Jordan Pickford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Lee Pickford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Washington, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Darlington (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bradford City (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Preston North End (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | England U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | England U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 22 August 2015 (UTC). | |||
Jordan Lee Pickford (born 7 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sunderland.
Pickford has previously played for Sunderland's academy and reserve teams in addition to loan spells at Darlington, Alfreton Town, Burton Albion, Carlisle United, Bradford City, and Preston North End.[2]
Pickford currently plays for England U21 and has previously represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.[3]
Early and personal life
Pickford was born in Washington, Tyne and Wear. His brother Richard Logan is also a former professional footballer who played for Darlington and now plays for Washington Cricket Club in the Durham and District Sunday morning league.
Club career
Sunderland
Pickford joined Sunderland's Academy at the age of eight and progressed through the age groups before signing two year scholarship terms in in 2010 .[4]
Loan spells
Pickford signed on loan for Darlington in time to make his debut against Fleetwood Town on 21 January 2012.[5] The initial month-long loan was subsequently extended until the end of April.[6]
On 25 February 2013, Pickford signed for Alfreton Town, again on an initial month-long loan[7] which was subsequently extended until the end of the season.[8] During this spell, Pickford kept five clean sheets in twelve games.[9]
On 2 August 2013, Pickford signed another loan deal, this time with Burton Albion.[9] He made his debut on 3 August 2013 against Cheltenham Town.[10] However his loan ended on 17 August, after Sunderland recalled him with Pickford featuring three times for Burton.[11]
On 13 September 2013, Pickford re-joined Burton Albion on loan.[12]
On 8 February 2014, Pickford joined Carlisle United on a one-month loan.[13]
On 21 July 2014, Pickford joined League One club Bradford City on a season-long loan for the 2014–15 season.[14] Pickford made his debut on 9 August in a 3–2 win against Coventry City at Valley Parade.[15] He kept his first clean sheet in the following game, a 0–0 draw against Walsall.[16]
Pickford made an appearance for Sunderland in a pre season friendly match on the 18 July 2015 in Sunderlands 3-1 loss against CF Pachuca in which he saved a penalty in the 70th minute to keep the score at 3-1
On 31 July 2015, Pickford joined Preston North End on a season-long loan for the 2015–16 season.[17] He kept a clean sheet on his debut in a 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough.[18] Further clean sheets in a 1-0 win against MK Dons in his second league game and a 0-0 draw with Rotherham United on 18 August made it a clean sheet in all three of his first three league games for the club.[19][20] On 25 August Pickford kept another clean sheet as Preston defeated Premier League side Watford 1-0 in the League Cup.[21] On 7th November, Pickford recorded a 6th consecutive clean sheet in a 0-0 draw against QPR equalling the club record.[22][23] During his stint at Preston, Pickford impressed his veteran goalkeeping team-mate Chris Kirkland, who said “Jordan comes out to take crosses and has an authority for someone still very young... As for his kicking, that is brilliant! I have never seen anyone kick a ball like he does."[24] On 20 December 2015, Pickford was controversially sent off in a 1-0 defeat against Leeds United- he rushed out of his box to challenge striker Chris Wood, and was adjudged to have handled the ball.[25] Preston successfully appealed the decision, using replay footage that showed the ball hitting his chest.[26]
Return to Sunderland
On 31 December 2015, Pickford was recalled by Sunderland, with the side struggling in 19th place in the Premier League 2015–16.[27] He made his first-team debut on 9 January 2016, in a 3-1 FA Cup loss to Arsenal.[28] He made his Premier League debut against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on January 16th losing 4-1, meaning he had played in the top five leagues of English football by the age of 21. On 26 January 2016, Pickford signed a new contract committing his future to Sunderland until 2020.[29]
International career
Pickford has represented England at every level from Under 16 through to Under 21. On 25 August 2015 he was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time.[30] Pickford made his debut for the England Under 21s in a friendly against the United States under-23s at Deepdale on 3rd September 2015. He made his second appearance four days later against Norway under-21s. On 14 October, Pickford assisted Nathan Redmond's goal in the U21s' 3-0 victory over Kazakhstan at the Ricoh Arena with a long range pass from his own penalty area.[31]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 January 2016.[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Darlington (loan) | 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2013–14 | Football League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2013–14 | Football League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2014–15 | Football League One | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2015–16 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Preston North End (loan) | 2015–16 | Football League Championship | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Career total | 117 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Updated Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14.". Premier League. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Pickford". Player profile. Sunderland AFC. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Jordan Pickford". The FA. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11695/10144727/sunderland-goalkeeper-jordan-pickford-signs-new-contract
- ↑ "Keeper Jordan Pickford signs as the region rallies round Darlington FC". GazetteLive. Trinity Mirror Group. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford extends Darlington loan". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Alfreton Town sign Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Jordan Pickford: Alfreton Town extend Sunderland keeper's loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Jordan Pickford: Burton agree deal Sunderland keeper". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- 1 2 Jordan Pickford career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Derby County keeper joins Burton Albion on loan". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Pickford back at the Pirelli". Burton Albion FC. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "LOAN: Keeper joins Cumbrians". Carlisle United FC. 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Pickford on the move". safc
.com . Sunderland AFC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014. External link in|website=(help) - ↑ "Bradford City 3–2 Coventry City" BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ "Walsall 0–0 Bradford City" BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "Pickford Joins Preston". Sunderland AFC. 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Preston North End 0-0 Middlesbrough" BBC Sport. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "MK Dons 0-1 Preston North End" BBC Sport. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rotherham United 0-0 Preston North End" BBC Sport. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3210618/Preston-1-0-Watford-Early-Marnick-Vermijl-strike-sinks-makeshift-Hornets-Deepdale.html
- ↑ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/latest-safc-news/safc-match-analysis/sam-allardyce-keeping-close-eye-on-preston-s-on-loan-sunderland-keeper-jordan-pickford-1-7553951#axzz3qozhW0fy
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34685931
- ↑ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/latest-safc-news/safc-match-analysis/going-to-the-top-pickford-could-keep-sunderland-up-says-chris-kirkland-1-7634077#ixzz3vzzUJZWI
- ↑ http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/national-football/pne-set-to-appeal-pickford-dismissal-1-7635514
- ↑ http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/national-football/pne-keeper-pickford-wins-red-card-appeal-1-7638855
- ↑ "Man Utd's Sam Johnstone off on loan to Preston North End". http://www.skysports.com/. Retrieved 31 December 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Arsenal 3 Sunderland 1: Gunners fight back to knock Cats out of FA Cup". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11695/10144727/sunderland-goalkeeper-jordan-pickford-signs-new-contract
- ↑ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/latest-safc-news/safc-match-analysis/sunderland-s-duncan-watmore-and-jordan-pickford-selected-for-england-u21s-1-7427777
- ↑ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/latest-safc-news/safc-match-analysis/watch-sunderland-s-ace-goalkeeper-jordan-pickford-hailed-after-england-assist-1-7513763
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