 Gordon with Hearts in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Sinclair Gordon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1982[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Currie Boys | |||
| 2000–2003 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Heart of Midlothian | 139 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Sunderland | 88 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Celtic | 147 | (0) |
| 2020– | Heart of Midlothian | 81 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 2004– | Scotland | 75 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024 | |||
Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, whom he captains, and the Scotland national team.
Gordon started his career with Heart of Midlothian. He spent time on loan at Cowdenbeath (in 2001–02), before establishing himself as Hearts' first-choice keeper between 2003 and 2007, winning the Scottish Cup in 2005–06.[4] English Premier League club Sunderland bought him in 2007 for £9 million (then the British transfer record fee for a goalkeeper).[5]
Gordon suffered serious injuries during his time with Sunderland and was released from his contract in 2012.[5] After two years out of the game, Gordon signed for Celtic in July 2014.[6] He won five Scottish league titles, two Scottish Cups and four Scottish League Cups with Celtic, including domestic trebles in 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19. He left Celtic and returned to Hearts in June 2020.
Gordon was the regular goalkeeper for the Scotland national football team between 2004 and 2010, before injuries interrupted his career, and returned to the national set-up in 2014.[7] He made the Scottish FA International Roll of Honour, having made his 50th full international appearance for Scotland in 2017. In June 2024 he became the oldest footballer to have played for Scotland.
Gordon has been voted the SFWA Footballer of the Year three times, in 2006, 2015 and 2022, and was voted SPL and SFWA Young Player of the Year in 2004.
- ^ "Craig Gordon". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Craig Gordon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Craig Gordon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Where are the Hearts Scottish cup-winning team of 2006 now?". Edinburgh Evening News. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b Marshall, Alan (11 February 2013). "Scotland ace Craig Gordon admits his sights are set on management after career-threatening knee injury". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Craig Gordon signs for Celtic". Celtic. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Haggerty, Anthony (20 November 2014). "Craig Gordon: Having family see my Scotland comeback against England tops everything I've done in football". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 January 2017.