Liam Gordon (footballer, born 1999)
Liam Spencer Gordon (born 15 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers. He has also represented Guyana at international level.
Gordon with Guyana at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Spencer Gordon | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Carshalton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Carshalton Athletic | ||
2016–2020 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 50 | (3) |
2017 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2018 | → Hendon (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Dartford (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020– | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Guyana | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:25, 1 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:27, 10 September 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Gordon was born in the London Borough of Croydon and played for the youth teams of Fulham and AFC Wimbledon when he was a youngster and subsequently joined Carshalton Athletic.[1] He played for the first team in January 2016 as a sixteen-year-old due to an injury crisis, but was sent off for a second booking in a 7–1 defeat to Ramsgate in the Isthmian League Division One South.[2] He later joined the Dagenham & Redbridge academy and signed his first professional contract with the club on 7 July 2017.[3] He started the 2017–18 season on loan at National League South sdie Whitehawk and remained there for three months until November.[4] In January 2018, he went on a one-month loan to Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon along with Joe White.[5]
He made his first team debut for Dagenham on 19 April 2018, scoring the second goal in a 5–3 victory away at Guiseley.[6] In February 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with the option of a further year after an impressive first half of the season.[7]
On 1 August 2020 he signed for Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal.[8]
International career
He made his Guyana national football team debut on 6 June 2019 in a friendly against Bermuda, as a starter.[9] He was then selected for the country's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup final 23-man squad after it was whittled down from forty players.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2016–17[9] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[11] | National League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
2018–19[12] | National League | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
2019–20[13] | National League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |||
Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18[9] | National League South | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Hendon (loan) | 2017–18[14] | IL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Dartford (loan) | 2019–20[9] | National League South | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 80 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 85 | 5 |
- Appearances in FA Trophy
International
- As of match played 10 September 2019
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guyana | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- "Liam Gordon". Tony's Soccer School. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Football: Carshalton Athletic boss takes seven-goal drubbing on the chin". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Academy Youngsters Pen Professional Contracts". Dagenham & Redbridge. 7 July 2017.
- Scott, Anthony (6 October 2017). "Transfer News". Whitehawk F.C.
- "Former Staff - Liam Gordon". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- Ranson, Jacob (15 May 2018). "Young Gordon delighted with first senior season at Dagenham & Redbridge". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Keating, Ned (4 February 2019). "Taylor excited to see Daggers defender Gordon continue to develop after extending deal". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Liam Gordon: Bolton Wanderers sign Dagenham & Redbridge defender". 1 August 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Bermuda v Guyana game report". Soccerway. 6 June 2019.
- Ranson, Jacob (11 June 2019). "Daggers duo selected to head off to the Gold Cup with Guyana". Barking & Dagenham Post. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- "Liam Gordon - Hendon profile". Greensnet. Retrieved 23 June 2019.