Craig Gordon
Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, where he is club captain, and the Scotland national team.
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Gordon in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Craig Sinclair Gordon | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Currie Boys | |||
| 2000–2003 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Heart of Midlothian | 139 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Sunderland | 88 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Celtic | 147 | (0) |
| 2020– | Heart of Midlothian | 79 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 2004– | Scotland | 74 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 | |||
Gordon started his career with Heart of Midlothian. He spent time on loan at Cowdenbeath (in 2001–02), before establishing himself as Hearts' first-choice keeper between 2003 and 2007, winning the Scottish Cup in 2005–06. English Premier League club Sunderland bought him in 2007 for £9 million (then the British transfer record fee for a goalkeeper).
Gordon suffered serious injuries during his time with Sunderland and was released from his contract in 2012. After two years out of the game, Gordon signed for Celtic in July 2014. He won five Scottish league titles, two Scottish Cups and four Scottish League Cups with Celtic, including domestic trebles in 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19. He left Celtic and returned to Hearts in June 2020.
Gordon was the regular goalkeeper for the Scotland national football team between 2004 and 2010, before injuries interrupted his career, and returned to the national set-up in 2014. He made the Scottish FA International Roll of Honour, having made his 50th full international appearance for Scotland in 2017. Gordon has been voted the SFWA Footballer of the Year three times, in 2006, 2015 and 2022, and was voted SPL and SFWA Young Player of the Year in 2004.