Personal information | |||
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Full name | George William Byers[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 May 1996||
Place of birth | Ilford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Blackpool (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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 | 68 | (13) |
2024– | → Blackpool (loan) | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
Scotland U16 | |||
2012 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 9 April 2024 (UTC) |
George William Byers (born 29 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool on loan from Sheffield Wednesday.
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]
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]
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 made 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 made 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] Following promotion back to the EFL Championship on option was taken in Byers contract for him to stay at the club.[14]
On 1 February 2024, Byers joined League One side Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[15][16]
Byers has represented Scotland at both under-16 and under-17 level.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 2014–15[17] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Swansea City U23 | 2016–17[19] | — | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
2017–18[20] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
2018–19[20] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
Swansea City | 2016–17[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[21] | Championship | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
2019–20[22] | Championship | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 39 | 5 | ||
2020–21[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 65 | 8 | |||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2020–21[23] | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2021–22[24] | League One | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 27 | 7 |
2022–23[25] | League One | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
2023–24[26] | Championship | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
Total | 68 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 14 | ||
Blackpool (loan) | 2023–24[26] | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Career total | 150 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 181 | 22 |
Swansea City U23
Portsmouth