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Bundesliga\u00a0club Arminia Bielefeld and the United States national team.Early years[edit]Born in Abuja, Nigeria, Bello moved with his family to Douglasville, Georgia, when he was a year old.[2] During his early career, he played for Southern Soccer Academy, a youth soccer club affiliated with English club Chelsea, and the Alpharetta Ambush, where he played for five years.[2] While playing at Alpharetta Ambush, he played with future Atlanta United academy teammate Zyen Jones.[2]After spending five years with the Alpharetta Ambush, Bello moved to the academy side at Atlanta United FC, a new expansion club for Major League Soccer.[2] His former coach, Tony Annan, now at Atlanta United as their academy director, was the one to reach out to Bello to join his side.[2]In 2017, a couple of months after signing a professional contract with Atlanta United FC, Bello helped Atlanta United’s under-16 side win the U.S. Soccer Development Academy U16 Championship.[3] His performance during the season saw him named 2016\u201317 East Conference U15\/16 Player of the Year and also included in the East Conference U15\/16 Best XI.[3]Club career[edit]Atlanta United[edit]On June 17, 2017, Bello, alongside teammates Lagos Kunga and Patrick Okonkwo, was signed by Atlanta United FC to a homegrown player contract which would start in 2018.[4] He made his professional debut on March 31, 2018 for Atlanta United 2, the club’s reserve team, against Charlotte Independence. He started and played the whole match in a 2\u20132 draw.[5]On September 2, 2018, Bello made his debut for the Atlanta United FC senior side in their Major League Soccer match against D.C. United. He came on as a 76th minute substitute for H\u00e9ctor Villalba as Atlanta United FC were defeated 3\u20131.[6] He scored his first professional goal a month later on October 6 against the New England Revolution. He scored his team’s opening goal in the 17th minute of a 2\u20131 Atlanta United FC victory.[7] During the 2018 MLS Playoffs, Bello featured for Atlanta United FC twice from the bench but did not play as Atlanta United FC won the 2018 MLS Cup.[8]The next season, Bello made his international club debut for Atlanta United FC in the CONCACAF Champions League against Herediano on February 21. He started as a left-wide back as Atlanta United FC were defeated 3\u20131.[9] In May 2019, it was confirmed that he would miss two to three months of the season with an injury to his right adductor.[10] Returning in August, Bello went on to only play 12 matches with Atlanta United 2 in the USL Championship and none with Atlanta United FC during the 2019 season.[11]Arminia Bielefeld[edit]On January 31, 2022, Bello joined German Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld on a four-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12][13]International career[edit]Bello has represented the United States at both the under-15 and under-17 level. He was part of the under-15 squad that won the Torneo Delle Nazioni in 2017. The United States won every match in which he started.[14] On October 10, 2019, he was named in the under-17 squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[15]In January 2021, Bello was called into the United States national team for their friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.[16] He made his debut in the match on January 31, coming on as a 64th minute substitute in the 7\u20130 victory.[17] On July 17, 2021, he was named by head coach Gregg Berhalter into the 23-man squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[18] He started in two matches for the United States as they made it into the final against Mexico. Bello was named as a starter for the match and played 65 minutes as the United States won 1\u20130 after extra-time.[19]Personal life[edit]Bello is named after his grandfather, Georgie.[20] His father was an amateur footballer in Nigeria and helped Bello develop his interest in the game.[14] Bello also ran track and field in high school and helped his school win the 2016 Georgia team state championship.[20] His favorite soccer players growing up were Neymar and Lionel Messi but he also was interested in the left back position and watched videos of David Alaba and Marcelo.[14]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]As of match played April 16, 2023[21]International[edit]As of match played June 10, 2022[21][22]Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUnited States202160202210Total70Atlanta UnitedUnited StatesIndividualReferences[edit]^ “FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA” (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p.\u00a024. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.^ a b c d e Patrick, Joe (August 10, 2018). “George Bello: Atlanta United’s 16-year-old wonderkid on the brink of a breakthrough”. Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.^ a b “George Bello named US Soccer Development Academy Player of the Year”. Dirty South Soccer. July 14, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2002.^ Rodriguez, Alicia (June 17, 2017). “Atlanta United FC sign three Homegrown players for 2018 season”. Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.^ “Charlotte Independence 2\u20132 Atlanta United 2”. Soccerway.^ “D.C. United 3\u20131 Atlanta United FC”. Soccerway.^ “Atlanta United 2\u20131 New England Revolution”. Soccerway.^ “Atlanta United 3\u20131 New York City FC”. Soccerway.^ “Herediano 3\u20131 Atlanta United FC”. Soccerway.^ Huntle, Sydney (May 3, 2019). “George Bello out for 2-3 months with injury to right adductor”. Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.^ Patrick, Joe (February 10, 2020). “George Bello cleared from hospital after head injury; says injury not “as bad as feared”“. Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved February 19, 2020.^ “Atlanta United Transfers Defender George Bello to Arminia Bielefeld in German Bundesliga | Atlanta United FC”. atlutd.^ “DSC Arminia verpflichtet George Bello”. www.arminia.de.^ a b c Sciaretta, Brian (August 15, 2018). “U.S U-17 standout George Bello eyeing a breakthrough with Atlanta”. American Soccer Now. Retrieved February 20, 2020.^ “HEAD COACH RAPHAEL WICKY NAMES USA ROSTER FOR 2019 FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL”. US Soccer. October 10, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020.^ Usry, Rob. “Miles Robinson, George Bello named to USMNT senior roster for friendly”. Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved September 18, 2021.^ “United States 7\u20130 Trinidad and Tobago”. Soccerway.^ Edwards, Andy (July 17, 2021). “23-man USMNT roster for Gold Cup”. NBC Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2021.^ “United States 1\u20130 Mexico”. Soccerway.^ a b “George Bello”. US Soccer.^ a b George Bello at Soccerway^ “George Bello”. National Football Teams.^ “2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster”. MLSsoccer.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/george-bello-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"George Bello – Wikipedia"}}]}]