Patricia del Carmen George (born 18 December 1996) is an American-born Nigerian

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who plays as a

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for

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club Fenerbahçe SK and the Nigeria women's national team.

Early life

George was raised in

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Club career

High school and college

George has attended the

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in Chicago and the

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at Urbana–Champaign.

In Germany

George has played for

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and

SC Sand SC Sand is a German sport club from Willstätt, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded on 11 August 1946 and competes in football, aerobics, judo, and qigong. The club is most known for its women's football Women's football most often refers to ...

in Germany.

International career

Through birth and descent, George is eligible to play for the

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. She made her senior debut for the latter on 18 February 2021 as a second-half substitution against Russian club

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at that year edition of the

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. Her first appearance facing other national team was two days later against

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