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Biography
George William Byers (born 29 May 1996) is an English born Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swansea City.
Club career
Watford
Byers is a youth product of Watford academy, joining the club aged 7. He was included in the 2013–14 pre-season camp in Italy. On 12 May 2014, Byers signed professional deal with Watford.
On 17 January 2015, Byers made his senior debut as a substitute in a match against Charlton Athletic.
On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Byers would leave Watford upon his contract expiry.
Swansea City
On 11 July 2016, preceding Byers release from Watford, he joined Premier League rivals Swansea City. He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.
International career
Byers has represented Scotland at both under-16 and under-17 level.
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 October 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2014–15 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Swansea City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 52 | 6 | ||