# Liam Gordon (footballer, born 1999)

Liam Spencer Gordon (born 15 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Walsall. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.

## Club career

Gordon was born in the London Borough of Croydon and played for the youth teams of Fulham and AFC Wimbledon when he was a youngster and subsequently joined Carshalton Athletic. He played for the first team in January 2016 as a sixteen-year-old due to an injury crisis, but was sent off for a second booking in a 7–1 defeat to Ramsgate in the Isthmian League Division One South. He later joined the Dagenham & Redbridge academy and signed his first professional contract with the club on 7 July 2017. He started the 2017–18 season on loan at National League South side Whitehawk and remained there for three months until November. In January 2018, he went on a one-month loan to Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon along with Joe White.
He made his first team debut for Dagenham on 19 April 2018, scoring the second goal in a 5–3 victory away at Guiseley. In February 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with the option of a further year after an impressive first half of the season.

### Bolton Wanderers

On 1 August 2020 he signed for Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal. His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 2–1 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup. On 17 December 2020 he was loaned to former team Dagenham & Redbridge for a month. He made his second debut two days later when he started against Ebbsfleet United in a 5–2 win in the FA Trophy. On 19 January 2021, the loan was extended to the end of the 2020–21 season. On 3 May 2022, Bolton confirmed that he would be released at the end of his contract.

### Walsall

On 25 May 2022, Gordon agreed to join League Two side Walsall on a free transfer. However, during his first pre-season with the club, he was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome, which forced him to undergo three operations in five days, and nearly resulted in his leg being amputated. He was able to overcome the condition and return to play, despite suffering chronic shin inflammation.
In January 2024, Gordon signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until June 2025.

## International career

He made his Guyana national football team debut on 6 June 2019 in a friendly against Bermuda, as a starter. He was then selected for the country's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup final 23-man squad after it was whittled down from forty players. He was recalled to the national team in March 2023 and scored on his first match back against Bermuda. In a 6–0 win over Antigua and Barbuda he got 3 assists. He captained the team for the first time in a loss to Suriname in the CONCACAF Nations League on the 16th of October 2024.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2016–17 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2017–18 | National League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2018–19 | National League | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2019–20 | National League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Total | Total | 50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| Whitehawk (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Hendon (loan) | 2017–18 | IL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Dartford (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 | League One | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Walsall | 2022–23 | League Two | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Walsall | 2023–24 | League Two | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Walsall | 2024–25 | League Two | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Walsall | Total | Total | 105 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 223 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 260 | 14 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in EFL Trophy

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Guyana | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Guyana | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Guyana | 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| Guyana | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 2 |
    As of match played 15 October 2024
    Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gordon goal
List of international goals scored by Liam Gordon :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 March 2023 | Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda | 8 | Bermuda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League |
| 2 | 11 June 2024 | Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados | 20 | Belize | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Bolton Wanderers
* EFL League Two third-place (promotion): 2020–21