# George Pratt (footballer)
**George Pratt**, whose full name is George Christopher John Pratt (born 2003), is an English professional footballer who plays as a center-back; he is under contract to Blackburn Rovers of the [EFL Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-championship) and spent the 2026/27 season on loan at League One club Bradford City.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/george-pratt/profil/spieler/732285) • [2](https://www.brscn.no/George-Pratt-forlater-Blackburn-paa-laan/Nyhet/14814) He is left-footed, and Transfermarkt lists his height as 1.91 m, although other databases give figures between 185 cm and 193 cm.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/george-pratt/profil/spieler/732285) • [3](https://fafifa.com/player/george-christopher-john-pratt)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name, born | George Christopher John Pratt, 2003, England[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/george-pratt/profil/spieler/732285) |
| Position | Centre-back, left foot[1](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/george-pratt/profil/spieler/732285) |
| Youth career | Blackburn Rovers U18 from 2019/2020, U21 from 2020[4](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe663423/george-pratt/) |
| First senior loan | Chorley, September to November 2025: 6 National League North appearances, 1 goal[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career) |
| Championship breakthrough | 2025/26 with Blackburn: 10 league appearances, 812 minutes, 1 assist[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career) |
| Current loan | Bradford City, 2026/27 League One season, shirt number 16[2](https://www.brscn.no/George-Pratt-forlater-Blackburn-paa-laan/Nyhet/14814) • [3](https://fafifa.com/player/george-christopher-john-pratt) |
| First Bradford goal | 12 September 2026, away at Notts County, a 1-0 win[6](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1683733/george-pratt) |
## Youth career at Blackburn
Pratt came through Blackburn Rovers' academy. He appeared in the U18 Premier League from 2019/2020, playing 20 matches that season and 11 more in 2021/2022, and moved into the U21 and Premier League 2 setup from 2020, where he accumulated further seasons of development football through 2025/2026.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career) • [4](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe663423/george-pratt/) He also featured in the [FA Youth Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-youth-cup) and Premier League Cup during this period.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career)
## Senior career
**Chorley loan.** Pratt's first senior football came on loan at Chorley of the National League North in the first half of the 2025/26 season. He made 6 league appearances, totaling 365 minutes, and scored 1 goal.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career)
**Blackburn breakthrough.** Recalled in November 2025, he established himself in Blackburn's first team in the Championship during the second half of 2025/26, starting all 10 of his league appearances and playing 812 minutes without scoring, while recording 1 assist.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career) In those 10 Championship matches his side conceded 7 goals while he was on the pitch and kept 3 clean sheets, and he averaged 5.32 clearances and 1.33 tackles per 90 minutes.[7](https://footystats.org/players/england/george-pratt) He also made one 30-minute [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) appearance for the club that season.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career)
**Loan to Bradford City.** In August 2026 Pratt joined Bradford City, newly of League One, on a season-long loan running to 30 June 2027.[2](https://www.brscn.no/George-Pratt-forlater-Blackburn-paa-laan/Nyhet/14814) • [8](https://www.365scores.com/en-us/football/player/george-pratt-195386) The move had a personal dimension: Pratt is from Wrose, a few minutes from Bradford's Valley Parade ground, played youth football for Thackley, and said that when Bradford came calling "there was only ever one place I'd go."[9](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/just-behind-the-co-op-bradford-city-signing-george-pratt-on-debuting-for-his-hometown-club-8969636) He debuted for his hometown club in a League One victory over Mansfield Town in early September 2026, playing in a clean-sheet win after being told of his selection about two and a half hours before kick-off.[9](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/just-behind-the-co-op-bradford-city-signing-george-pratt-on-debuting-for-his-hometown-club-8969636)
**First goal.** On 12 September 2026 he scored the only goal of Bradford's 1-0 win away at Notts County, a left-footed strike from a throw-in set piece that carried an expected-goals value of just 0.01, and he was booked in the same match.[6](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1683733/george-pratt) Through his first five Bradford league appearances, all starts and all full 90-minute outings, he had played 450 minutes, scored 1 goal, collected 2 yellow cards, and kept 4 clean sheets while conceding a single goal on his watch.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career) • [6](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1683733/george-pratt)
## Playing style
Pratt is a left-sided, left-footed center-back whose measurable strengths are aerial and physical: databases built on match data credit him with strong aerial reach and jumping, and his early Championship sample showed high clearance and shot-blocking rates relative to other defenders.[7](https://footystats.org/players/england/george-pratt) • [10](https://database.footballmanagerblog.org/fm26/players/2000053513-george-pratt) In the EA FC 27 ratings he carries a 63 overall with a 75 potential, with strength (72) and jumping (70) his highest attributes.[3](https://fafifa.com/player/george-christopher-john-pratt)
## References
1. [George Pratt, player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/george-pratt/profil/spieler/732285)
2. [George Pratt forlater Blackburn på lån, BRSCN](https://www.brscn.no/George-Pratt-forlater-Blackburn-paa-laan/Nyhet/14814)
3. [George Pratt, FC 27 profile, FAFIFA](https://fafifa.com/player/george-christopher-john-pratt)
4. [George Pratt, career and clubs, worldfootball.net](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe663423/george-pratt/)
5. [George Pratt Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/6897/george-pratt/career)
6. [George Pratt, stats and profile, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1683733/george-pratt)
7. [George Pratt Stats, FootyStats](https://footystats.org/players/england/george-pratt)
8. [George Pratt, bio and stats, 365Scores](https://www.365scores.com/en-us/football/player/george-pratt-195386)
9. ['Just behind the Co-op': Bradford City signing George Pratt on debuting for his hometown club, Yorkshire Post](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/just-behind-the-co-op-bradford-city-signing-george-pratt-on-debuting-for-his-hometown-club-8969636)
10. [George Pratt, FM26 Player Profile, FM Blog Database](https://database.footballmanagerblog.org/fm26/players/2000053513-george-pratt)
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