Anthony Gordon (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2017 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Everton | 38 | (3) |
2021 | → Preston North End (loan) | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | England U18 | 10 | (0) |
2019– | England U19 | 7 | (2) |
2020– | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | England U21 | 2 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:08, 17 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:03, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Anthony Michael Gordon (born 24 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the England national under-21 team.
Club 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] Five days later, he made his debut for Preston, being included in the starting lineup for a 1–2 home league defeat by Rotherham United.[8]
International career[]
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.[9]
On 5 November 2021, Gordon received his first call up for the England U21s[10] 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.[11]
Gordon is also eligible for the Republic of Ireland and Scotland due to having both Irish and Scottish grandparents.[citation needed]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 17 March 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | |
2021–22 | Premier League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
Total | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
Preston North End (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours[]
Individual
- CEE Cup Best Player of the Tournament: 2017[12]
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.
- ^ "Preston North End 1-2 Rotherham United: Millers battle to win over Preston". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 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.
- ^ Smith, Frank (5 November 2021). "Fleetwood Town and Everton youngsters receive maiden England MU21s call-ups". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Eddison, Paul (11 November 2021). "England MU21s secure crucial Euro qualifying victory". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Ondráček, Vojtěch (26 July 2017). "Everton wins the GENERALI CEE Cup". . Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links[]
- Anthony Gordon at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Everton F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- England youth international footballers
- Premier League players
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English Football League players
- English people of Scottish descent
- English people of Irish descent