Daniel Stefan Gordon (born 16 January 1985) is a former professional

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who played as a defender. Born in Germany, he has represented the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Gordon has played for

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successfu ...

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

, and

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The club's greatest success ...

. After Gordon's contract with

expired in summer 2020, the club was still considering an extension in August. In September 2020, he signed a one-year contract with the club.

International career

Gordon received his first call-up to the Jamaica national team on 30 May 2013 for the forthcoming World Cup qualification match against Mexico. He made his debut on 4 June 2013. Gordon scored his first international goal in the 3–0 friendly victory over

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International goals

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Montego Bay Sports Complex Montego Bay Sports Complex (sometimes referred to as Catherine Hall Sports Complex) is a multi-purpose sports stadium in the Catherine Hall area of the city of Montego Bay, Jamaica. It is also the former home field for Montego Bay United. The st ...

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Personal life

His father, Gary Gordon, is a British ex-soldier who worked as a youth coach at

References

Living people 1985 births Footballers from Dortmund Men's association football defenders German men's footballers German people of Jamaican descent Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers VfL Bochum II players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players FSV Frankfurt players Karlsruher SC players SV Sandhausen players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players 2015 Copa América players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub