Ben Gordon (footballer, born 1991)
Benjamin Lawrence Gordon (born 2 March 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eccleshill United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Lawrence Gordon | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eccleshill United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Leeds United | ||
| 2007–2010 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Yeovil Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ross County | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Colchester United | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Chester | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Woking | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Boston United | 21 | (1) |
| 2017 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Shaw Lane | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2019–2020 | Matlock Town | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Pontefract Collieries | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Yorkshire Amateur | 21 | (0) |
| 2022– | Eccleshill United | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 12 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Gordon began his career as a youth player at Leeds United before moving to Chelsea in 2007. He failed to make a first-team appearance at Chelsea, and spent time out on loan in the Football League with Tranmere Rovers, Scunthorpe United, Peterborough United and Birmingham City. He also experienced two loan spells in the Scottish Premier League with Kilmarnock. Following his release from Chelsea in 2013, Gordon moved briefly to Yeovil Town before spending a season in Scotland with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership. In 2014 he joined Colchester United, where he spent one season. He then dropped into non-league football, and following a brief spell with Chester, he signed for hometown club Bradford Park Avenue and also went on to play for Woking, Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity (two spells), Shaw Lane, Matlock Town and Pontefract Collieries, before joining Yorkshire Amateur in 2021 and then Eccleshill United in 2022.
Gordon represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels.