George Hall (footballer, born 2004)

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George Hall
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Pictured in January 2022
Personal information
Full name George Cardinal Joseph Hall[1]
Date of birth (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 17)[2]
Place of birth Redditch, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Youth career
201?–2021 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Birmingham City 1 (0)
National team‡
2021– England U18 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:09, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:09, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

George Cardinal Joseph Hall (born 15 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. Hall has represented England at under-18 level.

Early life and career[]

Hall was born in Redditch, Worcestershire,[3] where he lived in the Walkwood district and attended Astwood Bank First School[4] and St Bede's Catholic Middle School. He helped their year 8 football team reach the final of the ESFA Under-13 Schools' Cup, and scored the second goal of their 2–0 win in the final.[5][6] He joined Birmingham City's academy from Headless Cross under-8s in 2012,[4] and took up a two-year scholarship with the club in July 2020.[7] According to the then head of professional development phase, Mike Dodds, "He was a very versatile player in the younger age groups before holding down a regular position in the centre of midfield in his Under-16 season. Athletic and box-to-box, he has started to show good signs of progression both technically and tactically."[7]

Club career[]

In 2020–21 Hall was a member of Birmingham's under-18 team that finished as runners-up in the Northern Section of their league,[8] and came from behind against Charlton Athletic's U18s in the national semi-finals only to lose to a last-minute goal.[9] As well as playing for the under-18s, he started several matches for Birmingham's under-23 team in the 2021–22 Premier League 2.[3] Amid reported interest from Premier League clubs including Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United, Newcastle United and Southampton, Birmingham did not want to risk losing Hall the same way that they lost Amari Miller to Leeds.[10] Hall signed his first professional contract with Birmingham on 24 November 2021.[11] Under-18s coach Martyn Olorenshaw described him as "an attacking midfielder with an ability to create and score goals [who] is explosive, dynamic and has the prowess to influence games."[11]

He was an unused substitute for Birmingham's Championship visit to Millwall on 4 December,[12] and he made his senior debut on 2 January 2022, starting alongside fellow 17-year-old Jordan James in support of Troy Deeney at home to Queens Park Rangers. He played 84 minutes before being replaced by Scott Hogan as Birmingham tried and failed to come back from 2–1 down.[13]

International career[]

Hall received his first call-up to the England under-18 squad in November 2021.[14] He played in all three of England's matches in the Pinatar Tournament in Spain, starting in a loss to the Netherlands and a win against Portugal and coming on in a goalless draw with Belgium.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 19 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2021–22[16] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 15 May 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "George Hall". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "George Hall". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Hall signs for Blues". Redditch Advertiser. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ Moakes, Liam (23 March 2017). "St Bede's boys through to prestigious national final". Redditch Standard. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2016–2017 Competitions: ESFA Boys Under 13 PlayStation Schools' Cup: Round 10". English Schools' Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Meet Blues new Academy Scholars". Birmingham City F.C. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Report: Swansea City Under-18s 0 Blues Under-18s 3". Birmingham City F.C. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Report: Charlton Athletic Under-18s 3 Blues Under-18s 2". Birmingham City F.C. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. ^ Dicken, Alex (13 November 2021). "Birmingham City make transfer move to avoid Leeds United repeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  11. ^ a b "George Hall signs Blues pro deal!". Birmingham City F.C. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  12. ^ "G. Hall". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  13. ^ Townley, John (2 January 2022). "Birmingham City player ratings vs QPR as spirited Blues defeated". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  14. ^ Smith, Frank (5 November 2021). "England MU18s squad for November triple-header". England Football. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Match results under 18 2020–2030". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by George Hall in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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