Ryan Campbell-Gordon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Joseph Campbell-Gordon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Ilkeston Town (loan) | ||
| 2020 | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 24 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Ryan Joseph Campbell-Gordon (born 2 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two side Port Vale.
Playing career
Campbell-Gordon came through the Port Vale youth-team and won the club's Youth Team Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season.[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019, tying him with the "Valiants" until summer 2021.[5] The next month he was highlighted as an 'outstanding candidate' by the League Football Education, as he "met with some challenging situations in the local community" and spent six months of his childhood without a school before being accepted into the Ormiston Horizon Academy in Chell and going on to achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma.[6] He made his debut in senior football on 24 August 2019, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for David Worrall in a 5–2 defeat at Grimsby Town.[7] On 14 September, he joined Northern Premier League Division One South East side Ilkeston Town on a one-month loan.[8] On 29 February 2020, he returned to the Northern Premier League Division One South East on loan at Kidsgrove Athletic.[9]
Style of play
Campbell-Gordon was described by Port Vale youth-team coach Mick Ede as "a modern day full back", boasting good athletic and attacking abilities.[10]
Statistics
- As of match played 12 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 2019–20[11] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.
- ^ Statistics for Ilkeston Town and Kidsgrove Athletic not known.
References
- ^ "Club List of Registered Players As At 18th May 2019" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Campbell-Gordon - Defender - Youth Team - Port Vale". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Ryan Campbell-Gordon at Soccerway
- ^ "Player Awards Night 2018/19". www.port-vale.co.uk. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Fowler, Adam (3 May 2019). "Ryan Campbell-Gordon signs first professional contract with Port Vale". port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (17 June 2019). "Port Vale defender recognised as 'excellent example' by national group". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Grimsby Town 5-2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (13 September 2019). "Port Vale left back completes loan deal". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (29 February 2020). "Port Vale defender secures non-league loan move". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (13 June 2019). "Ryan Campbell-Gordon signs first professional contract with Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Campbell-Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Campbell-Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2020.