Jaanai Gordon

Jaanai Gordon

Gordon in July 2015
Personal information
Full name Jaanai Derece Gordon[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Youth career
 –2009 Luton Town
2009–2011 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Peterborough United 4 (0)
2014– West Ham United 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Chelmsford City (loan) 10 (5)
2015 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 5 (1)
2016 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 11 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:35, 19 July 2016 (UTC).


Jaanai Derece Gordon (born 7 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for West Ham United.

Club career

Peterborough United

Born in Northampton, England, Gordon began his career with Peterborough United in 2009 and appeared twice as an unused substitute in the 2011-12 season, having been a first team regular in the youth and development squads.[3] Gordon then signed his first professional contract, in December 2012 on his 17th birthday.[4]

had already made his first team debut, in a 2–0 home defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 September 2012.[5] In November 2013, having made four league appearances for Peterborough, Gordon went on trial with Premier League side West Ham United scoring twice in his opening trial game for West Ham under-18 side against Aston Villa under-18s and another two in a 9–0 defeat of Gillingham in a friendly on 11 November 2013.[6][7][8] In November 2013, a West Ham United bid for Gordon was rejected by Peterborough United.[9]

West Ham United

On 31 December 2013, West Ham United confirmed the signing of Gordon.[10] In January 2014, Gordon was an unused substitute for West Ham's 5-0 FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest.[11]

Loan Spells

Gordon joined Chelmsford City on loan for a month on 22 December 2014.[12] Several days later, he scored on his debut, in 5-1 home defeat by Ebbsfleet United.[13] Gordon then scored in his next game, a 5-3 away win against Staines Town,[14] followed up by scoring his third goal, a 2-0 away win against Ebbsfleet United[15] and in his fourth game, a 6-2 home win against Farnborough Town, Gordon scored twice and provided two assists.[16][17] On 23 January 2015, his loan spell with Chelmsford City was extended by a month.[18] Gordon then ended his loan spell with the club the following month.[19]

On 26 March 2015, Gordon joined Nuneaton Town on loan until 1 May 2015.[20] Gordon made his Nuneaton Town soon after on 28 March 2015, making his first start, in a 2-1 loss against Halifax Town.[21] In his fourth appearance for the club, he scored his first Nuneaton Town goal, in a 1-1 draw against Woking on 18 April 2015.[22] Gordon made his last appearance on the last game of the season, in a 5-3 loss against Chester.[23]

On 18 January 2016, Gordon joined League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of August ahead of the 2016 League of Ireland season.[24] Gordon made his Sligo Rovers debut in the opening game of the season against Shamrock Rovers, which saw them lose 2-0.[25] Gordon then scored his first goal for the club on 7 May 2016, netting the final goal of the match as Sligo Rovers ran out 4-1 victors at home to Wexford Youths.[26] After making ten appearance and scoring once, Gordon returned to West Ham in June 2016.[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 23. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Jaanai Gordon". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Squad profiles: A big night for the Posh Youth stars". Peterborough Today. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gordon signs Posh deal". www.football-league.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Plummer, Mark (22 September 2012). "Posh 0, Wolves 2: It's seventh hell for Fergie's men". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hammers trial for Gordon". www.teamtalk.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Potts praise team effort". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Hammer go goal crazy". www.kumb.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Jaanai Gordon: Peterborough United reject West Ham United bid". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "West Ham: Deal agreed to sign striker Jaanai Gordon". BBC Sport. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 5-0 West Ham United FT". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Clarets Loan Jaanai". Chelmsford City FC. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ebbsfleet pain for Chelmsford City". Essex Live. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Cheek hits four and West Ham striker nets as Chelmsford roar back at Staines Town". Essex Live. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Chelmsford City grab Ebbsfleet United revenge". Essex Live. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "West Ham starlet nets double as Chelmsford fire six past Farnborough". Essex Live. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Jaanai Gordon". www.chelmsfordcityfc.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Freund Goes — Gordon Stays at Chelmsford City". Nonleague.pitchero.com. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "MK Dons starlet replaces West Ham striker at Chelmsford City". Essex Live. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Gordon loaned to Nuneaton". West Ham United F.C. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Match report: Nuneaton Town 1 Halifax Town 2". Nuneaton News. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Nuneaton Town 1 Woking 1". Nuneaton Town F.C. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nuneaton Town: Early delight soon falls away as Boro finish season with a defeat". Nuneaton Town F.C. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  24. ↑ "Sligo Rovers sign Hammer Jaanai Gordon on loan". RTÉ Sport. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "Shamrock Rovers punish ill-disciplined Sligo Rovers". RTE Sport. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  26. ↑ "Sligo Rovers stay on the rise with Wexford Youths cakewalk". RTE Sport. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  27. ↑ Cox, Darragh. "Clancy departs the Showgrounds as Rovers arrange Galway friendly - Ocean FM". Ocean FM. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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