Jordan Houghton

Jordan Alexander Houghton (born 5 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Milton Keynes Dons.

Jordan Houghton
Personal information
Full name Jordan Alexander Houghton[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995[2]
Place of birth Chertsey, England
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 24
Youth career
2003–2014 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Chelsea 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Gillingham (loan) 11 (1)
2016 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2017 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 32 (1)
2017–2018 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 37 (0)
2018– Milton Keynes Dons 74 (4)
National team‡
2010–2011 England U16 7 (3)
2011–2012 England U17 8 (0)
2014 England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Chelsea

Houghton joined Chelsea's academy at Under-8 and has been with the club his entire career. In November 2014, he signed his first professional contract which will therefore keep him at the club until the end of the 2016–17 season.

Loan to Gillingham

On 20 July 2015, Houghton signed for League One side Gillingham on loan until 3 January 2016.[3][4] On 8 August 2015, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 home victory against Sheffield United, playing the full 90 minutes.[5] After establishing himself in the starting 11, Houghton scored his first professional goal in a 5–1 victory over Fleetwood Town on 29 September, also at Priestfield Stadium.[6]

On 2 January 2016, Houghton announced via his social media accounts that Gillingham had decided against extending his loan and that he would return to Chelsea after failing to impress under manager Justin Edinburgh.[7]

Loan to Plymouth Argyle

On 10 March 2016, Houghton signed for League Two side Plymouth Argyle on loan.[8] Two days later, he made his "Pilgrims" debut in a 2–1 away defeat to Accrington Stanley, playing the full 90 minutes.[9] On 25 March, he scored his first Plymouth goal in the 14th minute of a 2–0 away victory against Morecambe.[10]

Loan to Doncaster Rovers

On 6 August 2016, it was announced that Houghton will join Doncaster Rovers on loan until 3 January 2017.[11] After the loan move was completed, Houghton made his debut as he started against Accrington Stanley in a 3–2 loss.[12] His loan deal was extended till the end of the season on 1 January 2017. On 1 January 2017, the loan deal got extended once more, this time until 31 May 2017.[13] On 21 February 2017, Houghton's loan spell was terminated after the midfielder suffered a knee injury during Doncaster's 1–1 draw with Luton Town on 18 February.[14]

On 31 August 2017, Houghton returned to Doncaster on loan until 3 January 2018.[15] Two days later, he made his Doncaster return during their 0–0 draw with Peterborough United, replacing Niall Mason in the 59th minute.[16] On 5 January 2018, Houghton's loan spell at Doncaster was extended until the end of the campaign.[17]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 6 July 2018, following his release from Chelsea, Houghton signed for League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.[18] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 October 2018, a long range strike in a 1–1 draw away to Mansfield Town.[19]

Career statistics
As of 10 June 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham (loan) 2015–16[20] League One 11110201[lower-alpha 1]0151
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2015–16[20] League Two 101000000101
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2016–17[21] League Two 32100103[lower-alpha 2]0361
2017–18[22] League One 370211000401
Total 691212030762
Milton Keynes Dons 2018–19[23] League Two 44210201[lower-alpha 2]0482
2019–20[24] League One 30210104[lower-alpha 2]0362
Total 744203050844
Career total 16475170901858
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy.
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Club

Chelsea

Doncaster Rovers

Milton Keynes Dons

International

England U16

References
  1. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The FA. p. 44. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. "Jordan Houghton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "GILLS SIGN JORDAN HOUGHTON ON LOAN". Gillingham F.C. 20 July 2015.
  4. "Gills loan for Houghton". Chelsea F.C. 20 July 2015.
  5. "BBC Sport - Gillingham 4-0 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015.
  6. "BBC Sport - Gillingham 5-1 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015.
  7. "Chelsea loanee poised to return from loan spell". CaughtOffside. 2 January 2016.
  8. "Loan move for midfielder". Chelsea F.C. 10 March 2016.
  9. "Accrington Stanley 2-1 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 12 March 2016.
  10. "Morecambe 0-2 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 25 March 2016.
  11. "Rovers Sign Houghton". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 6 August 2016.
  12. "Sean McConville scored a stoppage-time winner to earn Accrington a dramatic win over Doncaster". BBC Sports. 6 August 2016.
  13. "Doncaster Rovers: Club extend Jordan Houghton loan deal and sign Alfie May". BBC. 1 January 2017.
  14. "Houghton returns to Chelsea". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  15. "Houghton seals Rovers return". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  16. "Doncaster Rovers vs. Peterborough United". Soccerway. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  17. "Houghton pleased to get deal done". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  18. "Jordan joins MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  19. "Mansfield Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  20. "Games played by Jordan Houghton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  21. "Games played by Jordan Houghton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  22. "Games played by Jordan Houghton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  23. "Games played by Jordan Houghton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  24. "Games played by Jordan Houghton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  25. "FA Youth Cup: 2014". chelseafc.com.
  26. Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 158–159. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
  27. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.