Jordan Gideon Archer (born 12 April 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for EFL Championship club

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

and the Scotland national team. Archer has previously played for

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

, Harrow Borough, Bishop's Stortford,

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

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, Fulham, Motherwell and

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. Born in England, he represents

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internationally, and made his full international debut in May 2018.

Club career

Archer was born in Walthamstow, Greater London. He joined

in 2009, having previously played for

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. He progressed his way through the academy and signed his first professional contract in July 2011, after a loan spell at Isthmian League side Harrow Borough in the previous season. In October 2011, Archer joined

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side Bishop's Stortford on loan for an initial month, which was later extended until the end of the season. On 26 September 2012, Archer joined

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side

on a seven-day emergency loan. In November, he rejoined Wycombe on loan until January 2013. In December, Tottenham agreed to extend the loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 21 February 2013, Archer signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2015. He was recalled by

on 29 March 2013, and made the bench a day later in the game against Swansea City, as cover for Brad Friedel. Archer was released by

on 10 June 2015 at the end of his contract. He was signed by

on a two-year contract later that month. Archer was awarded the

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Player of the Month Award for the month of February 2016. The same season, Archer was awarded

Player of the Season Award for his performances during the 2015–16 campaign. Archer was released by Millwall at the end of the 2018–19 season. On 6 December 2019, Archer signed for

club

on a short-term deal as cover for first-choice keeper

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. He made his debut for the club the following day, picking up a clean sheet in a goalless draw with

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. He departed in January 2020, having played eight games in all competitions. He joined Fulham on a short-term deal on 16 January 2020 but was released at the end of the season. Following his release, he started training with newly-relegated

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club AFC Bournemouth, and played in their

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victory over

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. However, on 11 September, newly-appointed Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall confirmed that Archer would not be retained in the squad. On 28 October 2020, Archer signed a short-term deal until January 2021 with

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club Motherwell, after regular first-team goalkeeper

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went down with a knee injury. On 5 January 2021, Archer signed a short-term deal until the end of the season with EFL Championship club

. On 28 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Middlesbrough at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. On 7 July 2021, Archer joined EFL Championship club

on a two-year deal.

International career

Archer was born in Walthamstow, but qualifies to play for Scotland as his grandparents were born there. He has represented Scotland at U19,

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and U21 levels, and received his first ever call up to the senior side in August 2017. Archer made his first full international appearance on 29 May 2018, but was at fault for both goals as Scotland lost 2–0 to

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Career statistics

Honours

Millwall *

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