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George David Eric Hirst (born 15 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Leicester City. He is the son of former footballer David Hirst.

George Hirst

Hirst playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2016
Personal information
Full name	George David Eric Hirst[1]
Date of birth	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Blackburn Rovers (on loan from Leicester City)
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2016	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Sheffield Wednesday	1	(0)
2018–2019	OH Leuven	22	(3)
2019–	Leicester City	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Rotherham United (loan)	31	(0)
2021–2022	→ Portsmouth (loan)	40	(13)
2022–	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	7	(0)
National team‡
2016	England U17	7	(3)
2016–2017	England U18	9	(4)
2017–2018	England U19	11	(3)
2017–2019	England U20	13	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:27, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Sheffield Wednesday

After coming through the academy, Hirst signed his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in March 2016.[3]

He made his first team debut against Cambridge United on 9 August 2016, in the EFL Cup in a 2–1 defeat.[4] His league debut came on 10 December 2016 against Reading in a 2–1 defeat.[4] In April 2018, Hirst was linked with a move to Manchester United after rejecting a long-term contract at Sheffield Wednesday.[5]

OH Leuven

In June 2018, Hirst was signed by a second division Belgian team, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, led by former Sheffield Wednesday player Nigel Pearson.[6]

Leicester City

After just one season at OH Leuven, Hirst joined Leicester City in the summer of 2019.[7] On 19 July 2020 Hirst made his debut for Leicester, coming on in the 83rd minute in a 3–0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

Rotherham United (loan)

On 16 September 2020, Hirst joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan deal.[8]

Portsmouth (loan)

On 3 August 2021, Hirst joined League One side Portsmouth on loan for the 2021–22 season.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy tie against Crystal Palace U21s.[10]

Blackburn Rovers (Loan)

On 31 August 2022, Hirst joined Blackburn Rovers on a season long loan with an option to buy.[11]

International career

Hirst made his debut for the England Under-17 national team during the Algarve Cup in February 2016 – in his second game for the team he scored twice against Germany in a 2–2 draw.[12] He was subsequently called up to the squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[13] In the group stage Hirst scored against Denmark[14] and started the Quarter-final defeat against Spain.[15]

On 23 August 2016, Hirst was called up to the England U18's for the first time.[16] In summer 2017, Hirst represented England Under 20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament, scoring a hat-trick in a game against Cuba[17] to take his 2016–17 tally to 40 goals in all competitions.[18] Hirst started in the final against the Ivory Coast which England won on penalties[19][20] and was subsequently named in the team of the tournament.[21]

On 1 September 2017, Hirst scored his second hat-trick of the Summer in a victory against Poland, for England Under-19.[22] In July 2018, Hirst was included in the squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[23]

In May 2019, Hirst was included in the England U20 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield Wednesday	2016–17[25]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2017–18[26]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
OH Leuven	2018–19	Belgian First Division B	22	3	1	0	—		—		23	3
Leicester City	2019–20[27]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2020–21[28]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Leicester City U23	2019–20[27]	—			—		—		6[lower-alpha 1]	3	6	3
	2020–21[28]	—			—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	1	1	1
	Total				—		—		7	4	7	4
Rotherham United (loan)	2020–21[28]	Championship	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Portsmouth (loan)	2021–22[29]	League One	40	13	0	0	1	0	5	2	46	15
Career total			96	16	2	0	3	0	12	6	112	22

Honours

England U20

• Toulon Tournament: 2017[20]

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Team of the Tournament: 2017[21]

References

External links

• England profile at The FA
• George Hirst at Soccerbase

На других языках

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- [en] George Hirst (footballer)

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[ru] Херст, Джордж (футболист)

Джордж Дэвид Эрик Херст (англ. George David Eric Hirst; родился 15 февраля 1999, Шеффилд) — английский футболист, нападающий клуба Премьер-лиги «Лестер Сити». В настоящее время выступает за «Блэкберн Роверс» на правах аренды.

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