George Bello

American soccer player

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.

George Bello
Bello at an Atlanta United event in 2018
Personal information
Full name George Oluwaseun Bello[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
LASK
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2011 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)
National team
2017 United States U15 5 (0)
2017–2019 United States U17 7 (1)
2021–2022 United States 7 (0)
Honours
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 10, 2022

Career statistics

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As of match played April 7, 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal and Austrian Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Includes two appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  4. Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played June 10, 2022[2][3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2021 6 0
2022 1 0
Total 7 0

Honors

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Atlanta United

United States

Individual

References

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  1. "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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 George Bello at Soccerway
  3. "George Bello". National Football Teams.
  4. "United States beats Mexico in Gold Cup final on late Miles Robinson header". ESPN. August 1, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  5. "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". MLSsoccer. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

Other websites

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