George McCartney
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| George McCartney | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | George McCartney | |
| Date of birth | 29 April 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2006 2006–2008 2008– | Sunderland West Ham United Sunderland | 134 (0) 61 (1) 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2000–2001 2001– | Northern Ireland U21 Northern Ireland | 5 (0) 25 (1) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
George McCartney (born 29 April 1981 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an international footballer for Northern Ireland. He currently plays for Sunderland where he is an attacking left full back.
He was originally a product of Sunderland's youth system, and his first spell at the club lasted until the beginning of the 2006/2007 season where he was sold to West Ham United for £750,000. However he failed to settle in London and two years later at the beginning of the 2007/2008 season, Roy Keane brought him back to sunderland for a fee of £4.5 million and he was keen to return as he failed to settle in London. However the selling of him to Sunderland and the other West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand caused controversy at the club as he was sold against manager Alan Curbishy's wishes, making him resign the next day.
[edit] External links
- George McCartney at Sunderland A.F.C.
- George McCartney career stats at Soccerbase
| Sunderland A.F.C. – current squad |
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| 1 Gordon • 2 Bardsley • 3 McCartney • 4 Turner • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Nosworthy • 8 Malbranque • 9 Campbell • 10 Richardson • 11 Bent • 12 Mensah • 14 Murphy • 16 Henderson • 17 Jones • 19 Cana • 20 Reid • 21 Mensah • 22 Da Silva • 23 Healy • 24 Carson • 27 Anderson • 32 Fulop • 33 Liddle • 35 Kay • 36 Nathan Luscombe • 37 Weir • 39 Cattermole • 41 Meyler • 43 Hourihane • 45 Cook • Manager: Bruce |
