Ben Gordon (footballer)

For other persons of the same name, see Ben Gordon (disambiguation).
Ben Gordon
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Lawrence Gordon[1]
Date of birth 2 March 1991 (1991-03-02) (age 21)
Place of birth Bradford, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Peterborough United
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2007 Leeds United
2007–2009 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009– Chelsea 0 (0)
2010 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Kilmarnock (loan) 18 (1)
2011 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 14 (0)
2011– → Peterborough United (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 England U16 7 (0)
2006–2008 England U17 6 (0)
2011 England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:54, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Benjamin Lawrence "Ben" Gordon (born 2 March 1991 in Bradford) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Peterborough United on loan from Chelsea.

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Career

Gordon came through Leeds United's academy, and was signed by Chelsea from Leeds in 2007 for compensation. After signing for Chelsea he graduated up the youth system and into the reserve team.

He made his Football League debut on 27 March 2010 whilst on loan at Tranmere during a 3–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]

In the summer of 2010, he signed for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock on loan.[3]

On 6 January 2011, it was announced that he would join Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[4] That move was completed on 7 February 2011 after Gordon had fully recovered from a hamstring injury sustained on loan at Kilmarnock.[5]

On 17 August 2011, he joined Peterborough United on loan until 2 January 2012.[6]

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2011
Club Season Football League FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Tranmere Rovers

(Football League One)

 2009–10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Club total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Club Season Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Kilmarnock

(Scottish Premier League)

 2010–11 18 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Club total 18 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Club Season Football League FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Scunthorpe

(Football League Championship)

 2010–11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Club total 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 36 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 1

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2010-03-27. 
  2. ^ "Brighton 3–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2010-03-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8568156.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-27. 
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Chelsea defender Ben Gordon on loan". BBC Sport. 2010-08-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/8890283.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 
  4. ^ "DEFENDER SET TO JOIN IRON". scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 2011-01-06. http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~2259759,00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  5. ^ "Chelsea's Ben Gordon completes Scunthorpe United move". BBC Sport. 2011-02-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/9389907.stm. Retrieved 2011-09-05. 
  6. ^ "Posh Swoop For Gordon". theposh.com. 2011-08-17. http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10427~2423068,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 

External links

England squad – 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Peterborough United F.C. – current squad