Jordan Sangha (born 4 January 1998) is an English former professional footballer and current semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gornal Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Junior Sangha | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gornal Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → A.F.C. Telford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Rushall Olympic (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Leamington (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Ashton United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Evesham United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Wrens Nest | ||
| 2020– | Gornal Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 27 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Sangha was born in West Bromwich, and joined the Walsall youth-team at the age of eight.[1] He was named as Apprentice of the Season for the 2015–16 season. On 22 September 2016, he joined National League North side A.F.C. Telford United on a one-month loan deal.[2] He made his senior debut two days later, in a 0–0 draw with Chorley at the New Bucks Head, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for David Hibbert.[3] He made three further appearances for the "Bucks".[4] On 8 November, he made his first-team debut for Walsall after coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Amadou Bakayoko in a 1–0 victory over Leicester City U23 at the King Power Stadium.[5] He signed a new contract with the "Saddlers" in March 2017.[6]
On 20 October 2017, he joined Rushall Olympic of the Northern Premier League Premier Division on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 22 March 2018, he returned to the National League North on a one-month loan at Leamington.[8] He made just two appearances for the "Brakes", featuring for a total of just 26 minutes.[4]
On 11 September 2018, he joined National League North side Ashton United on loan, and made his debut for the "Robins" four days later in a 2–0 win at Hereford.[9]
He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season[10] and moved into non-league football with Evesham United, Wrens Nest and Gornal Athletic.
Statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2016–17[11] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[12] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[13] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| A.F.C. Telford United (loan) | 2016–17[4] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leamington (loan) | 2017–18[4] | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashton United (loan) | 2018–19[4] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total[b] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Statistics for Rushall Olympic, Evesham United, Wrens Nest and Gornal Athletic not known
References edit
- ^ "Jordon Sangha - Midfielder - First Team - Walsall FC". www.saddlers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Walsall teenager Jordan Sangha completes loan switch to Telford". Express and Star. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Telford's Jordan Sangha adjusting to physicality of league". Shropshire Star. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Jordan Sangha at Soccerway
- ^ "Leicester City U23 vs. Walsall - 8 November 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Teenagers Kory Roberts and Jordan Sangha sign new contracts with Walsall". Sky Sports. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Masi, Joseph (20 October 2017). "Walsall duo Milan Butterfield and Jordan Sangha join Rushall Olympic". Express and Star. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Trio Of New Brakes - Pitchero Non-League". Pitchero Non-League. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Hobson, Steve. "Hereford 0 vs. 2 Ashton United - 15 September 2018 - First Team - Ashton United Football Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Sangha in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Sangha in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan Sangha in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2018.