Kaide Gordon (born 5 October 2004) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

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club

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on loan from club

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Early life

Gordon was born in

Burton-upon-Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 7 ...

, Staffordshire. He is of Jamaican descent.

Club career

Gordon joined

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

in 2013 at under-9 level and went onto to make his senior debut on 29 December 2020, as a substitute in a 4–0 win against

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...

. On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Gordon had joined

received an undisclosed compensation fee, reported to be in the region of £1 million, rising to £3 million with add-ons. Gordon made his Liverpool debut in an

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tie at

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where Liverpool beat

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3–0 on 21 September 2021. He scored his first goal for Liverpool against

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

in his second match for the club in the third round of the

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, becoming Liverpool's second youngest goalscorer in all competitions, and their youngest ever scorer in the FA Cup. He made his

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debut on 16 January 2022 as a second-half substitute against

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International career

Having represented England at U16 level, Gordon made his England U18s debut during a 1–1 draw with Wales at

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on 3 September 2021. Gordon made his debut for the England Elite League squad as substitute during a 5-1 win over

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at the Bialystok City Stadium on 22 March 2024.

Personal life

Gordon's older brother

Kellan Gordon Kellan Gordon (born 25 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Notts County. Early life Born in Burton upon Trent, Gordon hails from the nearby village of Branston. Club career Derby County Hav ...

is a professional footballer for

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Career statistics

References

External links

Kaide Gordon
at the Liverpool F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Kaide 2004 births Living people Footballers from Derby English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers Derby County F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people 21st-century English sportsmen