George William Morrison (born 2005) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for side Tamworth, on loan from club

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

. Born in England, he plays for the Scotland U18 national team at International level.

Club career

Morrison attended

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and also played youth football for

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up to under-11 level. Whilst at Lancaster City, he was scouted by

and joined the academy at the age of ten. He progressed through the age groups and went on to make his debut for the under-18 side aged only 15, contributing to the side winning the EFL North West Youth Alliance in 2021. He played a huge role for the under-18's during the 2021–22 season whilst still an under-16 player and even featured twelve times for the under-21 side. On 24 October 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the club, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal only months after starting his two-year youth scholarship. He made his first team and professional debut on 5 November 2022 when he replaced Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu as a late substitute in the 3–1

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First round victory over Oxford City at Highbury Stadium. On 13 October 2023, Morrison joined

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club King's Lynn Town on an initial one-month youth loan deal. This deal was first extended until February 2024, and then until the end of the season. In August 2024, Morrison joined newly promoted

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side Tamworth on a season-long loan deal.

International career

On 6 September 2022, he was called up by

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under-18's for a three match friendly tournament at the end of the month in

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for the fixtures against

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and

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. He was named as a substitute for the game against Poland, but made his debut when he was subbed on during the match. He started the next game against the home nation, France, going on to score on his first full cap in the 32nd minute.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, George 2005 births Living people English people of Scottish descent Scottish men's footballers English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Scotland men's youth international footballers Fleetwood Town F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players National League (English football) players