Georgie Poynton

Georgie Poynton is an Irish professional footballer playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club, Shelbourne. He has previously played for Waterford for a season, St Patrick's Athletic for 2 months as well as his first senior club Dundalk for 5 years including a season on loan at Bohemians.

Club Career

Youth career

Poynton started off playing with East Meath United, before moving to Dundalk aged 15 in August 2013. He was fast tracked to the club's under 19's team and continued to impress at that level despite playing 3 years above his age group. He became the youngest ever player to sign a professional contract with Dundalk aged just 16 years 5 months old, on 14 February 2014, despite interest from Middlesbrough and Hibernians.

Dundalk

2014 season

Poynton made his first team debut for Dundalk on 5 May 2014 in a 3–0 League of Ireland Cup win over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds. He went on to make 2 more appearances in the competition that season as Dundalk won the 2014 League of Ireland Cup as well as the league title.

2015 season

On 22 May 2015, Poynton made his League of Ireland debut, coming on as a substitute for Ronan Finn in a 2–0 win away to St Patrick's Athletic. He made a total of 8 appearances in all competitions, including 3 in the Leinster Senior Cup, one of which being in the final as his side won the competition by beating Shamrock Rovers 3–1 at Oriel Park. Poynton also picked up a league winners medal as Dundalk retained their League of Ireland Premier Division title as well as winning the 2015 FAI Cup. He signed a new 2-year contract on 5 November 2015.

2016 season

Poynton made 9 appearances in all competitions, 4 in the league, 3 in the FAI Cup and 2 in the Leinster Senior Cup, picking up another league winner's medal. Poynton also appeared on the bench as an unused substitute in Dundalk's UEFA Champions League games at home and aw