{{short description|English footballer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kaide Gordon | image = Kaide Gordon Liverpool FC gegen 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Testspiel 23. Juli 2021) 36 (cropped).jpg | caption = Gordon playing for Liverpool in 2021 | full_name = Kaide Gordon<ref name="worldfootball">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe663421/kaide-gordon/ |title=Kaide Gordon: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3681595 |title=2023/24 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|5|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/312241/kaide-gordon |title=Kaide Gordon: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> | birth_place = Burton-on-Trent, England | height = {{convert|1.73|m|order=flip}}<ref name="worldfootball"/> | position = Winger, attacking midfielder | currentclub = Liverpool | clubnumber = 49 | youthyears1 = 2013–2020 | youthclubs1 = Derby County | years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = Derby County | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021– | clubs2 = Liverpool | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024–2025 | clubs3 = → Norwich City (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2025 | clubs4 = → Portsmouth (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2020 | nationalteam1 = England U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021 | nationalteam2 = England U18 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2024– | nationalteam3 = England U20 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 15 March 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 13:34, 12 December 2024 (UTC) }} '''Kaide Gordon''' (born 5 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for {{English football updater|Liverpoo}} club Liverpool.
==Early life== Gordon was born in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.<ref name="worldfootball"/> He is of Jamaican descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/how-lfc-academy-celebrated-black-history-month|title=How the LFC Academy celebrated Black History Month - Liverpool FC|date=12 November 2022|website=www.liverpoolfc.com}}</ref>
==Club career== Gordon joined Derby County in 2013 at under-9 level<ref>{{Cite news |title=Liverpool close in on Kaide Gordon: 'The best 16-year-old in the country' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2346323/2021/01/26/liverpool-kaide-gordon-derby/ |website=The Athletic |date=26 January 2021 |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref> and went onto to make his senior debut on 29 December 2020, as a substitute in a 4–0 win against Birmingham City.<ref>{{cite news|title=Birmingham City 0-4 Derby County|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55406582|accessdate=29 December 2020|website=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2020}}</ref>
On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Gordon had joined Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gordon completes move to Liverpool|url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/02/gordon-completes-move-to-liverpool|accessdate=5 February 2021|publisher=Derby County F.C.|date=5 February 2021}}</ref> Derby County received an undisclosed compensation fee, reported to be in the region of £1 million, rising to £3 million with add-ons.<ref>{{cite news|title=Liverpool close in on Derby youngster Kaide Gordon after Wayne Rooney praise|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-kaide-gordon-derby-breaking-19693265|accessdate=5 February 2021|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=25 January 2021}}</ref> Gordon made his Liverpool debut in an EFL Cup tie at Carrow Road where Liverpool beat Norwich City 3–0 on 21 September 2021.<ref name="BBC-21Sep2020">{{cite news |title=Norwich City 0-3 Liverpool |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58553817 |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 September 2021}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Liverpool against Shrewsbury in his second match for the club in the third round of the FA Cup, becoming Liverpool's second youngest goalscorer in all competitions, and their youngest ever scorer in the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/09/liverpool-shrewsbury-fa-cup-match-report |title= Liverpool survive early scare to cruise to FA Cup win over Shrewsbury|date=9 January 2022|work=Guardian|accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref> He made his English Premier League debut on 16 January 2022 as a second-half substitute against Brentford.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool 3-0 Brentford |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59925850 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
==International career== Having represented England at U16 level,<ref name = 'Academy'>{{cite web|title=Kaide Gordon Named Derby County Academy Player Of The Season|url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2020/07/kaide-gordon-named-derby-county-academy-player-of-the-season|accessdate=29 December 2020|publisher=Derby County F.C.|date=25 July 2020}}</ref> Gordon made his England U18s debut during a 1–1 draw with Wales at Newport International Sports Village on 3 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=England MU19s 2-0 Italy|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2021/Sep/03/20210309-england-mu18s-wales-report|access-date=2021-09-04|website=EnglandFootball.com|language=en}}</ref>
Gordon made his debut for the England Elite League squad as substitute during a 5-1 win over Poland at the Bialystok City Stadium on 22 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report: Poland 1-5 England Elite League Squad|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Mar/22/england-elite-league-squad-poland-report-20240322 |website=England Football |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Gordon's older brother Kellan Gordon is a professional footballer for Crawley Town.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|match played 11 November 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|new_id=gordon-kaide/UBYcgYhP|name=Kaide Gordon|access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref> {| 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"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Derby County |2020–21<ref name="S20">{{Soccerbase season|137160|2020|access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref> |Championship |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="6"|Liverpool |2020–21<ref name="S20"/> |Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2021–22<ref name="S21">{{Soccerbase season|137160|2021|access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref> |Premier League |1||0||1||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||1 |- |2022–23<ref name="S22">{{Soccerbase season|137160|2022|access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2023–24<ref name="S23">{{Soccerbase season|137160|2023|access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref> |Premier League |1||0||1||0||0||0||1{{efn|name="UEL"|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2025–26<ref name="S25">{{Soccerbase season|137160|2025|access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!2!!1!!3!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!8!!1 |- |rowspan="4"|Liverpool U21 |2021–22<ref name="S21"/> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name="EFT"|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||1||0 |- |2023–24<ref name="S23"/> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name="EFT"}}||0||1||0 |- |2025–26<ref name="S25"/> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name="EFT"}}||2||3||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!2!!5!!2 |- |Norwich City (loan) |2024–25<ref name="S24">{{Soccerbase season|137160|2024|access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref> |Championship |10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |Portsmouth (loan) |2024–25<ref name="S24"/> |Championship |5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !18!!1!!2!!1!!3!!0!!1!!0!!5!!2!!29!!4 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/kaide-gordon Kaide Gordon] at the Liverpool F.C. website * {{Premier League player|70228}} * {{UEFA player}}
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