Jordan White (footballer)
 White, after signing for Wrexham on 20 May 2016. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Neil White | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| 2006–2011 | Dunfermline | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Dunfermline | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Clyde (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | Drogheda United | 15 | (2) |
| 2011 | Clyde | 6 | (1) |
| 2012 | Falkirk | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Stirling Albion | 77 | (38) |
| 2014–2016 | Livingston | 88 | (31) |
| 2016– | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jordan Neil White (born 4 February 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Wrexham in the National League. Since September 2012 he has scored 69 goals and had 35 assists in all competitions from 141 starting appearances to date.
Career
Dunfermline Athletic
Born in Bellshill,[2] White began his professional career with Dunfermline Athletic, signing a full-time contract with the Fife side in June 2008, making his senior début aged only 16 in a friendly match against Hearts on 16 July 2008.[2] White made his competitive senior début on 18 August 2009, in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Queen of the South.[3] White was awarded with the Dunfermline Athletic Under-19 Player of the Year Award for the 2009–10 season.[4]
Loan periods
White signed on loan for Clyde in November 2009.[5] White scored his first senior goal in the 2–2 draw with Alloa Athletic on 6 March 2010. He had previously netted on 7 December 2009 in a Scottish Cup tie against Livingston, but the goal did not officially count as the game was abandoned due to heavy fog.[6] White made 22 competitive appearances, the majority in right midfield for Clyde, scoring four goals in the 2009–10 season White signed on loan for Dumbarton in March 2011, for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[7] White made eight competitive appearances for Dumbarton. On his return to Scotland from Ireland White re-signed for Clyde on Friday 2 December 2011.[8] White made six competitive appearances for Clyde scoring one goal in the 2011–12 season.
Drogheda United
White was invited on trial with League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United in June 2011. He was offered a contract until the end of the season,after impressing manager Mick Cooke by scoring in a friendly against Dundee United at United Park on Sunday 26 June 2011.[9] White made 15 competitive appearances for Drogheda United scoring two goals in season 2011.
Falkirk
After returning from Ireland and during his second spell with Clyde, White caught the eye of then Falkirk manager Steven Pressley. He was invited to train with the club for a week and after impressing the manager he was offered an 18-month contract in January 2012. White scored two goals for Falkirk in a 3–0 victory against Stenhousemuir in the Stirlingshire Cup on 4 September 2012.[10] White went out on loan in September 2012 to Stirling Albion and due to cuts behind the scenes at Falkirk, he agreed to join Stirling Albion on a permanent deal with the good wishes of manager Steven Pressley, who said White had been a model professional during his time with the club.[11]
Stirling Albion
White signed on loan for Stirling Albion on 21 September 2012 for three months. A day later he scored on his début for his new club against Berwick Rangers on 22 September 2012.[12] White was also impressive in the historical one goal defeat of Rangers on 6 October 2012.[13] White agreed to join Stirling Albion on 1 January 2013, on a permanent basis and manager Greig McDonald was delighted to add White to his squad.[14] White scored his first senior hat-trick by scoring four goals in a 9–1 victory against East Stirlingshire on 9 March 2013, which is now the club's biggest league win in their history.[15] In 2012–13 season White made 31 competitive appearances for Stirling Albion scoring 15 goals and having 11 assists which led to him scooping three club awards for Players Player of the Year, Club Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer.[16] In 2013–14 season White made 46 competitive appearances scored 23 goals and had 12 assists which for the second year in a row saw him win the Stirling Albion Players Player of Year,Club Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer Awards. In his 20 months with the club White made 77 competitive appearances, scored 38 goals which included two hat-tricks, and had 23 assists.
Livingston
On 4 July 2014, White signed a two-year deal with Livingston.[17] White scored the winner on his home league debut against Cowdenbeath on 16 August 2014.[18] White scored his third hat-trick of his career and first for Livingston on 13 September 2014 v Alloa Athletic. White scored one of the penalties in the semi-final penalty kicks decider to take Livingston into the Petrofac Scottish Challenge Cup Final. He also scored two goals in the final to help his club win 4–0 against Alloa Athletic on 5 April 2015. The club were in a relegation battle during his first season and White was instrumental in galvanising the team's safety by scoring two goals against Cowdenbeath on 11 April 2015 when they were losing the game with only 25 minutes remaining, most fans feel that White saved their season by his performance that day. This result helped the club to achieve 13 points in the final 6 games of the season which secured their future in the Scottish Championship. White made 44 appearances and was the club's top goalscorer with 15 goals and six assists from 33 starts in season 2014–15. White continued his good form into season 2015–16 scoring 16 goals and six assists from 33 starts, and in total has scored 31 goals and had 12 assists from 66 starts in his Livingston career. His second season with the club ended with White being captain of the team and winning three Club Awards, Players Player of Year,Top Goalscorer and Goal of Season.
Wrexham
White signed for Wrexham on 20 May 2016, stating that it was "an easy decision to join Wrexham".[19] However, during pre-season, he was hospitalised after being diagnosed with a problem with his bloodstream and was ruled out for two months. Wrexham manager Gary Mills commented that White had been left "more or less paralysed" by the problem for a time.[20]
Career statistics
- As of 7 May 2016.[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[nb 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde (loan) | 2009–10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2010–11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Drogheda United | 2011 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Clyde (loan) | 2011–12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Falkirk | 2011–12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| (Aged 16 to 20) total | 60 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 7 | |
| Stirling Albion | 2012–13 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 |
| 2013–14 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 23 | |
| Livingston | 2014–15 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 15 |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | |
| (Aged 20 to 24) total | 134 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 165 | 69 | |
| Career total | 194 | 55 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 233 | 76 | |
Honours
Individual
2009–10 Dunfermline Athletic Under 19s Player of Year
2012–13 Stirling Albion Player of Year / Players Player of Year /Top Goalscorer
2013–14 Stirling Albion Player of Year / Players Player of Year / Top Goalscorer
2014–15 Livingston Top Goalscorer
2015 -16 Livingston Players Player of Year / Top Goalscorer /Goal of Season
Club
2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner with Livingston
Notes
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- ↑ "Jordan White". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Introducing Jordan White". Dunfermline FC website. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ↑ "Dunfermline 1–2 Queen of the South". Dunfermline Athletic FC website. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ "2009-10Player of the Year Awards". Dunfermline FC website. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Second loan signing from the Pars". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ↑ "Clyde A-A Livingston". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ "Pars Becomes A Son". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Players Coming In". clydefc.co.uk. Clyde F.C. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "Dundee United ace David Goodwillie on verge of clinching £2m Cardiff City move". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "Falkirk 3 0 Stenhousemuir http://5".
- ↑ "Bairns set to make changes".
- ↑ "Berwick Rangers 4 Stirling Albion 1".
- ↑ "Stilling Albion 1 Rangers 0 http://5".
- ↑ "White agrees new deal".
- ↑ "Stirling Albion 9 East Stirlingshire 1". Stirling Albion F.C. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑ "Player of the year awards".
- ↑ Borthwick, Jamie (4 July 2014). "Livingston strengthen squad for Championship campaign with six new signings". STV Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Lvingston 2 Cowdenbeath 1: White wins it for Lions". STV Sport. Retrieved !& August 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Griffiths, Rob. "Joining Wrexham AFC was an easy decision to make says striker Jordan White". Daily Post. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jordan White: Wrexham striker out for two months". BBC Sport. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "J. White". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
