Jordan Thompson (rugby league)

Jordan Thompson
Personal information
Full name Jordan Thompson
Born (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991
England
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight 15 st 13 lb (101 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–13 Castleford Tigers 78 28 0 0 112
2011(loan) → York City Knights 5 0 1 0 2
2014–17 Hull F.C. 103 12 0 0 48
2018 Leigh Centurions 26 1 0 0 4
2018 Leeds Rhinos 6 0 0 0 0
Total 218 41 1 0 166
As of 12 October 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Jordan Thompson is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, loose forward or centre for the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League.[5]

Early career

He signed for the club form local amateur side Normanton Knights.

Earlier in his career he played as a fullback and on the wing.[6]

First team appearances

Thompson made his first-team début in a 50–10 loss to St. Helens in round 16 of 2009's Super League XIV, where he came on off the bench.[7] Since this, he made his maiden start for the club in a 40–38 win at Bradford where he scored a try playing on the wing.[8]

Jordan has made a steady start to life in the Castleford first team and has filled in at full back, wing and centre and acquitted himself well. Jordan signed a new contract until the end of the 2013 season in July 2011.[9] Jordan signed a 3-year contract with Super League club Hull F.C. in September 2013 and has been a regular in the squad all through 2014 & 2015.[10]

In October 2017 he joined Leigh on a 2-year deal.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hull 1st Team Jordan Thompson". Hull FC. Hull FC. 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ↑ rleague.com Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ loverugbyleague
  4. ↑ Rugby League Project
  5. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jordan Thompson Profile". rleague.com. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "St Helens 50–10 Castleford". rleague.com. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Bradford 38–40 Castleford". rleague.com. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  9. ↑ 7 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Hull FC sign Jordan Thompson from Castleford Tigers". 9 September 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Jordan Thompson: Leigh Centurions sign Hull FC forward". BBC Sport. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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