George_Nurse_(footballer)
George Nurse (footballer)
English footballer
George Damien Nurse (born 30 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Damien Nurse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 40 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Newport County (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Walsall (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | Shrewsbury Town | 55 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 14 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
On 12 July 2019, Nurse joined League Two side Newport County on a season long loan.[3] He made his debut for Newport on 13 August 2019 in the starting line up for the EFL Cup first round win against Gillingham.[4] On 5 October 2019 Nurse scored his first goal for Newport, the 96th minute winning goal in the League Two 1–0 win against Carlisle United.[5]
On 7 August 2020, Nurse signed for League Two side Walsall on loan until the end of the season.[6]
On 28 July 2021, Nurse joined League One side Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.[7] On 24 September 2022, Nurse went off injured after an hour in a 2–1 victory over Burton Albion,[8] the injury later revealed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.[9]
- As of match played 24 September 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2018–19[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2018–19[13][14] | National League South | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 50 | 5 | |
| Newport County (loan) | 2019–20[11] | League Two | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2020–21[12] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2021–22[15] | League One | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 2022–23[16] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 155 | 7 | ||
- Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- George Nurse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Newport County sign defenders Haynes and Nurse". BBC Sport. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Carabao Cup: Gillingham 2–2 Newport County (1–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Newport County 1–0 Carlisle United: George Nurse late winner comes to Exile's aid". BBC Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "George Nurse: Walsall sign defender on loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "George Nurse: Shrewsbury Town sign Bristol City full-back on two-year deal". BBC. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "George Nurse: Full-back is second Shrewsbury player out for season with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "Games played by George Nurse in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Games played by George Nurse in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Games played by George Nurse in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "G. Nurse: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "George Nurse Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Games played by George Nurse in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "Games played by George Nurse in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "Games played by George Nurse in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- George Nurse at Soccerbase