George Honeyman

George Honeyman
Personal information
Full name George Christopher Honeyman[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994[2]
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 26
Youth career
2004–2015 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Sunderland 7 (1)
2015–2016 → Gateshead (loan) 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:40, 28 December 2015 (UTC).

George Christopher Honeyman (born 8 September 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland.

Honeyman scored his first senior goal in the 69th minute against Bury in the first round of the EFL Cup.

Career

Born in Prudhoe, Northumberland, Honeyman joined Sunderland's academy at the age of 10.[3] He made his professional debut on 15 February 2015 in the fifth round of the FA Cup, replacing Ricardo Álvarez for the final four minutes of a 2–0 loss at Valley Parade.[4] Manager Gus Poyet admitted that Honeyman would have been put on earlier had the team not had injury concerns, admitting that "George would have been coming on earlier because we needed a bit of his running between the lines and ability to make runs".[5] He was included in the matchday squad for one Premier League match that season, remaining unused in a 1–1 draw at Stoke City.[6]

On 16 October 2015, Honeyman was loaned to National League side Gateshead for a month, as fellow Sunderland youngster Lynden Gooch had done the previous season.[7] He made his league debut the following day, starting in a 2–2 draw against Altrincham at the Gateshead International Stadium.[8] On 31 October, he netted the first goal of his career, the winner in a 3–2 triumph at Boreham Wood.[9] On 18 January 2017, Honeyman featured for Sunderland in their FA cup game against Burnley. Sunderland manager David Moyes stated after the game that Honeyman was one of the positives from the game despite the 2-0 defeat.

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League – Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile George Honeyman". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "George Honeyman". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Mellor, Jason (15 February 2015). "Bradford 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Young, Chris (21 February 2015). "Why Gus Poyet cut short George Honeyman’s Sunderland debut". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Winton, Richard (25 April 2015). "Stoke 1-1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Johns, Craig (16 October 2015). "Sunderland's George Honeyman can't wait to get started as he joins Gateshead on loan". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gateshead 2-2 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Boreham Wood 2-3 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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