Anthony Gordon (footballer)

Anthony Michael Gordon (born 24 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship club Preston North End on loan from Everton and the England national under-20 team.

Anthony Gordon
Personal information
Full name Anthony Michael Gordon[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
(on loan from Everton)
Number 42
Youth career
2012–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Everton 14 (0)
2021– → Preston North End (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 England U18 10 (0)
2019– England U19 7 (2)
2020– England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:48, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:07, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

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]

International

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. [8]

Gordon is also eligible for the Republic of Ireland and Scotland due to having both Irish and Scottish grandparents.

Career statistics
As of match played 24 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2017–18 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19 Premier League 0000000000
2019–20 Premier League 110001000120
2020–21 Premier League 3020200070
Career total 140203010200
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

  • CEE Cup Best Player of the Tournament: 2017[9]

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "Who Are Everton's Five Debutants?". Everton F.C. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "APOLLON VS. EVERTON 0 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. Begley, Emlyn (7 December 2017). "Apollon Limassol 0 Everton 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. "Anthony Gordon: Everton midfielder signs new five-year deal". BBC Sport. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. "Anthony Gordon Beats The Deadline To Join From Everton". Preston North End F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. Ondráček, Vojtěch (26 July 2017). "Everton wins the GENERALI CEE Cup". CEE Cup. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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