Patricia George

Patricia del Carmen George (born 18 December 1996) is an American-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for German Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Sand and the Nigeria women's national team.

Patricia George
Personal information
Full name Patricia del Carmen George[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996[1]
Place of birth Chicago, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Club information
Current team
 SC Sand
Number 15
Youth career
Von Steuben Panthers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Illinois Fighting Illini 76 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Cloppenburg 2 (2)
2020– SC Sand 16 (2)
National team‡
2021– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2020.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 February 2021.

Early life

George was raised in Chicago, Illinois.[2] She was born to a Nigerian father and a Venezuelan mother.[3]

Club career

High school and college

George has attended the Von Steuben Metropolitan High School in Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[2]

In Germany

George has played for BV Cloppenburg and SC Sand in Germany.[1]

International career

Through birth and descent, George is eligible to play for the United States, Venezuela or Nigeria. She made her senior debut for the latter on 18 February 2021 as a second-half substitution against Russian club CSKA Moscow at that year edition of the Turkish Women's Cup.[4] Her first appearance facing other national team was two days later against Uzbekistan.[5]

Personal life

George's older sister Regina George is an Olympic sprinter for Nigeria.[3]

References
  1. Patricia George at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. "Patricia George - 2018 - Soccer". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. "Female Footballer Dumps USA and Venezuela For Nigeria". Opera News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. "Nigeria 1-0 CSKA Moscow: Ihezuo hands American born Payne and George winning debuts". Goal. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. "Nigeria 1 Uzbekistan 0 : Ayinde's Half-Volley Enough For Win ; Two American-born Players Debut". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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