Kaide Gordon

Kaide Gordon

Gordon playing for Liverpool in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Kaide Gordon [1] [2]
Date of birth	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19) [3]
Place of birth	Burton-on-Trent, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s)	Winger / attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	49
Youth career
2013–2020	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Derby County	1	(0)
2021–	Liverpool	2	(0)
International career‡
2020	England U16	2	(0)
2021	England U18	1	(0)
2024-	England U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 21 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Kaide Gordon (born 5 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.

Early life

Gordon was born in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. ^[1] He is of Jamaican descent. ^[4]

Club career

Gordon joined Derby County in 2013 at under-9 level ^[5] and went onto to make his senior debut on 29 December 2020, as a substitute in a 4–0 win against Birmingham City. ^[6]

On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Gordon had joined Liverpool. ^[7] Derby County received an undisclosed compensation fee, reported to be in the region of £1 million, rising to £3 million with add-ons. ^[8] Gordon made his Liverpool debut in an EFL Cup tie at Carrow Road where Liverpool beat Norwich City 3–0 on 21 September 2021. ^[9] He scored his first goal for Liverpool against Shrewsbury in his second match for the club in the third round of the FA Cup, becoming Liverpool's second youngest goalscorer in all competitions, and their youngest ever scorer in the FA Cup. ^[10] He made his English Premier League debut on 16 January 2022 as a second-half substitute against Brentford. ^[11]

International career

Having represented England at U16 level, ^[12] Gordon made his England U18s debut during a 1–1 draw with Wales at Newport International Sports Village on 3 September 2021. ^[13]

Gordon made his debut for the England Elite League squad as substitute during a 5-1 win over Poland at the Bialystok City Stadium on 22 March 2024. ^[14]

Personal life

Gordon's older brother Kellan Gordon is a professional footballer for Crawley Town. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	2020–21 [15]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Liverpool U21	2021–22	—			—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2023–24	—			—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Liverpool	2021–22 [16]	Premier League	1	0	1	1	2	0	—		0	0	4	1
	2023–24 [17]		1	0	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		2	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
Career total			3	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	10	1

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Kaide Gordon: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
2. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
3. "Kaide Gordon: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
4. "How the LFC Academy celebrated Black History Month - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 12 November 2022.
5. "Liverpool close in on Kaide Gordon: 'The best 16-year-old in the country'". The Athletic. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
6. "Birmingham City 0-4 Derby County". BBC Sport. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
7. "Gordon completes move to Liverpool". Derby County F.C. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
8. "Liverpool close in on Derby youngster Kaide Gordon after Wayne Rooney praise". Liverpool Echo. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
9. "Norwich City 0-3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
10. "Liverpool survive early scare to cruise to FA Cup win over Shrewsbury". Guardian. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
11. "Liverpool 3-0 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
12. "Kaide Gordon Named Derby County Academy Player Of The Season". Derby County F.C. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
13. "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
14. "Report: Poland 1-5 England Elite League Squad". England Football. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
15. "Games played by Kaide Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
16. "Games played by Kaide Gordon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
17. "Games played by Kaide Gordon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

• Kaide Gordon at the Liverpool F.C. website
• Kaide Gordon at Premier League
• Kaide Gordon – UEFA competition record ( archive )