George Saunders (footballer, born 1989)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Torre Levante | |||
| 2006–2008 | Espanyol | ||
| 2008–2009 | Damm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Villarreal C | 15 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Levante B | 47 | (0) |
| 2012 | Eldense | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | América de Cali | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Fortaleza | 32 | (1) |
| 2014 | Unión Magdalena | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Patriotas | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2022 | Envigado | 131 | (1) |
| 2023 | Atlético Huila | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 274 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:39, 14 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
George Saunders (born 10 June 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as midfielder. Born in England, he spent his entire professional football career playing abroad in Colombia.
Club career
[edit]Born in London, Saunders joined the academy of Arsenal at the age of eight.[1] He moved with his family to Spain, and was recruited by Villarreal, but was released by them, going on to join Torre Levante and then Espanyol.[1] During this time he became the first British player to be called up to the Catalonia national football team.[1] Ahead of the 2023 season, Saunders joined Atlético Huila on a free transfer after seven years with Envigado.[2] In October 2023, Saunders announced on Instagram that he had retired from professional football.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In October 2022, Saunders received Colombian citizenship.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Stanger, Matt (21 October 2016). "How George Saunders became the only British footballer in South America". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Atlético Huila confirmó la llegada de los primeros 3 refuerzos". lanacion.com.co (in Spanish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Today I've made a decision that it's been hard to make, thay say that a footballer dies twice!". instagram.com. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ El Colombiano (5 October 2022). "El futbolista inglés George Saunders se nacionalizó colombiano". Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1989 births
- Living people
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Envigado F.C. players
- Patriotas Boyacá footballers
- Fortaleza C.E.I.F. footballers
- Unión Magdalena footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- CD Eldense footballers
- Atlético Levante UD players
- Villarreal CF C players
- Categoría Primera A players
- CF Torre Levante players
- Men's association football midfielders
- CF Damm players
- English expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Atlético Huila footballers
- Footballers from London
- 21st-century English sportsmen