Craig Gordon

Craig Gordon
Gordon in 2006
Personal information
Full name Craig Sinclair Gordon[1]
Date of birth (1982-12-31) 31 December 1982 (age 42)[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)
* 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.

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 35 0
2004–05 38 0 6 0 3 0 6[a] 0 53 0
2005–06 36 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 43 0
2006–07 34 0 1 0 1 0 6[b] 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[c] 0 52 0
2015–16 35 0 2 0 3 0 12[d] 0 52 0
2016–17 35 0 5 0 4 0 11[e] 0 55 0
2017–18 26 0 3 0 4 0 12[e] 0 45 0
2018–19 18 0 0 0 0 0 14[f] 0 32 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 2 0 4[g] 0 6 0
Total 147 0 15 0 17 0 63 0 242 0
Heart of Midlothian 2020–21 Scottish Championship 26 0 2[h] 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
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League and six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ The later stages of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup were played in October and December 2020.

International

As of match played 16 November 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2004 5 0
2005 9 0
2006 5 0
2007 10 0
2008 6 0
2009 3 0
2010 2 0
2011 —
2012 —
2013 —
2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2017 7 0
2018 2 0
2019 —
2020 1 0
2021 9 0
2022 10 0
Total 74 0

Honours

Hearts Academy

Heart of Midlothian

Celtic

Scotland

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Craig Gordon". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Craig Gordon". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. ↑ "Craig Gordon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Craig Gordon – Scotland". FitbaStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "JOHN MCGLYNN Pro Licensed Manager, Coach & Scout". Sports Career Agency. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Famous Faces – Youth Cup Final". SFA. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Hearts 1–1 Gretna (4–2 on pens)". BBC Sport. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hearts confirmed as Scottish Championship winners as Robbie Neilson secures promotion to Premiership". Herald Scotland. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Aberdeen 1 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Dundee Utd 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  13. ↑ English, Tom (27 November 2016). "Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Gordon voted player of the year". BBC Sport. 16 April 2006.
  18. ↑ Halliday, Stephen (20 May 2015). "Craig Gordon named writers' Player of the Year". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Collin, Iain (4 May 2022). "Craig Gordon: I wanted to show I could still do it". The Times. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "GORDON VOTED PLAYER OF YEAR HEARTS KEEPER EARNS 2021/22 AWARD". SPFL. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "SFWA YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR". SFWA. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  22. ↑ "NOW YOU KNOW: Faddy outfoxed opposition to land first youth award". Glasgow Times. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  23. ↑ "Rangers land their Rae of hope". The Daily Telegraph. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  24. ↑ "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.
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "HEROES HONOURED AT FOREVER HEARTS". HOMFC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  27. ↑ "PFA Scotland Team of the Year sees Rangers' season voted unworthy of mention". Herald Scotland. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "HEARTS DUO MAKE TEAM OF THE YEAR". Heart of Midlothian FC. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  29. ↑ "BANK OF SCOTLAND MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS". SPFL. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2020.