earn the final promotion spot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1993)</span> English footballer

Charles James Taylor is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Burnley. He is a former England U19 international.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kortney Hause</span> English footballer

Kortney Paul Duncan Hause is an English professional footballer of Bermudian descent, who plays as a defender for Premier League club Aston Villa. He was a regular for both England U20 and England U21 sides and played in Gareth Southgate's victorious 2016 Toulon Tournament side.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Murray (footballer)</span> Association football player

Cameron Lochiel Murray is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League club Poole Town. He started his senior career with York City in 2013.

Daniel Rowe is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Northern Counties East League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic.

Matthew Pennington is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Blackpool. He has also played for Everton and Shrewsbury Town, with loan spells at Tranmere Rovers, Coventry City, Walsall, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Hull City.

The 2014–15 season was the 116th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship, following their return to the second level after being promoted as champions from League One at the first attempt.

The 2015–16 season was the 117th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club are competing in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship for a second consecutive year having finished 7th in the previous season following their promotion from League One.

The 2016–17 season was the 139th year in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship for a third consecutive year.

The 2017–18 season was the 140th in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the first under former FC Porto manager Nuno Espírito Santo who was appointed on 31 May 2017. The club competed in the English Football League Championship for the fourth consecutive and final year as well as the EFL Cup and the FA Cup.

The 2020–21 season was the 143rd season in the history of the English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the Premier League for the third consecutive season and also participated in this season's edition of the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Loan watch: Henshall on target and Evans a Railwayman". Manchester City F.C. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "George Swan factfile". York City F.C. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "George Swan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Norwegian giants Strømsgodset to bag Manchester City defender on loan". Wakefield Express. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Swan signs". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Berry, Mark (21 October 2014). "Defender Swan looks to future at Wolves after switch from Manchester City". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. 1 2 Chap, Aller (7 July 2014). "Former Manchester City defender George Swan returns to Leeds United on trial". 90min. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers capture George Swan". The Football League. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Wolves release four young players". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Flett, Dave (11 June 2015). "York City sign ex-Wolves defender George Swan and Ingham agrees new deal". The Press. York. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. ↑ Flett, Dave (24 September 2015). "Oliver decision convinces Wilcox appeals are a waste of time and money". The Press. York. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  12. ↑ Flett, Dave (10 November 2015). "Bogey side Barnsley knock York City out of JPT after 2–1 defeat". The Press. York. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Flett, Dave (10 May 2016). "Updated with Penn quotes: Dave Winfield, Russell Penn, Luke Summerfield and Michael Ingham offered new contracts at York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "George Swan". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015.
  15. ↑ Moxley, Neil (25 March 2017). "Meet former Manchester City youth star George Swan – football's youngest agent". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by George Swan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by George Swan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.