.jpg) Honeyman in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Christopher Honeyman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (age 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Prudhoe, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2015 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Sunderland | 83 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | →Gateshead (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Hull City | 119 | (10) |
| 2022– | Millwall | 105 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 9 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
George Christopher Honeyman (born 8 September 1994) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL Championship clubMillwall.
A product ofSunderland's youth academy, Honeyman made his professional debut in February 2015. He had a brief spell on loan withGateshead during the2015–16 season before returning and assuming the captaincy in 2018. He joined Hull City a year later.
Born inPrudhoe, Northumberland, Honeyman joinedSunderland's academy in 2004 at the age of 10.[4][5] He made his first-team debut on 15 February 2015 in the fifth round of theFA Cup, replacingRicky Álvarez for the final four minutes of a 2–0 away loss toBradford City.[6] ManagerGus 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".[7] He was included in the matchday squad for onePremier League matchthat season, remaining unused in a 1–1 draw toStoke City.[8]
On 16 October 2015, Honeyman was loaned toNational League clubGateshead for a month, as fellow Sunderland youngsterLynden Gooch had done the previous season.[9] He made his league debut the following day, starting in a 2–2 home draw againstAltrincham.[10] On 31 October, he netted the first goal of his career, the winner in a 3–2 win away toBoreham Wood.[11]
He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 1–0EFL Cup first round win toBury on 10 August 2017.[12] Six days later, he scored his first league goal to open a 1–1 draw away toSheffield Wednesday.[13] In August 2018, as Sunderland prepared for theLeague One season following a second successive relegation, Honeyman was appointed captain at the age of 23 by new managerJack Ross, asJohn O'Shea left forReading. He became the first academy-produced player to be club captain sinceMichael Gray.[14]
Honeyman signed for Championship clubHull City on 2 August 2019 on a three-year contract with the option of a further year for an undisclosed fee — ending his 15-year association with Sunderland.[15] He made his debut on 10 August when he came on as a 79th-minutesubstitute in a 2−1 home win againstReading.[16]
In April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Season,[17] and on 29 April 2021 was named in the2020–21 EFL League One Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.[18]
On 18 May 2022, Hull City exercised an option for an additional year on his contract.[19]
On 28 June 2022, Honeyman joinedMillwall for an undisclosed fee, signing a long-term contract with the club.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2014–15[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[22] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[23] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[24] | Championship | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 45 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19[25] | League One | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 44 | 8 | |
| Total | 83 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 15 | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2015–16[26] | National League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Sunderland U23 | 2016–17[23] | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Hull City | 2019–20[16] | Championship | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[27] | League One | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 2021–22[28] | Championship | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 119 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 10 | ||
| Millwall | 2022–23[29] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[30] | Championship | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 71 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 279 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 309 | 27 | ||
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