Jordan Houghton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Gerald Houghton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chertsey, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Doncaster Rovers (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | England U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 26 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jordan Gerald Houghton (born 9 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers, on loan from 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.[2][3] On 8 August 2015, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 home victory against Sheffield United, playing the full 90 minutes.[4] After establishing himself in the starting 11, Houghton scored his first professional goal in a 5–1 victory over Fleetwood Town on 29 September, also at Priestfield Stadium.[5]
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.[6]
Loan to Plymouth Argyle
On 10 March 2016, Houghton signed for League Two side Plymouth Argyle on loan.[7] Two days later, he made his "Pilgrims" debut in a 2–1 away defeat to Accrington Stanley, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] On 25 March, he scored his first Plymouth goal in the 14th minute of a 2–0 away victory against Morecambe.[9]
Loan to Doncaster Rovers
On 6 August 2016, it was announced that Houghton will join Doncaster Rovers on loan until 3 January 2017.[10] After the loan move was completed, Houghton made his debut as he started against Accrington Stanley in a 3–2 loss.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 November 2016.[12]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Career total | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
Personal Life
Jordan has a girlfriend named Harley who after meeting for the first time in Ibiza got matching 'eternity' tattoo's on their wrists. As a child Jordan was ridiculed for his huge ears, so he put that anger in to training for football so he could earn enough money to get them pinned back, luckily he 'grew in to them'. This is how he got his nickname 'Dumbo'. He legally changed his middle name to Gerald on the 4th of May 2014 as he felt it better fitting of his personality than his prior middle name Bartholomew.
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Club
- Chelsea Reserves
References
- ↑ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/03/2016 and 31/03/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Loan move for midfielder". Chelsea F.C. 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Accrington Stanley 2-1 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 12 March 2016.
- ↑ "Morecambe 0-2 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Rovers Sign Houghton". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sean McConville scored a stoppage-time winner to earn Accrington a dramatic win over Doncaster". BBC Sports. 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "J. HOUGHTON". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "FA Youth Cup: 2014". chelseafc.com.
External links
- England profile at The FA