| George Swan | |
| Fullname: | George Harry Swan[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1994[2] |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, England |
| Height: | [3] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leeds United |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester City |
| Youthyears3: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Strømsgodset (loan) |
| Youthyears4: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Sheffield Wednesday (loan) |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | York City |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 4 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
George Harry Swan (born 12 September 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers and York City. Swan retired due to injury and became an agent.
Born in Plymouth, Devon, Swan is the son of former professional footballer Peter Swan.[2] He started his career with Leeds United's youth system in 2005 at the age of 10.[2] He signed for Manchester City's youth system in their under-14 squad in 2009, and was named captain of the under-18 squad in 2012.[2] Swan went on loan with Tippeligaen club Strømsgodset in June 2012,[4] before joining Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on a youth loan in September 2013.[5] He was hindered by injuries at City[6] and was released by the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[7] He went on trial with his former club Leeds in July 2014.[7]
Swan signed for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month contract on 9 September 2014, and was placed in their under-21 squad.[8] Before his release by Wolves in April 2014,[9] he trained with York City in the closing weeks of 2014–15.[2] He signed for the League Two club on 11 June 2015 on a one-year contract.[10] Swan missed the start of 2015–16 with thigh and calf problems[11] and only made his debut on 10 November 2015 in York's 2–1 away defeat to Barnsley in the Football League Trophy Northern section quarter-final.[12] He was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.[13]
Swan started his career as a striker, before moving into defence as a ball-playing centre-back.[2] He was a commanding centre-back with the ability to read the game, and his strengths included winning headers and his timing of tackles.[14]
After retiring from professional football because of persistent injuries, Swan became the youngest agent in football.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| York City | 2015–16 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||