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Anthony Gordon
Anthony Gordon
Personal information
Full name Anthony nobby Gordon[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Kirkdale, Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 10
Youth career
-2012 Liverpool
2012–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Everton 65 (7)
2021 → Preston North End (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U18 10 (0)
2019 England U19 7 (2)
2020 England U20 1 (0)
2021– England U21 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:13, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:07, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Anthony Michael Gordon (born 24 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the England national under-21 team.

Early life

Gordon was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.[4]

Club career

Everton

Gordon joined Everton as an 11-year-old[5] following his release from Liverpool.[6] On 6 December 2017, Gordon was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.[7] A day later, he made his first-team debut, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win.[8][9]

Gordon made his Premier League debut coming on as a substitute for Bernard in a 1–1 draw with West Ham United in January 2020. He received his first Premier League start in June 2020 in a 0–0 draw with Liverpool.[citation needed]

On 1 September 2020, Gordon signed a new five-year contract with Everton.[10]

Preston North End (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Gordon joined Championship club Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[11] Five days later, he made his debut for Preston, being included in the starting line-up for a 2–1 home league defeat by Rotherham United.[12]

International career

Having represented his country at U18 and U19 level, Gordon made his debut for the England under-20s during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020.[13]

On 5 November 2021, Gordon received his first call up for the England under-21s[14] and scored twice on his debut, a 3–1 victory over Czech Republic at Turf Moor in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification on 11 November 2021.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2017–18[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[18] Premier League 11 0 0 0 1 0 — 12 0
2020–21[19] Premier League 3 0 2 0 2 0 — 7 0
2021–22[20] Premier League 35 4 4 0 1 0 — 40 4
2022–23[21] Premier League 16 3 1 0 1 0 — 18 3
Total 65 7 7 0 5 0 1 0 78 7
Preston North End (loan) 2020–21[19] Championship 11 0 — — — 11 0
Career total 73 7 7 0 5 0 5 1 90 8
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Anthony Gordon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Anthony Gordon: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ Frost, Howard (19 January 2020). "Gordon sets target after 'best day of his life'". Everton F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Who Are Everton's Five Debutants?". Everton F.C. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Gordon was released by Liverpool and could end Reds' quadruple dream for Everton". Talksport. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. ^ "APOLLON VS. EVERTON 0–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. ^ Begley, Emlyn (7 December 2017). "Apollon Limassol 0 Everton 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Anthony Gordon: Everton midfielder signs new five-year deal". BBC Sport. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Anthony Gordon Beats The Deadline To Join From Everton". Preston North End F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Preston North End 1-2 Rotherham United: Millers battle to win over Preston". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  13. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  14. ^ Smith, Frank (5 November 2021). "Fleetwood Town and Everton youngsters receive maiden England MU21s call-ups". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  15. ^ Eddison, Paul (11 November 2021). "England MU21s secure crucial Euro qualifying victory". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  22. ^ Ondráček, Vojtěch (26 July 2017). "Everton wins the GENERALI CEE Cup". CEE Cup. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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