Jordan O'Doherty (born 14 October 1997) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Adelaide United

In August 2016, O'Doherty signed a two-year senior contract with

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after playing for their youth team. He made his

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debut against

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in a 1–1 draw. Three weeks later he made his starting debut against Melbourne City in a 2–1 loss. In Round 18 against

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, O'Doherty scored his first goal for Adelaide United. In May 2018, O'Doherty was released by Adelaide United.

Western Sydney Wanderers

In June 2018, O'Doherty signed a three-year contract with

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. At the time, O'Doherty was quoted as saying: "Coming to the Wanderers is a good opportunity for me to be somewhere for three years and really try to do the best I can in the Hyundai A-League. I want to play in as many games as possible for the club and ultimately, I want to win trophies with the team." "To be honest, I've always enjoyed watching the Wanderers members and fans more than any other in the league. They've brought a lot of excitement to the league and they're the best in the league, so I'm looking forward to playing in front of them." O'Doherty made his A-League debut for Western Sydney Wanderers on 27 October 2018. He came on as a substitute on 60 minutes in a Sydney Derby match away at

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. O'Doherty started the next game, against

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, scoring his first goal for the Wanderers on 90+2 minutes. O'Doherty went on to make 17 appearances (16 starts) in the 2018–19 A-League season before his season was cut short when he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing against

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on 24 February 2019. O'Doherty was sidelined for the rest of the 2018–19 season, only returning to play for the Wanderers 362 days later, on 21 February 2020 in a game against Adelaide United. During the remainder of the 2019–20 A-League season he made ten appearances (seven starts). He scored his second goal for the Wanderers in the final match of the season, a 2–1 win over

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on 12 August 2020. In May 2021, O'Doherty departed Western Sydney Wanderers.

East Bengal

In August 2022, O'Doherty moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for

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club

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on a one-year deal. He made his

debut against Kerala Blasters coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away defeat.

Career statistics

Club

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References

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