Kaide Gordon (born 5 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.
_36_(cropped).jpg) Gordon playing for Liverpool in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaide Gordon[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 2004[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Burton-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2020 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Derby County | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024- | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 21 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Gordon was born in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.[1] He is of Jamaican descent.[4]
Club career
Gordon joined Derby County in 2013 at under-9 level[5] and went onto to make his senior debut on 29 December 2020, as a substitute in a 4–0 win against Birmingham City.[6]
On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Gordon had joined Liverpool.[7] Derby County received an undisclosed compensation fee, reported to be in the region of £1 million, rising to £3 million with add-ons.[8] Gordon made his Liverpool debut in an EFL Cup tie at Carrow Road where Liverpool beat Norwich City 3–0 on 21 September 2021.[9] He scored his first goal for Liverpool against Shrewsbury in his second match for the club in the third round of the FA Cup, becoming Liverpool's second youngest goalscorer in all competitions, and their youngest ever scorer in the FA Cup.[10] He made his English Premier League debut on 16 January 2022 as a second-half substitute against Brentford.[11]
International career
Having represented England at U16 level,[12] Gordon made his England U18s debut during a 1–1 draw with Wales at Newport International Sports Village on 3 September 2021.[13]
Gordon made his debut for the England Elite League squad as substitute during a 5-1 win over Poland at the Bialystok City Stadium on 22 March 2024.[14]
Personal life
Gordon's older brother Kellan Gordon is a professional footballer for Crawley Town.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2020–21[15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2021–22[16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[17] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
References
External links
- Kaide Gordon at the Liverpool F.C. website
- Kaide Gordon at Premier League
- Kaide Gordon – UEFA competition record (archive)
