Craig Gordon
Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, where he is club captain.
 Gordon in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Sinclair Gordon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1982[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Currie Boys | |||
| 2000–2003 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Heart of Midlothian | 139 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Sunderland | 88 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Celtic | 147 | (0) |
| 2020– | Heart of Midlothian | 78 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 2004– | Scotland | 74 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2022 | |||
Gordon celebrating with fellow Hearts teammates following their Scottish Cup victory in 2006.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 December 2022
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2001–02 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 139 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 175 | 0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2001–02 | Scottish Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2007–08 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 147 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 242 | 0 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Total Hearts | 217 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 277 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 463 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 627 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Cup
- Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Cup
- Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League and six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- The later stages of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup were played in October and December 2020.
Honours
Hearts Academy
Heart of Midlothian
- Scottish Cup: 2005–06[7]
- Scottish Championship: 2020–21[8]
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19[9]
- Scottish Cup: 2016–17,[10] 2017–18[11]
- Scottish League Cup: 2014–15,[12] 2016–17,[13] 2017–18,[14] 2018–19,[15] 2019–20[16]
Scotland
- UEFA Nations League B: Promotion 2022–23
Individual
- SFWA Footballer of the Year: 2005–06,[17] 2014–15,[18] 2021–22[19]
- SPFL Premiership Player of the Year: 2021–22[20]
- SFWA Young Player of the Year: 2003–04[21][22]
- SPL Young Player of the Year: 2003–04[23]
- SFWA International Player of the Year: 2009–10[24]
- Heart of Midlothian Hall of Fame: 2007[25]
- Hearts Supporters Player of the Year: 2021–22[26]
- Hearts Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22[26]
- PFA Scotland Premiership Team of the Year: 2014–15,[27] 2021–22[28]
- Scotland national football team roll of honour inductee: 2017
- SPL Young Player of the Month: December 2003[29]
References
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- "JOHN MCGLYNN Pro Licensed Manager, Coach & Scout". Sports Career Agency. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Famous Faces – Youth Cup Final". SFA. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Hearts 1–1 Gretna (4–2 on pens)". BBC Sport. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "Hearts confirmed as Scottish Championship winners as Robbie Neilson secures promotion to Premiership". Herald Scotland. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- English, Tom (4 May 2019). "Celtic secured an eighth consecutive title in style with a convincing win away to wasteful Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "Aberdeen 1 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Dundee Utd 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- English, Tom (27 November 2016). "Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Gordon voted player of the year". BBC Sport. 16 April 2006.
- Halliday, Stephen (20 May 2015). "Craig Gordon named writers' Player of the Year". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- Collin, Iain (4 May 2022). "Craig Gordon: I wanted to show I could still do it". The Times. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- "GORDON VOTED PLAYER OF YEAR HEARTS KEEPER EARNS 2021/22 AWARD". SPFL. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "SFWA YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR". SFWA. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "NOW YOU KNOW: Faddy outfoxed opposition to land first youth award". Glasgow Times. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Rangers land their Rae of hope". The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- "Jim Stewart saved me from being ditched by Hearts when I was 15, says Scotland No1 Craig Gordon". Daily Record. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "On this day in Edinburgh's history: 1982 Scottish goalkeeper Craig Gordon was born". STV News. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "HEROES HONOURED AT FOREVER HEARTS". HOMFC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "PFA Scotland Team of the Year sees Rangers' season voted unworthy of mention". Herald Scotland. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- "HEARTS DUO MAKE TEAM OF THE YEAR". Heart of Midlothian FC. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- "BANK OF SCOTLAND MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS". SPFL. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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