STANGER George

Date of Birth: 15 Aug 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.90/6'2''

Place of birth: MELROSE

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men NZL New Zealand	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #03 NZL New Zealand 1 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #11 NZL New Zealand 2 HON Honduras 3	Finished
	Sapporo Dome	Men's Group B #19 ROU Romania 0 NZL New Zealand 0	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #25 JPN Japan 0 (4) PSO NZL New Zealand 0 (2)	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	U20	2019	Poland

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Hamilton Academical [Great Britain] since 2019/20

Brian Rice [club], SCO; Danny Hay [national], NZL

Position style:

Defender (transfermarkt.co.uk, 16 May 2021)

Right-footed (transfermarkt.co.uk, 16 May 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His father Tony Stanger played rugby union [15-a-side] for Scotland at the 1991 and 1995 World Cups. He also toured with the British & Irish Lions in 1997. (transfermarkt.co.uk, 16 May 2021; scotsman.com, 17 Nov 2018; dailyrecord.co.uk, 25 Jun 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jul 2021)

National league:

Scottish Championship [SCO] (transfermarkt.co.uk, 16 May 2021)

"I used to play both [rugby and football], but there was one year when I was about nine or 10 when it just didn't work out with timings. I'd train during the week with football and the games would be on a Saturday, but that's when rugby training was on, with tournaments on the Sunday. It's fair enough that if you don't turn up for the training, you can't play in the tournaments. I did that for a year and then decided that I preferred football." (thetimes.co.uk, 21 Apr 2019)

Scottish rugby union player [and his father] Tony Stanger. (thetimes.co.uk, 21 Apr 2019)

General Interest

General
DUAL NATIONALITY
Born in Scotland to a Scottish father and a New Zealander mother, he was eligible to represent both nations but chose to represent New Zealand in international competition. "I got told [about being selected for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo] by email overnight and I went downstairs in the morning to tell my family. I just looked at my mum, I didn't even have to say anything, and she burst into tears. It was a really special moment in my life. I let all my close family from New Zealand know and I can sense their support. My Scottish family were also delighted. My mum and I always used to watch the All Blacks [New Zealand national rugby union team] whenever they played at Murrayfield [Scotland]. We'd also go to the games together with the famous black jersey and my face painted. It's a massive part of who I am and it's just an absolute honour to pull on that jersey." (dailyrecord.co.uk, 25 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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