Shea Gordon (footballer)

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Shea Gordon
Personal information
Full name Shea Martin Gordon [1]
Date of birth (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Derryloughan, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cliftonville
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2014 Dungannon Swifts
2014–2016 Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2016 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2019 Motherwell 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Partick Thistle (loan) 9 (2)
2019–2022 Partick Thistle 45 (7)
2022 → Queen of the South (loan) 12 (1)
2022–2024 Larne 41 (1)
2024– Cliftonville 12 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Northern Ireland U17 6 (0)
2015–2016 Northern Ireland U19 8 (0)
2017– Northern Ireland U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Shea Martin Gordon (born 16 May 1998) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville. He has previously played for Sheffield United, Motherwell, Stalybridge Celtic, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South.

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Career

Sheffield United

Gordon began his career with Sheffield United, signing his first professional contract in May 2016. [3]

On 21 September 2016, Gordon joined Stalybridge Celtic on a one-month loan. [4]

Motherwell

On 31 January 2017, Gordon signed for Motherwell, joining up with their U20's team. [5] He went on to make his debut for Motherwell on 5 April 2017, in a 0–0 home draw against rivals Hamilton Academical. [6]

Partick Thistle (loan)

In early July 2018, Gordon joined Partick Thistle on a season-long loan. [7] He scored two goals within the first six minutes of his Thistle debut in a 2–0 win over Stenhousemuir in the Scottish League Cup. [8] Gordon suffered an injury in a League Cup match against Celtic in August which kept him out for most of the season. [9] He made his return for Thistle after being out injured for 8 months in a 3–0 win over Greenock Morton in March. [10] Gordon scored his first league goal for the Jags in a 1–0 win away to Ayr United on 23 April.

Partick Thistle

On 15 May 2019, Gordon joined Partick Thistle on a permanent basis, with the move to be completed in July, signing a two-year contract. [11] After staying with the club following their relegation to League One, Gordon scored his first goal of the season, opening the scoring in a 2–0 away win in the league against Forfar Athletic. [12]

After winning the League One title with Thistle, Gordon signed a one-year extension with Thistle. [13]

Gordon scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 away win over Ayr United. [14]

Queen of the South (loan)

On 13 January 2022, Gordon signed for fellow Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. [15]

Larne

In June 2022 Gordon returned to Northern Ireland, signing for NIFL Premiership side Larne. [16]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2022 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2016–17 League One 0000000000
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2016–17 National League North 2000—0020
Motherwell 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 400000—40
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2018–19 [17] Scottish Premiership 000000—00
Total4000001050
Partick Thistle (loan) 2018–19 [17] Scottish Championship 92005200144
Partick Thistle 2019–20 [18] Scottish Championship16400631 [lower-alpha 2] 0237
2020-21 Scottish League One 212214000273
2021-22 Scottish Championship81101020121
Total45731113306211
Queen of the South (loan) 2021-22 Scottish Championship121000000121
Career total721031165409516
  1. ↑ Appearance for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Partick Thistle

Larne

Cliftonville

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Shea Gordon at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Professional deals for youngsters". Sheffield United F.C. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Development loan round-up". Sheffield United F.C. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Two join the under 20s squad". Motherwell F.C. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Motherwell 0-0 Hamilton Accies". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "LOAN NEWS: Shea Gordon joins Thistle on loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 2 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Scottish League Cup: Lawrence Shankland hits hat-trick as Ayr beat Morton". BBC Sport. 14 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Partick Thistle v Celtic – 18th August 2018". Partick Thistle F.C. 18 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Crawford, Kenny (30 March 2019). "Greenock Morton 0–3 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Shea Gordon extends Thistle stay". Partick Thistle F.C. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Forfar Athletic v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Shea Gordon pens new one-year contract". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Thistle thrash Ayr to go seven unbeaten". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "Shea Gordon joins Queen of the South on loan".
  16. ↑ "Irish Premiership: Davy McDaid joins Ballymena as Leroy Millar moves to Larne". BBC. 15 June 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Shea Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Shea Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "Partick Thistle seal League 1 title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "County Antrim Shield final: Larne complete hat-trick with shootout win after lengthy injury delay". BBC Sport . BBC. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Larne secure historic first Irish League title". BBC Sport . BBC. 14 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Cliftonville end 45-year wait for Irish Cup glory". IFA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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