Georgia Stanway is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Bayern Munich and the England national team. Stanway previously played for Manchester City, making her senior debut for City as a 16-year-old and left the club as their all-time top goal scorer. Georgia has a long list of accolades; in 2016, she was nominated for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and in 2017, she was nominated for PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year. In June 2018, Georgia was named in the UEFA Women’s Champions League squad of the season and in 2019, she was awarded PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year. In 2020 Georgia was selected to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics.
A key cog in England’s EURO 2022-winning team with her dynamic performances from midfield, Georgia proved to be one of the stars of the tournament on home soil. She scored a stunning winner against Spain in the quarter-final to send the Lionesses hurtling towards the title and started all six games for Sarina Wiegman’s side. Georgia also played a key role in guiding the Lionesses to their first World Cup Final the following summer, scoring the only goal in a crucial opening match against Haiti and playing almost every minute on England’s route to a historic final. After a stellar year which also saw Georgia win the Frauen Bundesliga and be named Bayern Munich’s Player of the Year, she was nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or and the FIFA FIFPro Women’s Best XI. Georgia completed the Euros double this summer by becoming a European Champion with the Lionesses for a second time, again starting in all six games throughout the tournament in Switzerland and scoring twice.
Georgia is a genuine talent, now widely acknowledged as one of the best players in the world. She has an infectious and cheeky personality but is not afraid to speak out with authority on issues affecting women in sport and football.