{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jordan Sanderson | image = | fullname = Jordan Ben Joseph Sanderson |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1993|08|07}}<ref name="Football Squads">{{cite web |title=FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13 |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2012-2013/flone/colches.htm |publisher=FootballSquads |accessdate=9 January 2013 }}</ref> | birth_place = Chingford, England<ref>{{cite book|editor1-first=Glenda|editor1-last=Rollin|editor2-first=Jack|editor2-last=Rollin|title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013|year=2012|publisher=Headline|location=London|isbn=978-0-7553-6356-8|page=457|edition=43rd}}</ref> | height = {{height|m=1.85}}<ref name="Football Squads"/> | currentclub = St Albans City | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 2009–2011 |youthclubs1 = Colchester United | years1 = 2011–2014 |clubs1 = Colchester United |caps1 = 2 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011 |clubs2 = → Chelmsford City (loan) |caps2 = 10 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014–2015 |clubs3 = Ebbsfleet United |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014 |clubs4 = → Lewes (loan) |caps4 = 2 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = → Grays Athletic (loan) |caps5 = 0 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2015–2016 |clubs6 = Chania |caps6 = 23 |goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017 |clubs7 = Braintree Town |caps7 = ? |goals7 = ? | years8 = 2017–2017 |clubs8 = Concord Rangers |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2018– |clubs9 = St Albans City |caps9 = 8 |goals9 = 0 | club-update = 18:35, 19 February 2019 (UTC) }}
'''Jordan Ben Joseph Sanderson''' (born 7 August 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Concord Rangers.<ref>[https://englishplayersabroad.com/2016/05/06/jordan-sanderson-chania-colchester-united-chelmsford-city-leroy-lita/ Exclusive interview with Chania's Jordan Sanderson] englishplayersabroad.com</ref>
Sanderson came through the Academy at Colchester United, where he made two Football League appearances. He featured for Chelmsford City on loan before joining Ebbsfleet United. He made just one league appearance for the club while spending time on loan at Lewes and Grays Athletic. He signed for Greek side Chania in September 2015.
==Career== ===Colchester United=== Sanderson is a product of the Colchester United Academy. He made 10 loan appearances for Chelmsford City in early 2011 before signing his first professional deal with the U's on 6 May 2011. He made his debut for the first-team as a late substitute for John-Joe O'Toole the following day in a 2–1 home victory over Bristol Rovers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Teenager Sanderson hungry for more opportunities with U's |url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/colchesterunited/9021941.Teenager_Sanderson_hungry_for_more_opportunities_with_U_s/ |publisher=Colchester Gazette |accessdate=9 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Colchester 2–1 Bristol Rovers |date=7 May 2011 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/13247146.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=9 January 2013 }}</ref>
Sanderson had to wait for almost three years for his second Colchester United appearances. He came on as an 84th-minute substitute for David Wright in a 2–1 away defeat to Leyton Orient on 1 March 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leyton Orient 2–1 Colchester |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26301920 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>
===Ebbsfleet United=== Following his release from Colchester, Sanderson joined Conference South side Ebbsfleet United during the summer of 2014, linking up with the club for their pre-season activities. His signing was completed on 5 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/another-new-face-at-fleet-21390/ |title=Ebbsfleet United sign former Colchester United and Chelmsford City midfielder Jordan Sanderson |last=Tervet |first=Steve |date=5 August 2014 |publisher=Kent Online |accessdate=25 October 2014 }}</ref> He was sent out on loan to Lewes on 11 August,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/mazzone-goes-out-on-loan-21668/ |title=Ebbsfleet United loan Leo Mazzone to Sittingbourne and fellow midfielder Jordan Sanderson to Lewes |last=Tervet |first=Steve |date=11 August 2014 |publisher=Kent Online |accessdate=18 April 2016 }}</ref> making two appearances.<ref name="AUFC">{{cite web |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/jordan-sanderson#playingcareer |title=Jordan Sanderson |last= |first= |date= |publisher=Aylesbury United FC |accessdate=18 April 2016 }}</ref> He then made his first and only league appearance for Ebbsfleet as an 84th-minute substitute for Charlie Sheringham on 4 October during a 3–0 away win over Farnborough.<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jordan-sanderson/176845/matches/ |title=Matches of J. Sanderson |last= |first= |date= |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=18 April 2016 }}</ref> He had already appeared in Ebbsfleet's 2–0 Kent Senior Cup defeat by Charlton Athletic and as a substitute in their 7–1 FA Cup win over Hythe Town.<ref name="AUFC"/>
Sanderson returned to Essex in November 2014 when he joined Grays Athletic in a month-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/jordan-returns-to-essex-in-loan-deal/ |title=Jordan returns to Essex in loan deal |last=Miller |first=Ed |date=11 November 2014 |publisher=Ebbsfleet United FC |accessdate=18 April 2016 }}</ref> He played three games for Grays during his stay, including an appearance in a 3–1 Isthmian League Cup win over Tilbury, a 2–0 FA Trophy second qualifying round defeat to Tonbridge Angels, and a 1–1 away draw at Concord Rangers in the fourth round of the Essex Senior Cup.<ref name="GAFC">{{cite web |url=http://www.graysath-online.com/stats/player.php?id=458&oppid= |title=Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive |last= |first= |date= |publisher=Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive |accessdate=18 April 2016 }}</ref>
On 5 June 2015, Sanderson was released by the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/trio-to-depart-the-fleet/ |title=Trio to depart the Fleet |last=Miller |first=Ed |date=5 June 2015 |publisher=Ebbsfleet United FC |accessdate=18 April 2016 }}</ref>
===Chania=== Sanderson began playing for Greek Football League side Chania in September 2015. He made his debut on 29 September in a 1–0 win at Pankritio Stadium over Ergotelis, before scoring his first professional goal in the Greek Cup win against Olympiacos Volos on 29 October.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 14 April 2016.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Colchester United |2010–11<ref name="Games played by Jordan Sanderson in 2010/2011">{{Soccerbase season|59471|2010|name=Jordan Sanderson|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> |League One |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2011–12<ref name="Games played by Jordan Sanderson in 2011/2012">{{Soccerbase season|59471|2011|name=Jordan Sanderson|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> |League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2012–13<ref name="Games played by Jordan Sanderson in 2012/2013">{{Soccerbase season|59471|2012|name=Jordan Sanderson|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> |League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2013–14<ref name="Games played by Jordan Sanderson in 2013/2014">{{Soccerbase season|59471|2013|name=Jordan Sanderson|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> |League One |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0 |- |Chelmsford City (loan) |2010–11<ref name="Soccerway"/> |Conference South |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||10||0 |- |Ebbsfleet United |2014–15<ref name="AUFC"/><ref name="Soccerway"/> |Conference South |1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=KSC>Appearance in Kent Senior Cup</ref>||0||3||0 |- |Lewes (loan) |2014–15<ref name="AUFC"/> |Isthmian League Premier Division |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||2||0 |- |Grays Athletic (loan) |2014–15<ref name="GAFC"/> |Isthmian League Premier Division |0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=ILC>Appearance in Isthmian League Cup</ref><ref group=lower-alpha name=FAT>Appearance in FA Trophy</ref><ref group=lower-alpha name=ESC>Appearance in Essex Senior Cup</ref>||0||3||0 |- |Chania |2015–16<ref name="Soccerway"/> |Football League |23||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !38!!0!!5!!1!!0!!0!!4!!0!!47!!1 |}
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==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|jordan-sanderson/176845}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanderson, Jordan}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest Category:People from Chingford Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:English men's footballers Category:Colchester United F.C. players Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players Category:Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Category:Lewes F.C. players Category:Grays Athletic F.C. players Category:AO Chania F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Isthmian League players Category:Football League (Greece) players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:21st-century English sportsmen