George Robert James Sykes (born 14 September 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Takeley.
Club career Sykes joined the Barnet youth team as an under-16 from hometown club Buckhurst Hill and was top scorer in the English U-18 youth system in the 2011–12 season with 24 goals.Youth Team Profiles He made his senior debut at the age of 17 against Bristol Rovers on 21 August 2012.Barnet 1 – 1 Bristol Rovers Sykes signed his first professional contract with the Bees in November 2012.Sykes signs He won the League Two Apprentice of the Year award at the Football League Awards in March 2013.Barnet striker George Sykes named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2 On 15 August 2013, he joined Bishop's Stortford on loan.Sykes and Lowe leave on loan
On his return to Barnet in November, Sykes came on as substitute at home to Cambridge United. With the score at 2–2, Sykes put the ball in the net in injury time after it had dropped from a cloud of smoke caused by a smoke bomb, obscuring the view of the assistant referee, who controversially disallowed the goal, claiming the ball had gone out of play, and Sykes was denied his first goal for Barnet. His first goal for Barnet came on 30 November, when he scored an 89th minute acrobatic winner in an FA Trophy first round tie against Hayes & Yeading United.Last minute Sykes goal helps Bees progress
Sykes joined Farnborough on loan on 31 January 2014, along with Jon Nurse.Duo join Farnborough on loan On 13 March, he joined St Albans City on loan until the end of the season, and was part of the team that won the Southern Football League Premier Division play-offs.Frendo celebrates with a double as Saints secure promotion
Sykes re-joined Bishop's Stortford on loan on 22 August 2014 until 1 January. Two weeks after his return from loan, he went out on loan for a fifth time, at Canvey Island.New striker joins ahead of Hendon trip
Sykes joined Dartford on a free transfer in June 2015. After scoring only one goal in the National League South in the entire 2015–16 season, Sykes rejoined Canvey Island for 2016–17.
On 15 June 2017, after an impressive campaign with Canvey Island, Sykes joined National League South side Braintree Town.
On 20 July 2017, it was announced that Sykes had rejoined Canvey Island despite only recently signing for Braintree. Sykes joined Maldon & Tiptree in September 2018, before joining Tilbury in November. He then left in October 2019 to join Aveley.George Sykes Signs
Following Aveley's promotion through the Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs, Sykes departed to return to Bishop's Stortford, also newly promoted to the National League North.
International career In September 2012, Sykes was called up by Ricky Sbragia to the Scotland U-19 training camp ahead of qualifying games against Armenia, Romania and Switzerland in October 2012.Scotland summon Sykes
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarnet 2012–13 League Two30000000302013–14 Conference Premier40——1Appearance in FA Trophy1512014–15 Conference Premier00——0000Total7000001181Bishop's Stortford (loan)2013–14 Conference South12210——132Farnborough (loan)2013–14Conference South81———81St Albans City (loan)2013–14Southern League Premier Division72——2Appearances in Southern League Premier Division play-offs092Bishop's Stortford (loan)2014–15 Conference South14120—10171Canvey Island (loan)2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division198———198Dartford 2015–16 National League South25110—00261Canvey Island (loan)2015–16 Isthmian League Premier Division41———41Canvey Island2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division451831—3One appearance and two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in Isthmian League Cup251212017–18 Isthmian League Division One North432510—4Two appearances and one goal in Essex Senior Cup, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, one in FA Trophy148262018–19https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/appearances/george-sykes/120251 Isthmian League Division One North4010—1One appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy060Total924351—8310547Maldon & Tiptree2018–19Isthmian League Division One North72——2092Tilbury2018–19Isthmian League Division One North2510——0025102019–20Isthmian League Division One North7121—10102Total321121—103512Aveley2019–20Isthmian League Division One North1712——11Ten appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Essex Senior Cup428162020–21Isthmian League North Division6243—221272021–22Isthmian League North Division372030—3043202022–23Isthmian League Premier Division401521—734919Total10049940023913262Bishop's Stortford2023–24National League North6010—0070Enfield Town 2023–24Isthmian League Premier Division0000—1010Career total331121206003914393130
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