Jann George

Jann George
Personal information
Full name Jann-Christopher George
Date of birth (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 SSV Jahn Regensburg
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2002 SG Nürnberg-Fürth
2002–2010 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 1. FC Nürnberg II 37 (11)
2012–2013 TSV 1860 Munich II 0 (0)
2013–2015 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 (0)
2013–2015 SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 43 (23)
2015– SSV Jahn Regensburg 102 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Jann-Christopher George (born 31 July 1992) is a German-American soccer player[1] who currently plays for German club SSV Jahn Regensburg.[2]

Club career

George joined the 1. FC Nürnberg system at the age of nine and stayed with them until making his way to the U-23 team.[3] After a conflict with Nürnberg's coaching staff, he left the club in the fall of 2012 and joined SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the summer of 2013.[4]

He made his first team debut in October 2014.

International career

The son of an American serviceman and a German mother, George is eligible for both Germany and the United States.[3] He has expressed an interest in representing the United States, and has been called up to the United States under-23 side.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jann George". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jann George stürmt für den Jahn". SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "GEORGE'S AMERICAN HOMECOMING". Yanks Abroad. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "A Jann George sighting!". Soccer Over There. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jann George". U.S. Soccer. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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