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George William Byers (born 29 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday.

George Byers

Personal information
Full name	George William Byers[1]
Date of birth	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Ilford, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	14
Youth career
2003–2014	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Watford	1	(0)
2016–2021	Swansea City	56	(4)
2021	→ Portsmouth (loan)	14	(0)
2021–	Sheffield Wednesday	35	(9)
National team
	Scotland U16
2012	Scotland U17	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Watford

Byers is a youth product of the Watford academy, joining the club aged 7.[3] He was included in the 2013–14 pre-season camp in Italy.[3] On 12 May 2014, Byers signed a professional deal with Watford.[3]

On 17 January 2015, Byers made his senior debut as a substitute in a match against Charlton Athletic.[4]

On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Byers would leave Watford upon the expiration of his contract.[5]

Swansea City

On 11 July 2016, preceding Byers' release from Watford, he joined Premier League rivals Swansea City.[6] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[7]

On 23 January 2021, Byers joined League One side Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[8]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 3 August 2021, Byers joined League One side Sheffield Wednesday on a two-year deal, with Swansea City including a sell on clause.[9][10] He would make his Wednesday debut coming off the bench against Doncaster Rovers on 14 August 2021.[11] He would score his first goal for the club in the EFL Trophy against Harrogate Town on 9 November 2021.[12] Byers would make his first league appearance since November against Morecambe at the start of February 2022, and would be ever present for the whole month, picking up the club’s player of the month award and scoring three times.[13]

International career

Byers has represented Scotland at both under-16 and under-17 level.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2014–15[14]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2015–16[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Swansea City U23	2016–17[16]	—			—		—		6[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	2017–18[17]	—			—		—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2018–19[17]	—			—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		11	0	11	0
Swansea City	2016–17[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18[17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19[18]	Championship	21	2	3	1	1	0	—		25	3
	2019–20[19]	Championship	35	2	1	1	3	2	—		39	5
	2020–21[20]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		56	4	5	2	4	2	—		65	8
Portsmouth (loan)	2020–21[20]	League One	14	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	0
Sheffield Wednesday	2021–22[21]	League One	22	6	0	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	27	7
	2022–23[22]	League One	13	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	3
	Total		35	9	0	0	2	0	5	1	42	10
Career total			106	13	5	2	6	2	17	1	134	18

Honours

Portsmouth

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2019–20[23]

References

External links

• George Byers at Soccerbase

На других языках

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George William Byers (Ilford, 29 maggio 1996) è un calciatore scozzese, centrocampista dello Sheffield Wednesday.

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