Michael Jordan (footballer)

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Michael Jordan
Personal information
Full name Michael William Jordan [1]
Date of birth (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Cheshunt, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
2002–2004 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Arsenal 0 (0)
2006 → Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2008 Chesterfield 7 (0)
2008 Lewes 5 (0)
2008 Stevenage Borough 0 (0)
2009–2010 Eastbourne Borough 13 (0)
2010–2011 Farnborough 54 (0)
2011–2012 Boreham Wood 17 (0)
2012–2016 Concord Rangers
2016–2018 Ebbsfleet United 0 (0)
International career
2002 England U17 3 (0)
England U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael William Jordan (born 7 April 1986) is an English retired football goalkeeper born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. He made seven appearances in the Football League for Chesterfield, having started his career as a trainee at Arsenal. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of Boreham Wood.

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Career

Club career

Jordan signed for Arsenal as a scholar in 2002, turning professional on 1 November 2004 after making impressive performances for the youth team. However, he never played for the Arsenal first team; the closest he came was appearing on the bench for a League Cup match on 9 November 2004 against Everton, a match Arsenal won 3–1. [3]

After trials at Doncaster Rovers, [4] and AFC Bournemouth, [5] Jordan signed for Yeovil Town on 9 March 2006 on a month's loan as goalkeeping cover during an injury crisis. The loan was later extended until the end of the season, [6] at which time Yeovil declined to make the deal permanent and the player returned to Arsenal. [7] On 30 June 2006, Arsenal released Jordan. [3]

In July 2006, Jordan was invited for a week's trial at League One side Chesterfield by manager Roy McFarland. The trial became a permanent deal, [8] with Jordan playing six times for Chesterfield in the following twelve months. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Jordan signed a contract for a further year, [9] but on 7 March 2008 he left Chesterfield by mutual consent after learning he would not be offered a new contract at the end of the season. [10] He subsequently signed for Conference South side Lewes, [11] and helped them to the league title and automatic promotion to the Conference National. [12]

Following a trial with Stevenage Borough, [13] Jordan spent some weeks with the club but was released without playing for the first team. [14] [15] He joined fellow Conference National club Eastbourne Borough on 29 January 2009 to provide cover for their first-choice goalkeeper. [14] On 5 February, Michael was released from his contract with the Conference club, later joining Southern Premier League team Farnborough. He appeared 64 times in competitive games for them (54 of them in the league), before moving on to join Conference South club Boreham Wood in the summer of 2011. The following summer he was signed by Concord Rangers of Isthmian League Premier Division. [16]

International career

Jordan has represented England at under-17 [6] and under-19 levels. [17]

Coaching career

He joined Ebbsfleet United as the club's goalkeeping coach in the summer of 2016, and later registered as a player in case of emergencies. [18] On 16 November 2018 the club announced, that Jordan had left the club. [19]

On 1 March 2019 it was announced, that Jordan had returned to Boreham Wood, this time as a goalkeeper coach. [20]

Honours

Arsenal

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References

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  2. ↑ "Michael Jordan Bio, Stats, News". ESPN Soccernet.
  3. 1 2 "Arsenal release three youngsters". Arsenal. 1 July 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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  5. ↑ Andy Clarke (10 January 2006). "Cherries look at duo". Sky Sports . Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Keeper extends Yeovil Town loan spell". Arsenal. 11 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Pair are not offered Yeovil deals". BBC Sport. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  8. ↑ "Spireites tie up deal for Jordan". BBC Sport. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  9. ↑ "Spireites trio agree to new deals". BBC Sport. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  10. ↑ "Jordan leaves Chesterfield". Chesterfield F.C. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  11. ↑ Brian Pollard (28 March 2008). "A perfect weekend". Sussex Express. Lewes: Johnston Press . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Brian Pollard (25 April 2008). "The day all Rooks had dreamt of". Sussex Express. Lewes: Johnston Press . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Hendon 1 Stevenage Borough 4". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  14. 1 2 Steve Hollis (30 January 2009). "Borough chase more new signings following double swoop". The Argus . Brighton: Newsquest . Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  15. ↑ "Michael Jordan". Soccerbase. Racing Post . Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  16. ↑ "Beachboys strengthen squad ahead of Ryman Premier campaign". Echo Newspapers. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "Michael Jordan". Boreham Wood F.C. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "Fleet Sign Keeper Cover". The National League. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  19. ↑ Ebbsfleet United coaching staff Michael Jordan, Stacy Long and Aaron McLean leave the club, thenonleaguefootballpaper.com, 16 November 2018
  20. ↑ Vic Akers and Arsenal academy graduate Michael Jordan join Boreham Wood FC, dailycannon.com, 1 March 2019
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