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Shamal George

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Shamal George
Personal information
Full name	Shamal Tyrell George^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Wycombe Wanderers
Number	19
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)
2022–2024	Livingston	67	(0)
2024–	Wycombe Wanderers	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:40, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Shamal Tyrell George (born 6 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wycombe Wanderers.

Career

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Liverpool

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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]

Colchester United

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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]

Livingston

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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]

Wycombe Wanderers

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On 30 August 2024, George signed for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers after a release clause was met.^[21]^[22]^[23]

Personal life

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In March 2019, George and his brother were attacked outside a bar in Liverpool.^[9] The attacker fled the country, before being sentenced to 18 months in prison in April 2024.^[24]

Career statistics

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As of 30 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20^[26]	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^[a]	0	7	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2018–19^[25]	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	2^[a]	0	3	0
Marine (loan)	2019–20^[27]	Northern Premier League	13	0	1	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	15	0
Colchester United	2020–21^[28]	League Two	15	0	0	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	18	0
	2021–22^[29]	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^[30]	Scottish Premiership	32	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	35	0
	2023–24^[31]	Scottish Premiership	32	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	38	0
	2024–25^[32]	Scottish Championship	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		67	0	3	0	10	0	0	0	80	0
Wycombe Wanderers	2024–25^[32]	League One	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
Career total			128	0	7	0	12	0	11	0	159	0

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
^ Appearance(s) in NPL League Challenge Cup

Honours

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Individual

Colchester United Player of the Year: 2021–22^[17]

References

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^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tranmere Rovers". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
^ "Profile". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ "Shamal George: Young Liverpool goalkeeper used as a striker by boss Jurgen Klopp against Huddersfield". The Independent. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
^ "Carlisle United sign ex-Wigan striker Sam Cosgrove and Liverpool keeper Shamal George". BBC Sport. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Games played by Shamal George in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ "Shamal George signs new deal and makes Tranmere loan". Liverpool F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Shamal George: Tranmere Rovers sign Liverpool goalkeeper on loan until January". BBC Sport. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Liverpool goalkeeper Shamal George injured in bar attack". BBC News. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "Shamal George completes loan switch to Marine". Liverpool FC.
^ "StackPath". www.marinefc.com.
^ "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
^ "Colchester sign goalkeeper George". BBC Sport.
^ "Colchester United complete signing of ex-Liverpool goalkeeper George". Harwich and Manningtree Standard.
^ "Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United". Sky Sports. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ "Colchester United 0–1 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "George Wins Official POTY Award". www.cu-fc.com. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "Retained And Released List 2021/22". www.cu-fc.com. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "Colchester extend goalkeeper George's contract". BBC Sport.
^ "Livingston pay fee for Colchester keeper George". BBC Sport. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ Wanderers, Wycombe (30 August 2024). "Shamal George joins the Blues". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ Black, Dave (30 August 2024). "Shamal George heads to Wycombe Wanderers". Livingston FC. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "Shamal George: Wycombe Wanderers sign Livingston goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
^ "Thug who left Livingston FC goalkeeper lying in pool of blood caged after years on run". Daily Record. 10 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Shamal George in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Games played by Shamal George in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Marine – Appearances – Shamal George – 2019-2020". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Games played by Shamal George in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Games played by Shamal George in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Games played by Shamal George in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Games played by Shamal George in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Shamal George in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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Colchester United F.C. – Player of the Year

1965: Ames
1966: Hall
1967: Forbes
1968: Trevis
1969: Hall
1970: Jones
1971: Crawford
1972: Cook
1973: Mahon
1974: Harford
1975: Froggatt
1976: L. Smith
1977: Dowman
1978: Leslie
1979: Wignall
1980: Walker
1981: Walker
1982: Bremner
1983: Walker
1984: Wignall
1985: Chamberlain
1986: Osborne
1987: Hedman
1988: Hill
1989: Hill
1990: Marmon
1991: Barrett
1992: N. Smith
1993: Roberts
1994: Kinsella
1995: Whitton
1996: Kinsella
1997: Fry
1998: Wilkins
1999: Greene
2000: Greene
2001: Stockwell
2002: Duguid
2003: S. Brown
2004: White
2005: Baldwin
2006: W. Brown
2007: Cureton
2008: Jackson
2009: Hammond
2010: Williams
2011: Perkins
2012: Odejayi
2013: Ibehre
2014: Eastman
2015: Eastman
2016: Gilbey
2017: Dickenson
2018: Eastman
2019: Kent
2020: Eastman
2021: Chilvers
2022: George
2023: Tchamadeu
2024: Read

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