George Blackwood

Club

_Free Agent Soccer

Position

Forward

Nationality

Australia

Date of birth

1997-04-06

Birthplace

Berowra, New South Wales, Australia

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

0

Shirt number

14

George Henry Raymond Blackwood (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Born in Sydney, Blackwood played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tigers before making his professional debut for Sydney FC in 2014.

Blackwood has represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 level.

Early life
Blackwood was born to British parents and grew up in Berowra, New South Wales. He attended Asquith Boys High School. Blackwood has two younger brothers and is a cricket fan.

Club career
Early career
Blackwood spent a month training at Colchester United in 2013 after winning a scholarship award in Australia.

Sydney FC
George was first called up to Sydney FC's senior squad for a match against Melbourne City in October 2014. He scored his first goal for the club in a draw against Central Coast Mariners on 16th of March 2016 with a shot from outside the box. Blackwood denied a new contract from Sydney fc at the end of the 2016/17 season and became a free agent as a result 2016–17 season.

Adelaide United
In July 2017, Adelaide United signed Blackwood.

International career
Blackwood was first selected for the Australian under-20 team for the 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in September 2014.

In March 2015, Blackwood was called up to the Australian under-23 team to replace injured Sydney FC teammate Terry Antonis for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.