Jordan Lyden

Jordan Lyden
Personal information
Full name Jordan David Lyden[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 38
Youth career
ECU Joondalup
2012– Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Aston Villa 4 (0)
National team‡
2014 Australia U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2017

Jordan David Lyden (born 30 January 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for his club Aston Villa.

Born in Perth, Lyden played youth football for ECU Joondalup before moving to England to play for Aston Villa in 2012, making his professional debut for the side in 2016.

He has represented Australia at under-20 level.

Career

Club

Born in Perth, Australia, Lyden moved to England at the age of 16 and joined the academy of Aston Villa.[2] In December 2015, Lyden got called up to the senior side, who were struggling in the Premier League at the bottom of the table.[3] He made his professional senior debut for the side on 9 January 2016 in the FA Cup against Wycombe Wanderers. He came on as a 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw.[4] He was handed his first start, playing at right-back, in the replay ten days later which resulted in a 2–0 win for Villa.[5] Lyden made his Premier League debut for the side on 14 February 2016 against Liverpool F.C., coming on as a substitute for Leandro Bacuna after 66 minutes with the team 5 goals down, the game finishing 6–0.[6] Lyden made his league starting debut for Aston Villa in his third Premier League appearance on 10 April against Bournemouth.[7]

International

In late 2013, Lyden was called up to the Australia under-20 side to travel to Malaysia for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[8] He made his debut for the Young Socceroos in a win over Hong Kong, coming on for Stefan Mauk in the second half.[9]

Career statistics

As of 23 August 2017[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2015–16[11] Premier League 4020000060
2016–17 Championship 0000000000
2017–18 0000100010
Career total 4020100070

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2014 and 31/08/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Lyden on senior call-up - and who helped him the most". Aston Villa Football Club. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Wollasten, Steve (17 December 2015). "Jordan Lyden inclusion is a message to rest of youngsters says Remi Garde". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers vs. Aston Villa". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Aston Villa 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "Aston Villa 0–6 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 14 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Aston Villa 1 AFC Bournemouth 2 BBC match report, 10 April 2016
  8. ↑ "Okon names Young Socceroos squad". FourFourTwo. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Australia 7–0 Hong Kong". Asian Football Confederation. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Jordan Lyden at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.


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