Jordan Lyden

Jordan Lyden
Personal information
Full name Jordan David Lyden[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
ECU Joondalup
2012–15 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Aston Villa 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2022 Swindon Town 45 (1)
2023 Leyton Orient 5 (0)
2023–2024 Hereford 13 (0)
International career‡
2014 Australia U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:08, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2019

Jordan David Lyden (born 30 January 1996) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is a free agent.

Born in Perth, Lyden played youth soccer 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.

Club career

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Aston Villa

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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 an 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, coming on as a substitute for Leandro Bacuna after 66 minutes with the team five goals down, with 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]

Lyden's Aston Villa career was beset by a number of injuries, and found it difficult to stake a claim to a first team space. On 31 August 2018, after making only four first team appearances in his six years at the club, Lyden went on loan to Oldham Athletic.[8] On 17 November 2018, Lyden scored his first goal in league football in a 3–1 victory for Oldham over Cambridge United. The long range effort earned plaudits from fans across the Football League.[9] He returned to Aston Villa on 1 January 2019, after playing 14 times for Oldham, and scoring 1 goal. He hoped that his performances on loan would be enough to secure him a new contract.[10]

However, Lyden's poor luck with injuries continued; and on 11 January 2019, just 10 days after returning to Aston Villa from his loan spell, Lyden suffered a muscle injury in training – which would take three months to recover from.[11]

On 17 March 2019, Lyden made a post on his personal Instagram announcing that he had left Aston Villa.[12] After leaving Villa, Lyden trained with EFL League One club Southend United.[13]

Swindon Town

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On 26 July 2019, Lyden joined EFL League Two club Swindon Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial.[14] In his first season he helped Swindon win the league title and promotion to League One.[15] Later that summer he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[16] He suffered a season-ending achilles injury in February 2022,[17] and was released by Swindon in the summer.

Leyton Orient

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On 20 January 2023, Lyden signed for then-League Two leaders Leyton Orient on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[18] He featured in five league matches for the O's as they went on to win the league title and promotion to League One.[19] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[20]

Hereford

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On 15 September 2023, Lyden signed for National League North club Hereford, reuniting with former Swindon team mate Paul Caddis.[21] He made his debut for the club the following day, starting and playing 63 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–0 FA Cup second qualifying round win over Anstey Nomads.[22] He signed a contract at Hereford until the end of the season a month later, along with Paul Downing.[23] At the end of the 2023–24 season, he was invited back to pre-season training with the club, but suffered a long-term injury during a pre-season friendly.[24]

International career

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In late 2013, Lyden was called up to the Australia under-20 side to travel to Malaysia for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[25] He made his debut for the Young Socceroos in a win over Hong Kong, coming on for Stefan Mauk in the second half.[26]

Career statistics

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As of matched played 3 April 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2015–16[28] Premier League 4 0 2 0 0 0 — 6 0
2016–17[29] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[30] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19[31] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[31] League Two 10 1 2 0 — 2[a] 0 14 1
Swindon Town 2019–20[32] League Two 21 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 24 1
2020–21[33] League One 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
2021–22[34] League Two 10 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 1 14 1
Total 45 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 53 2
Leyton Orient 2022–23[35] League Two 5 0 — — — 5 0
Hereford 2023–24[27][36] National League North 13 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 16 0
Career total 77 2 9 0 4 0 6 1 96 3
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

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Aston Villa U23s

Swindon Town

Leyton Orient

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Swindon Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Jordan Lyden on senior call-up – and who helped him the most". Aston Villa Football Club. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. 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. ^ "Jordan Lyden: Aston Villa midfielder joins Oldham Athletic on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Oldham Athletic 3–1 Cambridge United: John Lyden thunderbolt in Latics win". Sky Sports. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. ^ Smedley, Simon (1 November 2018). "Lyden has no regrets". Oldham Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  11. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-sunday-times-9029/20190210/283699775760930. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Potter, Jacob (18 March 2019). "ASTON VILLA PLAYER CONFIRMS VILLA PARK DEPARTURE". Football League World. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. ^ Phillips, Chris (27 June 2019). "Former Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Lyden to train with Southend United". The Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Swindon sign ex-Villa midfielder Lyden". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  15. ^ "'We'll wait to celebrate title with fans'". BBC Sport. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Lyden signs new Swindon Town contract". BBC Sport. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Swindon's Lyden suffers Achilles injury". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Jordan Lyden: Leyton Orient sign former Swindon Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Leyton Orient beat Crewe to seal League Two title". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Clay to leave champions Orient after six years". BBC Sport. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Midfielder, Lyden, Joins the Bulls". Hereford FC. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  22. ^ Lawrence, David (16 September 2023). "Hereford FC v Anstey Nomads LIVE minute by minute updates". Hereford Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  23. ^ Lawrence, David (17 October 2023). "Hereford FC sign two players for remainder of season". Hereford Times. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Playing Squad Update". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Okon names Young Socceroos squad". FourFourTwo. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  26. ^ "Australia 7–0 Hong Kong". Asian Football Confederation. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  27. ^ a b Jordan Lyden at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  30. ^ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  34. ^ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  35. ^ "Games played by Jordan Lyden in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  36. ^ FA Cup second qualifying round v Anstey Nomads (H), 16 September 2023: "Hereford FC v Anstey Nomads LIVE minute by minute updates". Hereford Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
    FA Cup third qualifying round v Cambridge City (H), 30 September 2023: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Hereford 3 - 0 Cambridge City". Football Web Pages. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  37. ^ "Match report: Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!". Aston Villa Football Club. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  38. ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  39. ^ "Vigouroux and Orient toast League Two title win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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