Jordan Julious Green (born 22 February 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He began his youth career at the

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academy but was released at the age of 16, spending the next four years playing non-league football. He has had spells with

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and Barnsley along with loans at Newport County,

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and

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, before signing for

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on 14 August 2021.

Career

Green is a product of the

academy, where he spent five years, before being released at the age of 16 as coaches deemed him too small, as he was only five feet tall at the time. Following his release, Green played non-league football for

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playing in the Central Midlands League, before joining

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Division One side

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in November 2014, scoring four goals in 26 league appearances in the 2014–15 season. During his time at the club, Green worked part-time in a local

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supermarket as a shelf-stacker.

AFC Bournemouth

Green had considered quitting football at the end of the season but his agent offered him a trial at

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side

in 2015. Green funded the trial himself and impressed enough during training with under-21 coach

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and friendly matches against

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and

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to be handed an initial one-year contract by the ''Cherries''. In August 2016, Green joined Newport County on loan until 3 January 2017, along with

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, making his senior debut the following day, on 9 August 2016, for Newport in a 3–2 defeat to

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in the

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as a 74th-minute substitute in place of

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. Green made his

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debut on 13 August 2016 in the club's following match, being named in the starting line-up in a 1–0 victory over

, playing over an hour before being replaced by

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. Green scored his first goal for Newport on 30 August 2016 during a 4–1 defeat to

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in the

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. Green made a total of sixteen appearances for the Exiles. On 31 January 2017, Green joined League Two side

on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. However, Green was unable to be registered by the club due to "a failure to request his return papers from the

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following the conclusion of the original loan".

Yeovil Town

On 16 August 2017, Green signed for League Two club

on a free transfer signing a one-year contract.

Barnsley

On 18 January 2019, Green signed for League One club

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for an undisclosed fee signing a -year deal, with the option of a further year in favour of the club. On 14 January 2020, Green re-joined his former loan club Newport County on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. He made his second debut for Newport County on 18 January 2020 in the 2-0 League Two win against

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as a second-half substitute. Green scored his first goal for Newport on 25 February 2020 in the 4–2 defeat to Grimsby Town in League Two. Green made another loan move to

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on 20 August 2020, joining

on a six-month deal. The loan was terminated early in October after Green sustained an ankle injury. On 4 January 2021, Green's contract with Barnsley was terminated by mutual consent.

Dulwich Hamlet

On 14 August 2021, Green signed for

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club

following a successful trial.

Gillingham

On 15 July, Green signed for

side Gillingham following a successful trial period during pre season. Green scored his first goal for the club during an

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first round tie away at

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, scoring the second in a 2–0 win to send the Kent side to the second round. Green went on to make 26 appearances for the side in all competitions, but on 26 January 2023 Gillingham manager Neil Harris told the media that Green was "free to leave and find regular football but he is not going to play for us again at the club". Although he remained with the club, he was released at the end of the season.

Ramsgate

Green joined

of the

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when his Gillingham contract ended.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Barnsley *

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runner-up: 2018–19

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