Scott Gordon (soccer)

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Scott Gordon
Personal information
Full name Scott Joseph Gordon
Date of birth (1988-04-06) April 6, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Boca Raton Football Club
Youth career
2006 Mercer Bears
2007–2010 Lynn Fighting Knights
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Baton Rouge Capitals 14 (1)
2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 19 (1)
2012 Chivas USA 3 (0)
2012–2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 14, 2014

Scott Joseph Gordon (born April 6, 1988) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Gordon grew up in Boca Raton, Florida, attended Spanish River High School, and began his college soccer career at Mercer University, transferring to Lynn University prior to his sophomore year in 2007. After missing all of 2008 due to injury Gordon returned to the field for his junior season in 2009, appearing in 12 games and receiving an All-Sunshine State Conference Honorable Mention. He finished his college career with 28 games, logging five goals, four assists and 14 points. He was a two-time All-Sunshine State Conference honoree, and collected NSCAA All-South Region recognition honors as a senior.

During his college years Gordon also played for the Baton Rouge Capitals in the USL Premier Development League, [1] scoring one goal in 14 games and helping the Capitals to the PDL national playoff semi finals in 2010.

Professional

Gordon was drafted in the third round (53rd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas, [2] [3] after a standout performance in a friendly organized by Ft. Lauderdale Strikers scout Marcelo Castillo vs the United States U20 national team just days before the MLS SuperDraft, but was not offered a professional contract by the team.

Gordon subsequently signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League and made his professional debut—and scored his first professional goal—for the Strikers on April 29, 2011, in a 2–2 tie with the Puerto Rico Islanders. [4] [5]

On March 16, 2012, Chivas USA signed Gordon from the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Chivas USA waived Gordon on July 6, 2012. [6]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of March 29, 2013

ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2011 1911———4002311
2012 1111———1001211
2013 000000———000
Career total30220004003522

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References

  1. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ Scott Gordon Selected by FC Dallas in MLS Superdraft Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ FC Dallas lands three in MLS SuperDraft
  4. ↑ Strikers Remain Undefeated on the Road
  5. ↑ Hometown Hero scores First Goal for Strikers
  6. ↑ "Chivas USA Waive Defender Scott Gordon". July 6, 2012.
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