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Shamal Tyrell George (born 6 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Livingston.

Shamal George

Personal information
Full name	Shamal Tyrell George[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club 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	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:28, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Liverpool

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

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

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]

Career statistics

As of 9 November 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
Liverpool	2017–18[6]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[22]	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[21]	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
Marine (loan)	2019–20[23]	Northern Premier League	13	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	0
Colchester United	2020–21[24]	League Two	15	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	0
	2021–22[25]	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	Scottish Premiership	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			74	0	2	0	3	0	9	0	89	0

Honours

Individual

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

References

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