George Stanger

George Stanger of Kilmarnock was born in Melrose, Scotland on 15 August 2000 (age 26).

George Stanger, born on 15 August 2000 (age 26), is a New Zealand central defender with Kilmarnock. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.91m), he wears squad number 14 and is valued at around £170,000 by Transfermarkt.

His most productive league season came with Alloa Athletic in 2022-23, when he scored three goals in 25 appearances. That spell gave some shape to his senior career: a tall centre-half making himself useful at both ends, without needing the full brass band.

At Kilmarnock in 2026-27, Stanger has made eight league appearances and scored once, along with five League Cup appearances. Across all competitions for the club, he has 13 appearances and one goal.

Stanger’s career so far is that of an established professional defender, with his strongest scoring return coming at Alloa and his current work being done in the Kilmarnock back line.

📈 Key stats and insights

George Stanger has made 8 Premiership appearances (7 starts, 1 as sub) in 2026–27

George Stanger has scored 1 Premiership goal in 2026–27

George Stanger has 5 League Cup appearances in 2026–27

George Stanger is 26 and carries a €200k market value

George Stanger's disciplinary record in 2026–27 is 0 yellows – 0 reds

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Central Defender
Primary Position: Defender
Position

George Stanger

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1.91m (6ft 3in)
Height: 14
Squad Number: 80kg (12st 8lb)
Weight: 15 August 2000 (age 26)
Date of Birth: Melrose
Birthplace: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth: Kilmarnock
Team: £170,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: Kilmarnock
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 9
Starting: 8
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: 1
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: Kilmarnock
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 5
Starting: 4
Substitute: 1
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 83%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Stanger has made eight Premiership appearances in 2026–27, starting seven times and appearing once as a substitute, and has scored one goal; he has also made five League Cup appearances. His usage to date points to a regularly selected squad centre back rather than a peripheral figure, and his disciplinary record is clean – 0 yellows and 0 reds.

🔥 Recent form

Last 6 appearances for George Stanger.

Season average rating: 6.94

Match: Rangers 3-1 Kilmarnock
10 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 7.0

Match: Kilmarnock 1-1 Hearts
19 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 6.9

Match: Kilmarnock 1-1 Aberdeen
12 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 120
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock
5 Sep 2026 (A)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 7.2

Match: Kilmarnock 0-1 St. Mirren
2 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 7.4

Match: Kilmarnock 0-4 Dundee United
29 Aug 2026 (H)
Mins: 71
Goals: -
Rating: 6.6

📋 Career stats

Team: Kilmarnock
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 9
Goals: 1

Team: Kilmarnock
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 20
Goals: 2

Team: Ayr United
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 36
Goals: 3

Team: Ayr United
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 26
Goals: 1

Team: Alloa Athletic
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 25
Goals: 3

Team: Hamilton Academical
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 5
Goals: -

Team: Hamilton Academical
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Stirling Albion
Season 2017 - 2018
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 2
Goals: -

Stanger's career has progressed through six senior clubs: Hamilton Academical, University of Stirling, a loan at Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic, Ayr United and Kilmarnock. He advanced up the Scottish game via loans and successive free transfers, with occasional goal returns from defence and seasonal peaks of three goals in 2024–25 and 2022–23.

💰 Transfers

Team: Kilmarnock
1 July 2025
From: Ayr United
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Ayr United
1 July 2023
From: Alloa Athletic
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Alloa Athletic
6 July 2022
From: University of Stirling
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Dumbarton
18 February 2022
From: University of Stirling
Type: Loan

Team: University of Stirling
5 October 2021
From: Hamilton Academical
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Hamilton Academical
1 June 2020
From: Forfar Athletic
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Forfar Athletic
9 January 2020
From: Hamilton Academical
Type: Loan

Team: Hamilton Academical
6 January 2020
From: East Kilbride
Type: Returned from loan

Team: East Kilbride
3 September 2019
From: Hamilton Academical
Type: Loan

Team: Hamilton Academical
1 June 2018
From: Stirling Albion
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Stirling Albion
27 January 2018
From: Hamilton Academical
Type: Loan

All of Stanger's recent moves have been free transfers or a loan – Hamilton Academical to University of Stirling in October 2021 (free), University of Stirling to Dumbarton in February 2022 (loan), University of Stirling to Alloa Athletic in July 2022 (free), Alloa Athletic to Ayr United in July 2023 (free), and Ayr United to Kilmarnock in July 2025 (free) – a progression that culminated in a move into the Premiership.

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