Jordan Thompson (rugby league)

Jordan Thompson (born (1991-09-04)4 September 1991), also known by the nicknames of "The Hare", and "Hair Jordan", is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, loose forward or centre for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers, Hull F.C. and the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League, and the Leigh Centurions and the York City Knights in the Betfred Championship.[5]

Jordan Thompson
Personal information
Full nameJordan Thompson
Born (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991
Normanton, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight15 st 13 lb (101 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-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
2019 Hull F.C. 12 1 0 0 4
2019– Leigh Centurions 13 3 0 0 12
Total 243 45 1 0 182
As of 19 October 2019
Source: [2][3][4]

Background

Thompson was born in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England.

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. "Hull 1st Team Jordan Thompson". Hull FC. Hull FC. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 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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