Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shamal Tyrell George [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Manor | |||
2009–2017 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Marine (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Colchester United | 45 | (0) |
2022– | Livingston | 64 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 21 July 2024 (UTC) |
Shamal Tyrell George (born 6 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship side Livingston.
Born in Birkenhead, [2] George signed for Liverpool in 2009 after playing for Manor. [3] He joined Liverpool's first team in the summer of 2016 for pre-season, appearing out of position as a striker in a friendly match against Huddersfield Town, after Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp had used all the remaining substitutes. [4]
He then immediately joined Carlisle United on loan to gain first-team experience. [5] He made his professional debut on 29 August 2017 in an EFL Trophy match, [6] and made his Football League debut for the club on 12 September in a match against Coventry City. [6]
In July 2018 he signed an extension to his contract with Liverpool, and joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until January 2019. [7] [8] In March 2019, George and his brother were attacked outside a bar in Liverpool. [9]
On 31 August 2019, he was loaned to Marine [10] He returned to Liverpool in January 2020 on completion of his loan, having made 16 appearances for Marine. [11]
He was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2019–20 season. [12]
On 28 August 2020, George signed for League Two club Colchester United on a two-year deal. [13] [14] He made his Colchester debut in their 2–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Portsmouth on 8 September. [15] He made his league debut for the club as a substitute for Dean Gerken in Colchester's 1–0 home defeat to Scunthorpe United on 29 January 2021. [16] On 3 May 2022, George was named the Colchester United Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season, also winning the CUSA Player of the Year Award. [17] The club exercised a contract extension for George in May 2022. [18] [19]
On 23 July 2022, George signed for Scottish Premiership side Livingston for an undisclosed fee, and was introduced to Livingston fans ahead of their Scottish League Cup match against Kelty Hearts the same day. [20]
In March 2019, George and his brother were attacked outside a bar in Liverpool. [21] The attacker fled the country, before being sentenced to 18 months in prison in April 2024. [22]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2017–18 [6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 [23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 [24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Carlisle United (loan) | 2017–18 [6] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2018–19 [23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Marine (loan) | 2019–20 [25] | Northern Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Colchester United | 2020–21 [26] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
2021–22 [27] | League Two | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
Livingston | 2022–23 [28] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
2023–24 [29] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2024–25 [30] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
Career total | 125 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
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