George Hirst (footballer)

George Hirst
Personal information
Full name George David Eric Hirst[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 46
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
National team
2016 England U17 7 (2)
2016– England U18 5 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 10 November 2016.


George David Eric Hirst (born 15 February 1999) is a football player who plays as a Forward for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. He is the son of former footballer David Hirst.

Club career

Sheffield Wednesday

Hirst signed his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in March 2016.[2]

In August 2016 he made his first team debut for the club, playing as a substitute as Wednesday lost to Cambridge United in the first round of the Football League Cup. [3]

International career

Hirst made his debut for the England U17 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. [4]

He was subsequently called up to the squad for their U17 Euros final tournament in Azerbaijan. [5]

On the 23 August 2016, Hirst was called up to the England U18's for the first time. [6]

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Sheffield Wednesday
2016–17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

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