Jordan Thompson (rugby league)

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Jordan Thompson
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Personal information
Full nameJordan Thompson
Born (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 31)
Normanton, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Weight15 st 13 lb (101 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009–13 Castleford Tigers 782800112
2011(loan)York City Knights 50102
2014–17 Hull F.C. 103120048
2018 Leigh Centurions 261004
2018 Leeds Rhinos 60000
2019 Hull F.C. 121004
2019–21 Leigh Centurions 2860024
2022– York Knights 3050020
Total2885310214
Source: [2] [3] [4]
As of 1 January 2023

Jordan Thompson (born 4 September 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for the York Knights in the Betfred Championship.

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He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 901) in the Super League, and on loan from Castleford at the York City Knights in the Championship. Thompson has also played for Hull FC, in two separate spells and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. He has also previously played for Leigh in the Betfred Championship. [5] Earlier in his career he played as a centre , fullback and on the wing. [6]

Background

Thompson was born in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England.

Early career

He signed for the club form local amateur side Normanton Knights.

First team appearances

Castleford Tigers

Thompson made his first-team début in a 50–10 loss to St Helens in round 16 of 2009's Super League XIV, where he came on off the bench. [7] Since this, he made his maiden start for the club in a 40–38 win at Bradford where he scored a try playing on the wing. [8]

Jordan has made a steady start to life in the Castleford first team and has filled in at full back, wing and centre and acquitted himself well. Jordan signed a new contract until the end of the 2013 season in July 2011. [9]

Hull FC

Jordan signed a 3-year contract with Super League club Hull F.C. in September 2013 and has been a regular in the squad all through 2014 & 2015. [10]

Leigh Centurions

In October 2017 he joined Leigh on a 2-year deal. [11]

York RLFC

On 18 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for York RLFC in the RFL Championship [12]

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References

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  2. rleague.com Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. loverugbyleague
  4. Rugby League Project
  5. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. "Jordan Thompson Profile". rleague.com. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  7. "St Helens 50–10 Castleford". rleague.com. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  8. "Bradford 38–40 Castleford". rleague.com. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  9. 7 July 2011.
  10. "Hull FC sign Jordan Thompson from Castleford Tigers". 9 September 2013 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Jordan Thompson: Leigh Centurions sign Hull FC forward". BBC Sport. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  12. ""The facilities are second to none" – York's latest signing". Love Rugby League. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.