Georgia Marie Stanway (born 3 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the England national team.
"[6] She continued playing for boys' teams until she was thirteen;[6] in 2022, as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Stanway was installed at Furness Rovers.
[8] She also represented Cumbria in football, playing for Cumbria Schoolgirls in English Schools' Football Association competitions at regional level in 2013 and 2014; though the county team lost all their matches, Stanway was selected for the newly created England Schoolgirls under-15 international squad that won the Bob Docherty Cup in 2014.
[23] She came on as a substitute in their Women's FA Cup third round tie in February, scoring towards the end of the match that they eventually lost 4–5 to Portsmouth.
[24] The same weekend, she played for the under-17 Blackburn side in their FA Youth Cup second round tie, scoring twice in a solid team victory.
[41] In the first Manchester derby of the 2021–22 season, Stanway received a straight red card for a high challenge on Leah Galton in the 35th minute, with the score at 0–0.
[44] Injuries in the team for the first half of this season saw Stanway cycle through positions – nominally a forward at the start, she spent time as the first available right-back, in defensive midfield, and at one point was the second-choice goalkeeper.
After teammates returned in the new year, she was able to play a string of games as a central midfielder and felt she was showing her best form, saying in March 2022 that in future she did not want to be a versatile player.
[50] Stanway won the Frauen-Bundesliga in both of her first two years abroad at Bayern and firmly established herself as a key player in their starting team.
Her consistent form saw her win the 2022-23 Fans' Player of the Season award[51] and also earned her a 2023 Ballon d'Or nomination, where she placed 23rd in the final ranking.
[52] On 30 January 2025, Bayern Munich announced that Stanway had suffered a lateral collateral ligament knee injury, and had undergone a successful operation, stating that she will be out for several months.
[58] In October and November 2014 she played for the under-17s in 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification matches, netting seven goals (including a hat-trick against Russia) as England's top-scorer to see them through to the final tournament.
[72] Stanway scored the only goal of the match via a penalty in the opening World Cup game against Haiti[73] and helped the Lionesses reach the final of the tournament.
[74] In Olympique's first match following England's victory in Euro 2022, Stanway was involved in the pitch side punditry for Sky Sports.