| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | George James McEachran[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Grimsby Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2020 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →Cambuur (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →MVV (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Swindon Town | 55 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Grimsby Town | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U18 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:13, 29 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:36, 4 January 2020 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
George James McEachran (born 30 August 2000) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL League Two clubGrimsby Town.
McEachran was an unused substitute forChelsea in the2019 UEFA Europa League Final. The following season, he spent a short time on loan atSC Cambuur in the Dutch second division.[2]
In this2020–21 season, McEachran returned to the Netherlands withMVV Maastricht on a season-long loan. In December 2020, he ended his loan prematurely for 'compelling private reasons'.[3][4]
In February 2023 he signed forSwindon Town.[5] On 2 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[6]
On 4 July 2024, McEachran joined fellowLeague Two sideGrimsby Town on a two-year deal.[7] He made his first appearance for the club off the bench in Grimsby's first league match away toFleetwood Town.[8] McEachran was voted as Grimsby Town's player of the season for the 2024-25 season.
He is the younger brother of fellow footballerJosh McEachran.
McEachran was a member of theEngland U17s side that finished runners-up at the2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship - scoring in a 4-0 group stage victory over Ukraine[9] and going on to be named in the team of the tournament. McEachran and that Young Lions squad would go on to better that achievement later that year by winning the2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U23 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Chelsea | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cambuur (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Maastricht (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2022–23[12] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[13] | League Two | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2024–25[14] | League Two | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| 2025–26[15] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 139 | 3 | ||
Chelsea
England U17
Individual
De 20-jarige George McEachran is per onmiddellijke ingang - wegens zwaarwegende privéredenen - vertrokken bij MVV Maastricht. De Engelsman van Chelsea kwam in de eerste week van oktober over van de Londense club naar Maastricht.
