George Robert Lapslie (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for club
Gillingham.
Career
Charlton Athletic
Lapslie first joined
Charlton Athletic in 2009 and quickly progressed through the youth ranks. Lapslie appeared on the bench during Charlton's
EFL Trophy
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tie against
Colchester United in November 2016, however, he failed to feature in their 1–1 draw. On 29 August 2017, Lapslie scored on his professional debut against
Crawley Town in an EFL Trophy tie.
Chelmsford City (loan)
On 2 February 2018, Lapslie signed for
Chelmsford City on a one-month loan. Lapslie returned to Charlton at the start of March having not made any appearances for Chelmsford.
Mansfield Town
On 15 October 2020, Lapslie joined
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...
on a season-long loan.
On 19 January 2021, Lapslie's loan move to Mansfield Town was made permanent for an undisclosed fee.
On 4 December 2021, Lapslie scored two goals away at
Doncaster Rovers to send Mansfield into the third round of the FA Cup as Mansfield knocked Doncaster out 3–2.
Gillingham
On 14 January 2023, Lapslie signed for
EFL League Two
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side
Gillingham. On 15 May 2024, the club put him on the transfer list.
Personal life
His older brother
Tom Lapslie
Thomas William Cavendish Lapslie (born 5 October 1995) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Torquay United F.C., Torquay United.
He joined Colchester United F.C., Colchester United's Co ...
is also a professional footballer who plays for
Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
. George attended
St Martin's School in
Brentwood,
Essex where he showed his talent helping them to a National Cup semi-final.
Career statistics
Honours
Charlton Athletic
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EFL League One play-offs:
2019
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Individual
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Charlton Athletic Young Player of the Year:
2018–19
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lapslie, George
1997 births
Living people
Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Chelmsford City F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
English Football League players