Anthony Gordon (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Michael Gordon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Preston North End (on loan from Everton) | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Everton | 14 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Preston North End (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019– | England U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2020– | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 26 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:07, 13 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Anthony Michael Gordon (born 24 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship club Preston North End on loan from Everton and the England national under-20 team.
Career
Gordon joined Everton as an 11-year old.[2] On 6 December 2017, Gordon was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.[3] A day later, he made his first-team debut, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win.[4][5]
He made his Premier League debut coming on as a substitute for Bernard in a 1–1 draw with West Ham in January 2020.
Gordon received his first Premier League start in June 2020 in a 0–0 draw with Liverpool.
On 1 September 2020, Gordon signed a new five-year contract with Everton.[6]
In September 2020, Gordon featured in two EFL Cup matches, one start against Salford City and one substitute appearance against Fleetwood Town and registered two total assists in the process.
On 1 February 2021, Gordon joined Championship side Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7]
International
Having represented his country at U18 and U19 level, Gordon made his debut for the England U20s during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020. [8]
Gordon is also eligible for the Republic of Ireland and Scotland due to having both Irish and Scottish grandparents.
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 January 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- CEE Cup Best Player of the Tournament: 2017[9]
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Who Are Everton's Five Debutants?". Everton F.C. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "APOLLON VS. EVERTON 0 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (7 December 2017). "Apollon Limassol 0 Everton 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Anthony Gordon: Everton midfielder signs new five-year deal". BBC Sport. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Gordon Beats The Deadline To Join From Everton". Preston North End F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Ondráček, Vojtěch (26 July 2017). "Everton wins the GENERALI CEE Cup". CEE Cup. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
- Anthony Gordon at Soccerway