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George Honeyman
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Biography
GEORGE HONEYMAN – MIDFIELDERBORN: 8 SEPTEMBER 1994
COUNTRY: ENGLAND
Born in Prudhoe, Northumberland, Honeyman joined Sunderland's academy at the age of 10. He made his professional debut on 15 February 2015 in the fifth round of the FA Cup, albeit just for the final four minutes of a 2–0 away loss to Bradford City. 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". He was included in the matchday squad for just one Premier League match that season, unfortunately remaining an unused substitute.
On 16 October 2015, Honeyman was loaned to National League club Gateshead for a month He made his league debut the following day and on 31 October, he netted the first goal of his career, the winner in a 3–2 win away to Boreham Wood.
He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 1–0 EFL Cup first round win to Bury on 10 August 2017. Six days later, he scored a first league goal in a 1–1 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday. 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.
George signed for Hull City on 2 August 2019 on a three-year contract with the option of a further year.
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