Jordan David Lyden (born 30 January 1996) is an Australian professional

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player who last played as a defensive midfielder for Leyton Orient. Born in Perth, Lyden played youth soccer for

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before moving to England to play for

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in 2012, making his professional debut for the side in 2016. He has represented Australia at under-20 level.

Career

Club

Born in Perth,

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, Lyden moved to England at the age of 16 and joined the academy of

. In December 2015, Lyden got called up to the senior side, who were struggling in the Premier League at the bottom of the table. He made his professional senior debut for the side on 9 January 2016 in the FA Cup against Wycombe Wanderers. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw. He was handed his first start, playing at right-back, in the replay ten days later which resulted in a 2–0 win for Villa. Lyden made his Premier League debut for the side on 14 February 2016 against Liverpool, coming on as a substitute for

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after 66 minutes with the team five goals down, with the game finishing 6–0. Lyden made his league starting debut for Aston Villa in his third Premier League appearance on 10 April against

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. Lyden's Aston Villa career was beset by a number of injuries, and found it difficult to stake a claim to a first team space. On 31 August 2018, after making only four first team appearances in his six years at the club, Lyden went on loan to Oldham Athletic. On 17 November 2018, Lyden scored his first goal in league football in a 3–1 victory for Oldham over Cambridge United. The long range effort earned plaudits from fans across the Football League. He returned to Aston Villa on 1 January 2019, after playing 14 times for Oldham, and scoring 1 goal. He hoped that his performances on loan would be enough to secure him a new contract. However, Lyden's poor luck with injuries continued; and on 11 January 2019, just 10 days after returning to Aston Villa from his loan spell, Lyden suffered a muscle injury in training – which would take three months to recover from. On 17 March 2019, Lyden made a post on his personal Instagram announcing that he had left Aston Villa. On 26 July 2019, Lyden joined Swindon Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial. On 20 January 2023, Lyden signed for

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leaders Leyton Orient on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

International

In late 2013, Lyden was called up to the Australia under-20 side to travel to Malaysia for

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. He made his debut for the Young Socceroos in a win over Hong Kong, coming on for

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in the second half.

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa U23s * Premier League Cup: 2017–18 Swindon Town *

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: 2019–20 Leyton Orient *

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Jordan Lyden
at AVFC (archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyden, Jordan 1997 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia Men's association football midfielders Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Aston Villa F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in England