Anthony Gordon (footballer)

Anthony Michael Gordon (born 24 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national under-21 team.

Anthony Gordon
Gordon playing for Everton in 2021
Personal information
Full name Anthony Michael Gordon[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 8
Youth career
Liverpool
0000–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Everton 65 (7)
2021 → Preston North End (loan) 11 (0)
2023– Newcastle United 13 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U18 10 (0)
2019 England U19 7 (2)
2020 England U20 1 (0)
2021– England U21 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:07, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Gordon was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.[4] He is of Irish and Scottish descent.[5]

Club career

Everton

Gordon joined Everton as an 11-year-old[6] following his release from Liverpool.[7] On 6 December 2017, Gordon was named in Everton's first-team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.[8] A day later, he made his first-team debut in the fixture, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win.[9][10]

Gordon made his Premier League debut coming on as a substitute for Bernard in a 1–1 draw with West Ham United in January 2020. He received his first Premier League start in June 2020 in a 0–0 draw with Liverpool.

On 1 September 2020, Gordon signed a new five-year contract with Everton.[11]

Preston North End (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Gordon joined Championship club Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[12] Five days later, he made his debut for Preston, being included in the starting line-up for a 2–1 home league defeat by Rotherham United.[13]

Newcastle United

Gordon signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on 29 January 2023 on a long-term contract for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be an initial £40 million, potentially rising to £45 million in add-ons.[14] He made his debut on 4 February as a 69th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to West Ham United.[15] On 10 March 2023 he said he had been disappointed by the curt manner that Everton announced his departure given that "I was a massive part in keeping the club up" the previous season.[16]

International career

Having represented his country at U18 and U19 level, Gordon made his debut for the England under-20s during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St George's Park on 13 October 2020.[17]

On 5 November 2021, Gordon received his first call up for the England under-21s[18] and scored twice on his debut, a 3–1 victory over Czech Republic at Turf Moor in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification on 11 November 2021.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2017–18[20] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[21] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20[22] Premier League 1100010—120
2020–21[23] Premier League 302020—70
2021–22[24] Premier League 3544010—404
2022–23[25] Premier League 1631010—183
Total 657705010787
Everton U21 2018–19[21] ————1[lower-alpha 2]010
2019–20[22] ————3[lower-alpha 2]131
Total ———4141
Preston North End (loan) 2020–21[23] Championship 110———110
Newcastle United 2022–23[25] Premier League 130———130
Career total 8977050511068
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "Anthony Gordon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. "Anthony Gordon: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. Frost, Howard (19 January 2020). "Gordon sets target after 'best day of his life'". Everton F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. Stead, Matthew (16 May 2023). "The multinational players whose eligibility England must secure: Arsenal striker switches allegiance". Football365.
  6. "Who Are Everton's Five Debutants?". Everton F.C. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. "Gordon was released by Liverpool and could end Reds' quadruple dream for Everton". Talksport. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. "APOLLON VS. EVERTON 0–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  10. Begley, Emlyn (7 December 2017). "Apollon Limassol 0 Everton 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  11. "Anthony Gordon: Everton midfielder signs new five-year deal". BBC Sport. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  12. "Anthony Gordon Beats The Deadline To Join From Everton". Preston North End F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. "Preston North End 1-2 Rotherham United: Millers battle to win over Preston". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  14. "Anthony Gordon: Newcastle sign Everton forward in £45m deal". BBC Sport. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  15. Johnston, Neil (4 February 2023). "Newcastle United 1–1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  16. "Gordon 'hurt' by lack of credit from Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  18. Smith, Frank (5 November 2021). "Fleetwood Town and Everton youngsters receive maiden England MU21s call-ups". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  19. Eddison, Paul (11 November 2021). "England MU21s secure crucial Euro qualifying victory". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  20. "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  21. "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  22. "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  23. "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  24. "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  25. "Games played by Anthony Gordon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  26. Ondráček, Vojtěch (26 July 2017). "Everton wins the GENERALI CEE Cup". CEE Cup. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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