Jordan Houghton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Alexander Houghton | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chertsey, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Gillingham (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | England U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:39, 9 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
Jordan Alexander Houghton (born 9 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea.
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.[1][2] On 8 August 2015, Houghton made his professional debut for Gillingham in a 4-0 victory against Sheffield United playing the full 90 minutes.[3] After establishing himself in the starting 11 at Gillingham, on 29 September 2015, Houghton scored his first professional goal in a 5-1 victory over Fleetwood Town.[4]
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.[5]
Loan to Plymouth Argyle
On 10 March 2016, Houghton signed for League Two side Plymouth on loan.
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 November 2015.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
References
- ^ "GILLS SIGN JORDAN HOUGHTON ON LOAN". Gillingham F.C. 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Gills loan for Houghton". Chelsea F.C. 20 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Gillingham 4-0 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Gillingham 5-1 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea loanee poised to return from loan spell". CaughtOffside. 2 January 2016.