George Bello
 Bello at an Atlanta United event in 2018 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | George Oluwaseun Bello[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 22, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | LASK | ||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2011 | Southern Soccer Academy | ||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Alpharetta Ambush | ||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Atlanta United | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Atlanta United 2 | 19 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Atlanta United | 52 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Arminia Bielefeld | 31 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023– | LASK | 17 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2017 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017–2019 | United States U17 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | United States | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 10, 2022 | |||||||||||
George Bello (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the United States national team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played April 7, 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlanta United 2 | 2018 | United Soccer League | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | USL Championship | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Atlanta United | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 20[c] | 1 | – | 1[b] | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 29 | 1 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 3 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 3 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| LASK | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| Career total | 119 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal and Austrian Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ↑ Includes two appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
- ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honors
Atlanta United
- MLS Cup: 2018
- U.S. Open Cup: 2019
- Campeones Cup: 2019
United States
Individual
- MLS All-Star: 2021[5]
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
- 1 2 George Bello at Soccerway
- ↑ "George Bello". National Football Teams.
- ↑ "United States beats Mexico in Gold Cup final on late Miles Robinson header". ESPN. August 1, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ↑ "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". MLSsoccer. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.