Jordan Beyer

Jordan Beyer

Beyer in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Louis Jordan Beyer [1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-19) 19 May 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Kempen, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Burnley
Number	36
Youth career
0000–2012	DJK-SV Thomasstadt Kempen
2012–2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2015–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	13	(0)
2018–2023	Borussia Mönchengladbach	33	(0)
2020	→ Hamburger SV (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2023	→ Burnley (loan)	30	(1)
2023–	Burnley	15	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	Germany U16	4	(0)
2016	Germany U17	3	(0)
2017–2018	Germany U18	5	(0)
2018	Germany U19	4	(0)
2019	Germany U20	1	(0)
2019–2023	Germany U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 30 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:26, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Louis Jordan Beyer (born 19 May 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Burnley. ^[4] He has represented Germany at U16 through U21 youth levels.

Career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Youth

Beyer started his career at hometown club DJK-SV Thomasstadt Kempen. As a player of the under-13 side he moved to the youth academy of Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2012. ^[5] For the 2015–16 season, he joined the under-16 team of Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the 2016–17 season he advanced to the under-17s, with whom he played in the Under 17 Bundesliga. For the 2017–18 season, Beyer moved up to the under-19s, for whom he had already made an appearance in the Under 19 Bundesliga in the pre-season. ^[5]

First team

For the 2018–19 season, Beyer was promoted to the first team under head coach Dieter Hecking. Under Hecking, he made his professional debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. In September 2018, Beyer signed his first professional contract, keeping him at the club until June 2022. ^[6] Over the entire season, Beyer completed nine appearances in the Bundesliga, during which he was in the starting lineup eight times. In addition, he made four appearances for the second team in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West as well as once in the Under 19 Bundesliga.

During the first half of the 2019–20 season, under new head coach Marco Rose, Beyer made three appearances in the Bundesliga; all as a substitute. In addition, he appeared four times for the second team in the Regionalliga.

Loan to Hamburger SV

On 14 January 2020, Beyer joined Hamburger SV on loan in the 2. Bundesliga, reuniting him with Hecking who had become head coach there. ^[7] Before the season was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Beyer had made seven appearances in the starting lineup. As the season was continued in mid-May, Josha Vagnoman, who Beyer had been brought in to replace due to a long-term injury, returned to the right-back position. This meant that Beyer moved to the centre back position alongside Timo Letschert. Beyer, however, soon lost his starting position to Rick van Drongelen after recording a weak performance, and was benched as a consequence. ^{[8] [9]} After that, Beyer only made sporadic appearances for HSV. In total, he played 11 times for HSV, who missed the promotion after ending in 4th place. With his loan deal ending, Beyer returned to Mönchengladbach after the season. ^[10]

Burnley

Beyer joined EFL Championship club Burnley on a season-long loan on 1 September 2022. ^[11] He made his Burnley debut on 13 September in a 1–1 away draw at Deepdale to Preston North End, coming on in the 62nd minute in place of injured Charlie Taylor. ^[12] He made his first start four days later in place of Taylor, forming a centre-back duo with fellow loanee Taylor Harwood-Bellis in Burnley's 2–1 home victory against Bristol City. ^[13] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Coventry City on 14 January 2023. ^[14]

On 10 May 2023 Burnley announced they had activated the option to buy clause in his loan contract; he joined the club on a permanent four year deal. ^[15]

Personal life

Beyer was referred to by his first name, Louis, before his move to Borussia Monchengladbach. As he had Louis Hiepen as a namesake in his team, he was called "Jordan" – his second name – from then on. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2017–18 [2]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19 [2]	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2019–20 [2]	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2020–21 [2]	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2021–22 [2]	Bundesliga	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	2022–23 [2]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		33	0	3	0	—		0	0	36	0
Hamburger SV (loan)	2019–20 [2]	2. Bundesliga	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Burnley (loan)	2022–23 [2]	Championship	30	1	4	0	1	0	—		35	1
Burnley	2023–24 [2]	Premier League	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	0
	Total		45	1	4	0	1	0	—		50	1
Career total			88	1	7	0	1	0	0	0	96	1

Notes

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup

Honours

Burnley

• EFL Championship: 2022–23 ^[17]

References

1. "EFL Squad List 2022/23: Burnley – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. 7 September 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2. Jordan Beyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. "Jordan Beyer". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "Louis Beyer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
5. Klingen, Tobias (23 February 2018). "Kempener Louis Beyer lebt bei Gladbach den Profi-Traum". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020. Begonnen hat die noch junge Karriere von Beyer auf dem Rasenplatz an der Ludwig-Jahn-Straße und auf der harten Asche an der Berliner Allee in Kempen. Beim SV Thomasstadt machte der kleine Louis die ersten Fußballversuche. Offensichtlich sehr erfolgreich. Schon als D-Jugendlicher wechselte er zu Fortuna Düsseldorf. Im Leistungszentrum der Fortuna entwickelte er sich in den U 13-, U 14- und U 15-Bereichen so gut, dass die Gladbacher aufmerksam wurden. Seit 2016 schnürt Beyer die Fußballstiefel auf dem Nordpark-Gelände.
6. "Borussia Mönchengladbach gibt Louis Jordan Beyer Profivertrag". Aachener Zeitung (in German). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2020. Der 18 Jahre alte Louis Jordan Beyer hat beim Fußball-Bundesligisten Borussia Mönchengladbach einen Profivertrag bekommen. Nach Vereinsangaben vom Freitag läuft die Vereinbarung mit dem Verteidiger bis 30. Juni 2022.
7. "Jordan Beyer joins Hamburger SV on loan" (Press release). Hamburger SV. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
8. "Taktische Aufstellung - SpVgg Greuther Fürth - Hamburger SV 2:2". kicker. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
9. "Kein Sieger beim Gipfeltreffen: 0:0 zwischen HSV und Bielefeld". kicker (in German). 24 May 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020. Hamburgs Trainer Dieter Hecking veränderte seine Startelf nach dem 2:2 gegen Fürth auf drei Positionen: Harnik, Kittel und van Drongelen spielten für Beyer, Jairo und Jatta (alle Bank).
10. "HSV bids farewell to five loanees". Hamburger SV (in German). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020. Last but not least, defensive all-rounder Jordan Beyer will also head back to the Rhineland and Borussia
11. "BEYER JOINS ON LOAN". Burnley Football Club. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
12. James, Alex (21 September 2022). "Beyer debut poses Taylor question with Burnley squad depth clear to see". LancsLive. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
13. "WINNING DEBUT FOR BEYER". Burnley Football Club. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
14. "Burnley 1-0 Coventry". BBC. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
15. "Burnley sign defender Beyer on four-year contract". BBC Sport. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
16. "Nachwuchshoffnung Louis Jordan Beyer". VBG (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
17. Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

External links

• Jordan Beyer at DFB (also available in German )
• Profile at kicker.de
• Jordan Beyer – UEFA competition record ( archive )