Liam Gordon (footballer, born 1996) explained

Liam Craig Gordon (born 26 January 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Motherwell.

Career

Gordon played for Dundee and Raith Rovers at youth level before John McGlynn took him to Hearts on a three-year contract, initially playing for Hearts youths where he played in the 2014 Youth Cup final losing to Rangers on penalties (he missed the penalty to win it for Hearts) before spending six months on loan at Arbroath during the 2014–15 season in the process.^[1]

He was signed for his boyhood heroes St Johnstone by Tommy Wright in 2015,^{[2] [3]} moving on loan to Elgin City shortly afterwards.^[4] He made his debut for St Johnstone in May 2016, starting in a 2–2 draw against Hearts.^[5]

In January 2017, Gordon, along with fellow Saints defender Aaron Comrie, moved on loan to Scottish League One side Peterhead until the end of the 2016–17 season.^[6]

In July 2019, Gordon was ruled out for up to six weeks after he fractured his elbow in training.^[7] on 6 December 2020, he captained St Johnstone for the first time, in a 1–1 draw away to Celtic.^[2]

On 24 June 2024, Gordon joined Motherwell on a two-year deal upon the expiration of his contract with St Johnstone.^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	2014–15	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[9]	0	2	0
Arbroath (loan)	2014–15	Scottish League Two	10	0	1	0	0	0	2[10]	0	13	0
St Johnstone	2015–16	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2017–18	Scottish Premiership	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	13	0	0	0	4	0	—		17	0
	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	16	0	2	0	0	0	1[11]	0	19	0
	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	36	1	5	0	7	0	—		48	1
	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	12	1	0	0	1	0	3[12]	0	16	1
	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	32	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	34	2
	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	32	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	37	0
	Total		149	4	10	0	17	0	5	0	181	4
Elgin City (loan)	2015–16	Scottish League Two	12	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	16	0
Peterhead (loan)	2016–17	Scottish League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	4[13]	0	11	0
Motherwell	2024–25	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			178	4	11	0	19	0	15	0	223	4

Honours

St Johnstone

• Scottish Cup

2020–21^[14]

• Scottish League Cup

2020–21^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish League Two ins and out - January 2015. Lindsay. Clive. BBC Sport. 17 February 2015. 28 December 2020.
2. Web site: DREAM COME TRUE: Perth lad Liam Gordon was honoured to captain St Johnstone. Gallagher. Matthew. dailyrecord.co.uk. 7 December 2020. 28 December 2020.
3. Web site: Liam Gordon St Johnstone player profile. perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 28 December 2020.
4. Web site: WEIR MAKES THREE LOAN SIGNINGS. spfl.co.uk. 16 July 2015. 28 December 2020.
5. Web site: Hearts 2–2 St Johnstone . Brian . McLauchlin . BBC Sport . BBC . 15 May 2016 . 16 May 2016.
6. Web site: Perth Saints aid Blue Toon recruitment . Peterhead FC . 4 January 2017 . 6 January 2017.
7. Web site: Liam Gordon: St Johnstone defender out with fractured elbow. 11 July 2019. BBC Sport.
8. Web site: Club . Motherwell Football . Gibson . Scott . 2024-06-24 . Liam Gordon becomes our latest addition . 2024-07-14 . Motherwell Football Club . en.
9. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
10. Appearances in the League One play-offs
11. Appearance as an over-age player for St Johnstone under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
12. One Appearance in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Conference League
13. Appearances in the League One play-offs
14. Web site: Lindsay. Clive. 22 May 2021. Perth side complete domestic cup double. 22 May 2021. BBC.
15. Web site: St Johnstone beat Livingston to clinch their first League Cup. BBC. 28 February 2021. 28 February 2021.