Marvin Sordell
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Rayners Lane FC
at Rayners Lane FC
471 days · joined 2025-02-08
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
⏳Veteran
Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.21
goals / match
Burton Albion
top club · 84 apps
Career highs
€3.50m
peak value · 2012
€3.60m
top transfer fee · 11/12
15
best season · 10/11
18 / 4
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1991-02-17 · 6 players total
323Appearances
68Goals
27Assists
25Yellow cards
0Red cards
64Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Marvin Sordell |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Marvin Anthony Sordell |
| Date of birth | 1991-02-17 (35 yrs) |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 179.00 m |
| Current club | Rayners Lane FC |
| Joined | 2025-02-08 |
| Contract expires | 2025-06-30 |
Feb 2025
Transfer: Kettering → Rayners Lane
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Transfer: Career break → Kettering
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Kettering Town
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Burton Albion → Career break
19/20 · Transfer
May 2019
Transfer: Northampton → Burton Albion
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Burton Albion → Northampton
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Burton Albion, Northampton Town
28 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Burton Albion
43 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Coventry → Burton Albion
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Burton Albion, Coventry City
47 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Colchester Utd. → Coventry
16/17 · Transfer
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Sep 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Colchester Utd.
15/16 · Transfer
Sep 2015
Transfer: Burnley → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Burnley FC, Colchester United
29 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Bolton → Burnley
14/15 · Transfer · €630k
Jul 2014
14/15 — Burnley FC
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: Charlton → Bolton
13/14 · Return from loan
Aug 2013
Transfer: Bolton → Charlton
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Charlton Athletic
35 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Bolton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers U21
29 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Watford → Bolton
11/12 · Transfer · €3.60m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Watford FC, Bolton Wanderers
32 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Watford FC
47 matches · 15 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2010
Transfer: Tranmere → Watford
09/10 · Return from loan
Feb 2010
Transfer: Watford → Tranmere
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Watford FC, Tranmere Rovers
14 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Watford U18 → Watford
09/10 · Transfer
Dec 2008
Transfer: Wealdstone → Watford U18
08/09 · Return from loan
Nov 2008
Transfer: Watford U18 → Wealdstone
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2007
Transfer: Fulham Youth → Watford U18
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Kettering Town
0.0%
Northampton Town
0.0%
Burton Albion
29.9%
Coventry City
13.4%
Colchester United
9.8%
Burnley FC
1.8%
Charlton Athletic
6.0%
Bolton Wanderers
5.7%
Bolton Wanderers U21
4.7%
Watford FC
20.4%
Tranmere Rovers
8.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering Town | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northampton Town | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Burton Albion | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 84 | 9 | 5 | 1,717 |
| Coventry City | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 770 |
| Colchester United | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 563 |
| Burnley FC | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 101 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 344 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 329 |
| Bolton Wanderers U21 | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| Watford FC | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 82 | 27 | 9 | 1,171 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 471 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Kettering Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Burton Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Burton Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League One | Burton Albion | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Northampton Town | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Burton Albion | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 883 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Burton Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Burton Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Burton Albion | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 400 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 16/17 | League One | Coventry City | 20 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 389 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Burnley FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Colchester United | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 417 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 241 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 270 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL | Bolton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Watford FC | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 269 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Watford FC | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 188 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Watford FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 09/10 | League One | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 471 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Fulham Youth | Watford U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-11-01 | Watford U18 | Wealdstone | Loan | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-01 | Wealdstone | Watford U18 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Watford U18 | Watford | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Watford | Tranmere | Loan | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-04-02 | Tranmere | Watford | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-31 | Watford | Bolton | Transfer | 1000000 | €3.60m |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-01 | Bolton | Charlton | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Charlton | Bolton | Return from loan | 1800000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-04 | Bolton | Burnley | Transfer | 1800000 | €630k |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Burnley | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-10 | Without Club | Colchester Utd. | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Colchester Utd. | Coventry | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Coventry | Burton Albion | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Burton Albion | Northampton | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Northampton | Burton Albion | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-26 | Burton Albion | Career break | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-09-23 | Career break | Kettering | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-08 | Kettering | Rayners Lane | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Ankle injury | 2016-02-03 | 2016-06-16 | 135 | 18 |
Current—
Peak€3.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #34181 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22907 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 15 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Loach | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle McFadzean | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Hodson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Naylor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Harriott | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jamie Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Turnbull | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Championship | Watford FC | 12 | 43 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Watford FC | 8 | 26 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 31 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Championship | Watford FC | 5 | 26 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Colchester United | 5 | 4 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Watford FC | 3 | 43 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Northampton | Burton Albion | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-31 | Burton Albion | Northampton | Loan | — | €400k |
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Charlton | Bolton | Return from loan | — | €1.80m |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-01 | Bolton | Charlton | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 09/10 | 2010-04-02 | Tranmere | Watford | Return from loan | — | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Watford | Tranmere | Loan | — | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-01 | Wealdstone | Watford U18 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-11-01 | Watford U18 | Wealdstone | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Marvin Sordell's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall FC | 58 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 38% |
| Huddersfield Town | 56 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 64 | 78 | -14 | 34% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 56 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 29% |
| Leeds United | 55 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 74 | 82 | -8 | 31% |
| Walsall FC | 55 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 42% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 55 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 27% |
| Peterborough United | 54 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 80 | 86 | -6 | 41% |
| Barnsley FC | 54 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 87 | 56 | +31 | 48% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 53 | 20 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 75 | -13 | 38% |
| Nottingham Forest | 53 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 65 | 73 | -8 | 30% |
| Oldham Athletic | 52 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 35% |
| Ipswich Town | 52 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 27% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 09/10 | First senior goal | |
| 15/16 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 43 | 883 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 16/17 | 47 | 1,170 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 15/16 | 29 | 563 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 14/15 | 17 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.78 |
| 13/14 | 35 | 344 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 12/13 | 29 | 599 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 11/12 | 32 | 549 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 10/11 | 47 | 455 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 09/10 | 14 | 638 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
191 apps
39 G
15 A
FA Cup
22 apps
12 G
6 A
League One
61 apps
11 G
4 A
League Cup
15 apps
4 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
6 apps
1 G
1 A
U21 PL
3 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
8 apps
0 G
1 A
Premier League
17 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Marvin Sordell
Who is Marvin Sordell?
Marvin Sordell is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Rayners Lane FC.
How old is Marvin Sordell?
Marvin Sordell is 35 years old. He was born on February 17, 1991 in London.
What position does Marvin Sordell play?
Marvin Sordell plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Marvin Sordell play for?
Marvin Sordell currently plays for Rayners Lane FC.
How many career goals has Marvin Sordell scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marvin Sordell has scored 68 goals in 323 appearances.