Somerset (2006 or 2007)

Midfielder

George Birch, a wide/attacking midfielder from Somerset, signed for Exeter City as a scholar/trainee after finishing school in 2023 and as a full professional in 2025. He had been with the club’s academy since the under-14 category following the closure of Yeovil Town’s programme.

As an under-16 age group player, he started playing for Exeter City under-18s in the Youth Alliance in early 2023 having earlier arrived from Yeovil with fellow future trainee Kye Cooper. Starting as a scholar/trainee in July 2023, George played regularly for the under-18s in league games as well as featuring in both of the club's FA Youth Cup ties in the 2023/24 season. Continuing into the following season he again appeared in the Youth Alliance and FA Youth Cup without ever featuring for the first-team.

Although he hadn't yet appeared for the first-team George signed a professional deal in May 2025 and soon made his league debut as a late substitute in the opening-day defeat at Doncaster Rovers on 2 August 2025. This was soon followed by his first competitive start against Cheltenham Town in the first round of the League Cup before, after making further appearances in the EFL Trophy, a loan period with Weston-super-Mare from the end of October 2025.