George Friend
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Andrew Jordan Friend | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnstaple, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Exeter City | 37 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → Team Bath (loan) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Southend United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Exeter City (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Doncaster Rovers | 59 | (1) |
| 2012– | Middlesbrough | 173 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:14, 27 January 2017 (UTC). |
|||
George Andrew Jordan Friend (born 17 October 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for Middlesbrough. Friend can play as either a centre half or a left back. In the 2012–13 season Friend won Middlesbrough players' player of the season award. The following season Friend won it again along with the Player of the Season award. Friend was named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year two years running, following impressive 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons at left-back for Middlesbrough. Friend was named Middlesbrough vice-captain for the 2015–16 season.
Born in Barnstaple, Devon, Friend began his career at then non-League Exeter City as a youth team player, signing a two-year professional contract in March 2006. Able to play left back, centre-back or left-sided midfield, he made his first team debut on 17 April 2006 in a 0–0 draw at Forest Green Rovers.
During his early career, he also had loan spells with Tiverton Town (at the start of the 2005–06 season) and Team Bath (in December 2006). His Exeter career, however, really took off in the 2007–08 season when he was integral to the side that won promotion to the Football League after defeating Cambridge United in the Play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. During that season he became the youngest ever captain in Exeter's history and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–4 draw with Burton Albion on 26 April 2008.
...
Wikipedia