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Liam Gordon (footballer, born 1996)

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Liam Gordon
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 4
Youth career
Dundee
Raith Rovers
Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2015 → Arbroath (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2024 St Johnstone 143 (11)
2015 → Elgin City (loan) 12 (0)
2017 → Peterhead (loan) 7 (0)
2024– Motherwell 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Liam Craig Gordon (born 26 January 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.

Career

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Gordon played for Dundee and Raith Rovers at youth level before John McGlynn took him to Hearts on a three-year contract, initially playing for Hearts youths where he played in the 2014 Youth Cup final losing to Rangers on penalties (he missed the penalty to win it for Hearts) before spending six months on loan at Arbroath during the 2014–15 season in the process.[1]

He was signed for his boyhood heroes St Johnstone by Tommy Wright in 2015,[2][3] moving on loan to Elgin City shortly afterwards.[4] He made his debut for St Johnstone in May 2016, starting in a 2–2 draw against Hearts.[5]

In January 2017, Gordon, along with fellow Saints defender Aaron Comrie, moved on loan to Scottish League One side Peterhead until the end of the 2016–17 season.[6]

In July 2019, Gordon was ruled out for up to six weeks after he fractured his elbow in training.[7] on 6 December 2020, he captained St Johnstone for the first time, in a 1–1 draw away to Celtic.[2]

On 24 June 2024, Gordon joined Motherwell on a two-year deal upon the expiration of his contract with St Johnstone.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2014–15[9] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Arbroath (loan) 2014–15[9] Scottish League Two 10 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 13 0
St Johnstone 2015–16[10] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[11] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2017–18[12] Scottish Premiership 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2018–19[13] Scottish Premiership 13 0 0 0 4 0 — 17 0
2019–20[14] Scottish Premiership 16 0 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 19 0
2020–21[15] Scottish Premiership 36 1 5 0 7 0 — 48 1
2021–22[16] Scottish Premiership 12 1 0 0 1 0 3[d] 0 16 1
2022–23[17] Scottish Premiership 32 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 2
2023–24[18] Scottish Premiership 32 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 37 0
Total 149 4 10 0 17 0 5 0 181 4
Elgin City (loan) 2015–16[10] Scottish League Two 12 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 16 0
Peterhead (loan) 2016–17[11] Scottish League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 4[e] 0 11 0
Motherwell 2024–25[19] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 178 4 11 0 19 0 15 0 223 4
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance as an over-age player for St Johnstone under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
  4. ^ One Appearance in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

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St Johnstone

References

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  1. ^ Lindsay, Clive (17 February 2015). "Scottish League Two ins and out - January 2015". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Gallagher, Matthew (7 December 2020). "DREAM COME TRUE: Perth lad Liam Gordon was honoured to captain St Johnstone". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Liam Gordon St Johnstone player profile". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "WEIR MAKES THREE LOAN SIGNINGS". spfl.co.uk. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (15 May 2016). "Hearts 2–2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Perth Saints aid Blue Toon recruitment". Peterhead FC. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Liam Gordon: St Johnstone defender out with fractured elbow". BBC Sport. 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ Club, Motherwell Football; Gibson, Scott (24 June 2024). "Liam Gordon becomes our latest addition". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Liam Gordon in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  20. ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2021). "Perth side complete domestic cup double". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  21. ^ "St Johnstone beat Livingston to clinch their first League Cup". BBC. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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