Patricia George
Personal information
Full name Patricia del Carmen George[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996[1]
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 11
Youth career
Von Steuben Panthers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Illinois Fighting Illini 76 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Cloppenburg 2 (2)
2020–2022 SC Sand 36 (3)
2022– Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2022.
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021.

Patricia del Carmen George (born 18 December 1996) is an American-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Fenerbahçe SK and the Nigeria women's national team.

Early life

George was raised in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

Club career

High school and college

George has attended the Von Steuben Metropolitan High School in Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[2]

In Germany

George has played for BV Cloppenburg and SC Sand in Germany.[1]

International career

Through birth and descent, George is eligible to play for the United States, Venezuela or Nigeria. She made her senior debut for the latter on 18 February 2021 as a second-half substitution against Russian club CSKA Moscow at that year edition of the Turkish Women's Cup.[3] Her first appearance facing other national team was two days later against Uzbekistan.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Patricia George at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Patricia George - 2018 - Soccer". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria 1-0 CSKA Moscow: Ihezuo hands American born Payne and George winning debuts". Goal. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria 1 Uzbekistan 0 : Ayinde's Half-Volley Enough For Win ; Two American-born Players Debut". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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