George Baldock
Greek-English footballer
George Henry Ivor Baldock (Greek: Τζορτζ Μπάλντοκ; 9 March 1993 – 9 October 2024) was an English-born Greek professional footballer who played as a right-back or right wing-back. He played for the Greece national football team from 2022 until 2024. He was born in Buckingham, England.
_(cropped).jpg) Baldock playing for Sheffield United in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Henry Ivor Baldock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 2024 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Glyfada, Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | 104 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Tamworth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → ÍBV (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Tamworth (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Oxford United (loan) | 39 | (3) |
| 2017–2024 | Sheffield United | 205 | (6) |
| 2024 | Panathinaikos | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 390 | (13) | |
| National team | |||
| 2022–2024 | Greece | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Baldock had drowned and died in the pool of his house in Glyfada, Athens on 9 October 2024, at the age of 31.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "George Baldock: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Σοκ στο ελληνικό ποδόσφαιρο: Βρέθηκε νεκρός ο Μπάλντοκ του Παναθηναϊκού!". www.sdna.gr (in Greek). 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ↑ "George Baldock dies: Former Sheffield United defender found dead aged 31". BBC Sport. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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