Jordan Willis (footballer)

Jordan Willis
Personal information
Full name Jordan Kenneth Willis[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994[1]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2011 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Coventry City 70 (0)
National team
2012 England U18 1 (0)
2013 England U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:01, 4 October 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Jordan Kenneth Willis (born 24 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Coventry City.

Club career

Willis was born in Coventry, West Midlands.[1] He made his professional debut as a substitute on 5 November 2011 in a 4–2 Championship loss to Southampton, coming on to replace James McPake after 64 minutes.[3] At the age of 17 years and 72 days he became the tenth youngest Coventry City player of all-time. 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.[4]

He established himself in the first-team towards the end of the 2013-14 season in the right-back position. 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. On 11 October, Jordan Willis captained the Sky Blues for the first time in their game against Crewe Alexandra.

International career

In February 2012 he was called up to the England under-18 team by manager Noel Blake.[5] He made his debut on 7 March 2012 in a 3-0 win against Poland in Crewe.[6] He made his England under-19 debut on 5 February 2013, in a 3-1 win against Denmark.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2015
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2011–12[8] Championship 300000—30
2012–13[9] League One 1010100030
2013–14[10] League One 28010101[lower-alpha 1]0310
2014–15[11] League One 34010104[lower-alpha 1]0400
2015–16[12] League One 4000000040
Career total 700303050810
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jordan Willis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Coventry City 2–4 Southampton". CCFC Official Site. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Coventry 3-2 Birmingham" BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "The FA.com - Jordan Willis" The FA.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "England 3-0 Poland" The FA.com. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "England 3-1 Denmark" TheFA.com. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Willis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Willis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Willis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Willis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Willis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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