George McEachran

George James McEachran (born 30 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.

George McEachran

Personal information
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 Men's football Representing  England FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner 2017 India UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2017 Croatia
* 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)

Club career

Chelsea

McEachran was an unused substitute for Chelsea in the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final. The following season, he spent a short time on loan at SC Cambuur in the Dutch second division.^[2]

In this 2020–21 season, McEachran returned to the Netherlands with MVV Maastricht on a season-long loan. In December 2020, he ended his loan prematurely for 'compelling private reasons'.^[3][4]

Swindon Town

In February 2023 he signed for Swindon Town.^[5] On 2 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.^[6]

Grimsby Town

On 4 July 2024, McEachran joined fellow League Two side Grimsby 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 to Fleetwood Town.^[8] McEachran was voted as Grimsby Town's player of the season for the 2024-25 season.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Josh McEachran.

International career

McEachran was a member of the England U17s side that finished runners-up at the 2017 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 the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 27 September 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Chelsea

• UEFA Europa League: 2018–19^[16]

England U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2017^[17]
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2017^[18]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017^[19]
• Grimsby Town Player of the Season: 2024–25