Jordan Kenneth Willis (born 24 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One side Northampton Town. Previously, he spent 8 years in the English Football League with Coventry City and has also played for Sunderland and Wycombe Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Kenneth Willis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Coventry City | 179 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Sunderland | 50 | (2) |
| 2023 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northampton Town | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22.27, 27 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Coventry City
Willis was born in Coventry, West Midlands.[5] He made his first-team debut for Coventry City as a substitute on 5 November 2011 in a 4–2 Championship loss to Southampton, coming on to replace James McPake after 64 minutes.[6] At the age of 17 years and 72 days he became the tenth youngest Coventry City player of all-time.[citation needed] He made his first start of the following season on 28 August 2012, in a 3–2 win against Birmingham City in the League Cup.[7]
He established himself in the first-team towards the end of the 2013–14 season in the right-back position.[citation needed] A change in formation to a three-man defence saw Willis become a first-choice player for Coventry City at the start of the following season.[citation needed] On 11 October, Jordan Willis captained the Sky Blues for the first time in their game against Crewe Alexandra.[citation needed]
He scored his first goal for Coventry in an EFL Trophy tie against West Ham Under-23s on 30 August 2016.[8] He then scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Chesterfield on 1 November 2016.[9]
Willis left Coventry at the end of 2018–19 season after rejecting the offer of a new contract.[10]
Sunderland
Willis signed for League One club Sunderland on 13 July 2019 on a two-year contract.[11] Willis scored his first goal for Sunderland on 17 August 2019, a header from a Grant Leadbitter corner, in a 2–1 home victory against Portsmouth.[12] Sunderland announced on 25 May 2022, that he will be released when his contract runs out on 30 June 2022. [13]
Wycombe Wanderers
Willis signed for Wycombe on 11 February 2023, until the end of the season. [14]
Northampton Town
After over five months without a club,[15] on 7 October 2023 Willis signed for Northampton Town on a short-term contract lasting initially until January 2024.[16] In December he agreed a contract extension with Northampton Town until the end of the season.[17]
International career
In February 2012 he was called up to the England under-18 team by manager Noel Blake.[18] He made his debut on 7 March 2012 in a 3–0 win against Poland in Crewe.[19] He made his England under-19 debut on 5 February 2013, in a 3–1 win against Denmark.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2011–12[21] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[22] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[23] | League One | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[24] | League One | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[25] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[26] | League One | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 2 | 46 | 5 | |
| 2017–18[27] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[28] | League One | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Total | 179 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 208 | 8 | ||
| Sunderland | 2019–20[29] | League One | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 2020–21[30] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[31] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2022–23[32] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Northampton Town | 2023–24[33] | League One | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Career total | 265 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 305 | 10 | ||
Honours
Coventry City
Sunderland AFC
References
External links
- Jordan Willis at Soccerbase
