George Baldock
Footballer
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2024 | Transferred from Sheffield United to Panathinaikos in the Super League Greece. |
2024 | Continued representing Greece national team, making 2 further appearances |
October 24 2024 | Panathinaikos played Chelsea in their first home match since Baldock's death. The club remembered him with a live performance of 'Starman' and displays of his squad number 32. A Chelsea employee presented a Milton Keynes Dons shirt with Baldock's name to be displayed in his training ground locker. |
October 10 2024 | The day after Baldock's death, Greece played against England in the UEFA Nations League at Wembley Stadium. Greece won 2-1, their first-ever victory over England. Goalscorer Vangelis Pavlidis lifted a Baldock shirt to celebrate and dedicated the victory to him. |
October 9 2024 | Died on this date after joining Panathinaikos in Super League Greece. |
October 9 2024 | Passed away. |
October 9 2024 | Passed away at the age of 31. |
October 9 2024 | George Baldock was found dead in the pool of his house in Glyfada, Athens, at the age of 31. His death was discovered after his fiancée raised concerns about being unable to reach him, with the property owner finding his body. |
October 6 2024 | Played in his last recorded Super League Greece match, a goalless draw against Olympiacos in the Derby of the Eternal Enemies. |
August 8 2024 | Baldock made his debut for Panathinaikos in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Ajax, entering the match as a 63rd-minute substitute for Giannis Kotsiras. |
May 2024 | Announced he would leave Sheffield United at the end of the 2023-24 season after the team's relegation from the Premier League. |
May 29 2024 | George Baldock signed a three-year contract with Greek football club Panathinaikos. |
2023 | Continued national team participation for Greece, earning 4 additional caps |
2022 | Secured a second promotion with Sheffield United as the EFL Championship second-place team for the 2022-23 season. |
2022 | Started representing the Greece national team, making 12 appearances before his death. |
June 2 2022 | Baldock made his international debut for Greece, playing in a 1-0 win against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park in Belfast. |
May 27 2022 | George Baldock was called up to the Greek national team by head coach Gus Poyet for the first time, becoming eligible to represent Greece due to his Greek descent through his grandmother. |
December 12 2020 | Signed a new four-year contract with Sheffield United, keeping him at the club until 2024. |
November 9 2019 | Scored his first Premier League goal, equalizing in a 1-1 draw away against Tottenham Hotspur. |
August 19 2019 | Signed a new three-year contract with Sheffield United. |
August 10 2019 | Made his Premier League debut in a 1-1 draw against A.F.C. Bournemouth, providing the cross for his team's goal. |
April 28 2019 | Helped Sheffield United secure promotion to the Premier League after a 12-year absence. |
2018 | Achieved promotion with Sheffield United as the EFL Championship second-place team for the 2018-19 season. |
2017 | Signed for Sheffield United, beginning a seven-season stint with the club. |
December 26 2017 | Scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 3-0 win over Sunderland at Bramall Lane. |
June 13 2017 | Joined Sheffield United on a three-year deal, reuniting with former Oxford manager Chris Wilder after the club's promotion to the Championship. |
November 26 2016 | Made his 100th appearance for Milton Keynes Dons in a 2-1 win against Coventry City. |
July 29 2016 | Signed a contract extension with Milton Keynes Dons, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2018. |
May 3 2016 | Named Milton Keynes Dons' Young Player of the Year 2015/16 at the club's end-of-season awards. |
2015 | Made the League Two PFA Team of the Year for the 2015–16 season while playing for Oxford United. |
2015 | Baldock was named Milton Keynes Dons Young Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season. |
August 26 2015 | Featured in Milton Keynes Dons' memorable 4-0 win over Manchester United in the second round of the League Cup. |
February 12 2015 | Signed a loan deal with League Two club Oxford United until the end of the 2014-15 season. |
2014 | Loaned to Oxford United in League Two during the 2014-15 season, playing 12 matches. |
June 20 2012 | Scored his first goal for ÍBV in a 3-1 away win over Grindavík. |
May 3 2012 | Joined Icelandic club ÍBV on a one-month loan, making his debut three days later in a 2-1 defeat against Selfoss. |
March 2012 | Loaned to Tamworth FC, making his debut in a 1-1 league draw against Gateshead. |
2011 | Loaned to Tamworth in Conference Premier during the 2011-12 season. |
October 30 2011 | Joined Northampton Town on a one-month loan. |
2010 | George Baldock won the Milton Keynes Dons Academy Player of the Year award for the 2010-11 season. |
May 1 2010 | Made his first-team debut for Milton Keynes Dons in a League One match against Brighton & Hove Albion, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute. |
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