George Meyer was a Swiss-born footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Spanish club FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol in the early 1900s.

[1][2][3] He was regarded as the best player of Barcelona's early years, playing a pivotal role in the club's first-ever piece of silverware, the 1901–02 Copa Macaya.

[3] Joan Gamper also played for both of those teams roughly at the same time, although it remains unclear if Meyer met him during those days or later at Barcelona.

[4] He was a personal friend of Joan Gamper and Walter Wild, the fundamental head behind Barcelona's foundation and the club's first-ever president, respectively.

[4] In 1902, Meyer was a member of the historic Barcelona side that also included Gamper, Udo Steinberg, Alfonso Albéniz, the Morris brothers (Enrique and Samuel) and Arthur Witty, which participated in the Copa de la Coronación (predecessor of Copa del Rey), starting in the final as a defender, conceding two goals in a 1–2 loss to Club Vizcaya.