George Honeyman

George Honeyman
Honeyman in 2018
Personal information
Full name George Christopher Honeyman[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 39
Youth career
2004–2015 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Sunderland 83 (12)
2015–2016 → Gateshead (loan) 9 (1)
2019–2022 Hull City 119 (10)
2022– Millwall 77 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

George Christopher Honeyman (born 8 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall.

A product of Sunderland's youth academy, Honeyman made his professional debut in February 2015. He had a brief spell on loan with Gateshead during the 2015–16 season before returning and assuming the captaincy in 2018. He joined Hull City a year later.

Career

Sunderland

Born in Prudhoe, Northumberland, Honeyman joined Sunderland's academy in 2004 at the age of 10.[4][5] He made his first-team debut on 15 February 2015 in the fifth round of the FA Cup, replacing Ricky Álvarez for the final four minutes of a 2–0 away loss to Bradford City.[6] Manager Gus Poyet admitted that Honeyman would have been put on earlier had the team not had injury concerns, admitting that "George would have been coming on earlier because we needed a bit of his running between the lines and ability to make runs".[7] He was included in the matchday squad for one Premier League match that season, remaining unused in a 1–1 draw to Stoke City.[8]

On 16 October 2015, Honeyman was loaned to National League club Gateshead for a month, as fellow Sunderland youngster Lynden Gooch had done the previous season.[9] He made his league debut the following day, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Altrincham.[10] On 31 October, he netted the first goal of his career, the winner in a 3–2 win away to Boreham Wood.[11]

He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 1–0 EFL Cup first round win to Bury on 10 August 2017.[12] Six days later, he scored his first league goal to open a 1–1 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday.[13] In August 2018, as Sunderland prepared for the League One season following a second successive relegation, Honeyman was appointed captain at the age of 23 by new manager Jack Ross, as John O'Shea left for Reading. He became the first academy-produced player to be club captain since Michael Gray.[14]

Hull City

Honeyman signed for Championship club Hull City on 2 August 2019 on a three-year contract with the option of a further year for an undisclosed fee — ending his 15-year association with Sunderland.[15] He made his debut on 10 August when he came on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2−1 home win against Reading.[16]

In April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Season,[17] and on 29 April 2021 was named in the 2020–21 EFL League One Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.[18]

On 18 May 2022, Hull City exercised an option for an additional year on his contract.[19]

Millwall

On 28 June 2022, Honeyman joined Millwall for an undisclosed fee, signing a long-term contract with the club.[20]

Career statistics

As of 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2014–15[21] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16[22] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016–17[23] Premier League 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
2017–18[24] Championship 42 6 1 0 2 1 — 45 7
2018–19[25] League One 35 6 2 1 1 0 6[a] 1 44 8
Total 83 12 5 1 3 1 6 1 97 15
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[26] National League 9 1 0 0 — 1[b] 0 10 1
Sunderland U23 2016–17[23] — — — 4[c] 0 4 0
Hull City 2019–20[16] Championship 42 1 1 0 1 0 — 44 1
2020–21[27] League One 42 4 1 0 3 0 1[c] 0 47 4
2021–22[28] Championship 35 5 1 0 0 0 — 36 5
Total 119 10 3 0 4 0 1 0 127 10
Millwall 2022–23[29] Championship 38 1 1 0 1 0 — 40 1
2023–24[30] Championship 30 0 1 0 0 0 — 31 0
Total 68 1 2 0 1 0 — 71 1
Career total 279 24 10 1 8 1 12 1 309 27
  1. ^ Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Sunderland

Hull City

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "George Honeyman: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ "George Honeyman: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ "George Honeyman". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ^ Colman, Jonty (7 August 2019). "George Honeyman's brilliant gesture to Sunderland's staff prior to Hull City exit". Hull Daily Mail. Mail News & Media. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ^ Mellor, Jason (15 February 2015). "Bradford City 2–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. ^ Young, Chris (21 February 2015). "Why Gus Poyet cut short George Honeyman's Sunderland debut". Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. ^ Winton, Richard (25 April 2015). "Stoke 1–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  9. ^ Johns, Craig (16 October 2015). "Sunderland's George Honeyman can't wait to get started as he joins Gateshead on loan". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Gateshead 2–2 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Boreham Wood 2–3 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Bury 0–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  13. ^ Hunter, James (16 August 2017). "Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sunderland report: George Honeyman strikes again as unbeaten start continues". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  14. ^ Hunter, James (1 August 2018). "George Honeyman to captain Sunderland this season, reveals Jack Ross". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  15. ^ "George Honeyman becomes signing number six". Hull City A.F.C. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by George Honeyman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Buendia, Pukki & Toney up for EFL award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Retained List Confirmed". Hull City A.F.C. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Millwall confirm George Honeyman signing". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by George Honeyman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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  27. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Games played by George Honeyman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  31. ^ Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  32. ^ "Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  33. ^ "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  34. ^ "Tigers Trio Recognised At EFL Awards". Hull City A.F.C. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  35. ^ a b c "Bowen Picks Up Hat-Trick Of Awards". Hull City A.F.C. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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