Jordan White (footballer)

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Jordan White
Personal information
Full name Jordan Neil White
Date of birth (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 9
Youth career
Rangers
Hibernian
2006-2011 Dunfermline
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009-2011 Dunfermline 1 (0)
2009-2010 → Clyde (loan) 22 (5)
2011 → Dumbarton (loan) 8 (0)
2011 Drogheda United 15 (2)
2011 Clyde 6 (1)
2012 Falkirk 16 (0)
2012-2014 Stirling Albion 77 (38)
2014- Livingston 68 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 Dec 2015 (UTC)

Jordan Neil White (born 4 February 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Livingston in the Scottish Championship. White has had 124 starts since Sept 2012 when he joined Stirling Albion, during this period he has scored 61 goals and had 33 assists in all competitions, including the current season where he has had 16 starts,scored 8 goals and had 4 assists for Livingston

Career

Dunfermline Athletic

White who was born in Bellshill,[2] began his professional career with Dunfermline Athletic, signing a full-time contract with the Fife side in June 2008, making his senior début aged only 16 in a friendly match against Hearts on 16 July 2008.[2] White made his competitive senior début on 18 August 2009, in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Queen of the South.[3] White was awarded with the Dunfermline Athletic Under-19 Player of the Year Award for the 2009–10 season.[4]

Loan Periods

White signed on loan for Clyde in November 2009.[5] White scored his first senior goal in the 2–2 draw with Alloa Athletic on 6 March 2010. He had previously netted on 7 December 2009 in a Scottish Cup tie against Livingston, but the goal did not officially count as the game was abandoned due to heavy fog.[6] White made 22 competitive appearances, the majority in right midfield for Clyde, scoring 4 goals in the 2009–10 season White signed on loan for Dumbarton in March 2011, for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[7] White made 8 competitive appearances for Dumbarton. On his return to Scotland from Ireland White re-signed for Clyde on Friday 2 December 2011.[8] White made 6 competitive appearances for Clyde scoring one goal in the 2011–12 season.

Drogheda United

White was invited on trial with League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United in June 2011. He was offered a contract until the end of the season,after impressing manager Mick Cooke by scoring in a friendly against Dundee United at Hunky Dorys Park on Sunday 26 June 2011.[9] White made 15 competitive appearances for Drogheda United scoring two goals in season 2011.

Falkirk

During his second spell with Clyde, White caught the eye of then Falkirk manager Steven Pressley. He was invited to train with the club for a week and after impressing the manager he was offered an 18th month contract in Jan 2012. White scored two goals for Falkirk in a 3–0 victory against Stenhousemuir in the Stirlingshire Cup on 4 September 2012.[10] White went out on loan in September 2012 to Stirling Albion and due to cuts behind the scenes at Falkirk, he agreed to join Stirling Albion on a permanent deal with the good wishes of manager Steven Pressley, who said White had been a model professional during his time with the club.[11]

Stirling Albion

White signed on loan for Stirling Albion on 21 September 2012 for three months. A day later he scored on his début for his new club against Berwick Rangers on 22 September 2012.[12] White was also impressive in the historical one goal defeat of Rangers on 6 October 2012.[13] White agreed to join Stirling Albion on 1 January 2013, on a permanent basis and manager Greig McDonald was delighted to add White to his squad.[14] White scored his first senior hat-trick by scoring four goals in a 9–1 victory against East Stirlingshire on 9 March 2013, which is now the club's biggest league win in their history.[15] In 2012–13 season White made 31 competitive appearances for Stirling Albion scoring 15 goals and having 11 assists which led to him scooping 3 club awards for Players Player of the Year, Club Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer.[16] In 2013–14 season White made 46 competitive appearances scored 23 goals and had 12 assists which for the second year in a row saw him win the Stirling Albion Players Player of Year,Club Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer Awards. In his 20 months with the club White made 77 competitive appearances, scored 38 goals which included two hat-tricks, and had 23 assists.

Livingston

On 4 July 2014, White signed a two-year deal with Livingston.[17] White scored the winner on his home league debut against Cowdebeath on 16 August 2014.[18] White scored his third hat-trick of his career and first for Livingston on 13 September 2014 v Alloa Athletic. White scored one of the penalties in the semi-final penalty kicks decider to take Livingston into the Petrofac Scottish Challenge Cup Final. He also scored two goals in the final to help his club win 4–0 against Alloa Athletic on 5 April 2015. White made 44 appearances and was the clubs top goalscorer with 15 goals and 6 assists from 33 starts in season 2014–15. White has continued his good form into the current season by scoring 8 goals and having 4 assists in 16 starting appearances in 2015–16 season.

White has scored 23 goals and had 10 assists from 49 starts in his Livingston career to date. .

Career statistics

As of 31Dec 2015.[19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Clyde (loan) 2009–10 20 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 4
Dumbarton (loan) 2010–11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Drogheda United 2011 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 2
Clyde (loan) 2011–12 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Falkirk 2011–12 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2012 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
(Aged16 to 20) total 60 6 5 1 1 0 2 0 68 7
Stirling Albion 2012–13 29 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 31 15
2013–14 36 15 4 3 1 0 5 5 46 23
Livingston 2014–15 35 11 1 0 3 0 5 4 44 15
2015–16 17 4 1 2 3 1 3 1 24 8
(Aged 20 to 23) total 117 43 8 7 7 1 13 10 145 61
Career total 177 49 13 8 8 1 16 10 213 68

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

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