Jordan Skelton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | One Knoxville | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gateshead College | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Lander Bearcats | 75 | (17) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Mississippi Brilla | 27 | (4) |
| 2019 | South Georgia Tormenta 2 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | South Georgia Tormenta | 23 | (0) |
| 2021 | Des Moines Menace | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | North Carolina FC | 29 | (0) |
| 2023– | One Knoxville | 30 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023 | |||
Jordan Skelton (born 22 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for One Knoxville SC in USL League One.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Skelton played four years of college soccer at Lander University between 2015 and 2018.[2]
While at college, Skelton appeared for USL PDL side Mississippi Brilla in both 2017 and 2018.[3] Following college, Skelton appeared for PDL, now rebranded as USL League Two, side South Georgia Tormenta 2.[4]
Professional
[edit]On 9 August 2019, Skelton signed with USL League One side South Georgia Tormenta.[5]
After co-captaining Des Moines Menace to the 2021 USL League Two title, Skelton signed with USL League One club North Carolina FC on December 16, 2021.[6]
On January 12, 2023, Skelton transferred to League One expansion club One Knoxville SC. The move reunites him with coach Mark McKeever, under whom he had won the 2021 USL League Two championship with Des Moines Menace.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jordan Skelton". Lander University.
- ^ "Jordan Skelton". Lander University.
- ^ "Jordan Skelton". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ O'Donnell, Bernadette (9 August 2019). "Tormenta FC Calls Up Defender Jordan Skelton to Pro Roster". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
- ^ "JORDAN SKELTON JOINS 2022 NORTH CAROLINA FC ROSTER". NorthCarolinaFC.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Signed: Jordan Skelton". OneKnoxSC.com. One Knoxville SC. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Mississippi Brilla FC players
- Tormenta FC players
- Des Moines Menace players
- North Carolina FC players
- USL League One players
- USL League Two players
- One Knoxville SC players
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Lander Bearcats men's soccer players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs
- American soccer defender stubs