Liam Spencer Gordon (born 15 May 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for club Walsall. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.

Club career

Gordon was born in the London Borough of Croydon and played for the youth teams of

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and

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when he was a youngster and subsequently joined

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. He played for the first team in January 2016 as a sixteen-year-old due to an injury crisis, but was sent off for a second booking in a 7–1 defeat to

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in the Isthmian League Division One South. He later joined the

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academy and signed his first professional contract with the club on 7 July 2017. He started the 2017–18 season on loan at

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side Whitehawk and remained there for three months until November. In January 2018, he went on a one-month loan to

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Premier Division side

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along with Joe White. He made his first team debut for Dagenham on 19 April 2018, scoring the second goal in a 5–3 victory away at Guiseley. In February 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with the option of a further year after an impressive first half of the season.

Bolton Wanderers

On 1 August 2020 he signed for

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on a two-year deal. His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 2–1 home defeat against

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in the first round of the

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. On 17 December 2020 he was loaned to former team

for a month. He made his second debut two days later when he started against

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in a 5–2 win in the

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. On 19 January 2021, the loan was extended to the end of the 2020–21 season. On 3 May 2022, Bolton confirmed that he would be released at the end of his contract.

Walsall

On 25 May 2022, Gordon agreed to join

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side Walsall on a free transfer. However, during his first pre-season with the club, he was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome, which forced him to undergo three operations in five days, and nearly resulted in his leg being amputated. He was able to overcome the condition and return to play, despite suffering chronic shin inflammation. In January 2024, Gordon signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until June 2025.

International career

He made his Guyana national football team debut on 6 June 2019 in a friendly against Bermuda, as a starter. He was then selected for the country's

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final 23-man squad after it was whittled down from forty players.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

:''Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gordon goal''

Honours

Bolton Wanderers *

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third-place (promotion):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Liam 1999 births Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon People from Croydon English people of Guyanese descent Sportspeople of Guyanese descent Living people Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Guyanese men's footballers Guyana men's international footballers 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Fulham F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Walsall F.C. players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players English Football League players