George Stanger, born on 15 August 2000 (age 26), is a New Zealand central defender with Kilmarnock. An imposing presence at 6ft 3in (1.91m), he wears the number 14 shirt and has built his senior career in Scottish football without much noise attached to it.
His most productive league season came with Alloa Athletic in 2022-23, when he scored three goals in 25 appearances. That is a decent return for a centre-half, and it helped establish him as more than just a penalty-box obstacle at that level.
At Kilmarnock in 2026-27, Stanger has made 11 league appearances and scored once, along with five League Cup appearances. Across all competitions for the club, that gives him 16 appearances and one goal so far. His market value is around £170,000, according to Transfermarkt.
Stanger’s career to this point is that of a developing established professional: a tall New Zealand defender who has worked his way through the Scottish game and is now part of Kilmarnock’s first-team picture.
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