Jordan Graham (born 3 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a winger. Graham has represented both England and the Republic of Ireland at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Graham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Bradford City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland U15 | 2 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 1 February 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2014 | |||
Career
Graham is a product of the Aston Villa youth academy and was a member of their NextGen Series winning side in the 2012–13 season.[2] He signed a professional contract with Villa in March 2012 [3]
In November he joined Ipswich Town on loan, where he made his professional debut on 7 December 2013 in a 2–1 win over Huddersfield.[4] Graham also made an appearance in the victory over Doncaster Rovers before he returned to Villa at the end of December 2013.[5]
On 10 January 2014 he joined League One side Bradford City on a one-month loan deal,[6] for whom he made one appearances: against his future club Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 February 2014.[7]
The winger joined Wolverhampton Wanderers, now returned to the Championship, in November 2014 on loan until the January transfer window.[8] Injury prevented him from making any appearances during this loan period,[9] but he signed a permanent 18-month deal with the club on 5 January 2015 for an undisclosed fee.
International career
Graham has played for the England U16 side, being part of the squad that retained the 2010–11 Victory Shield.[10] He has also represented the England U17 side, playing in and winning the 2012 Algarve Tournament.[11] Graham also represented the Republic of Ireland national football team at under-15 level in the 2010 Tri-Nations tournament, scoring twice against Northern Ireland U15s.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 5 January 2015[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Aston Villa Academy
International
- England U16
- Victory Shield: 2010–11
- England U17
- Algarve Tournament: 2012
References
- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Aston Villa reserves". Aston Villa F.C.
- ^ "Academy starlet Graham signs professional contract". Aston Villa F.C. 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Ipswich 2–1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Loanee Returns to Villa". Ipswich Town F.C. 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Graham comes to city". Bradford City AFC. 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Aston Villa: Wolves sign midfielder Jordan Graham on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Jordan Graham completes move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Jordan Graham". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Jordan Graham Squad Profile". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Republic U15s Complete Double over North". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Jordan Graham at Soccerbase