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Liam Gordon

Liam Gordon

Defender - Centre-Back  at Motherwell FC
Age30
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornJanuary 26, 1996
at Motherwell FC 692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value €450k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.02
goals / match
St. Johnstone FC
top club · 201 apps

Career highs

€550k
peak value · 2021
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 22/23
—
int'l / penalties

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Shares 1996-01-26 · 6 players total

282Appearances
5Goals
9Assists
39Yellow cards
2Red cards
86Full matches (90′)
Full nameLiam Gordon
Name in home countryLiam Craig Gordon
Date of birth1996-01-26 (30 yrs)
Place of birthPerth, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubMotherwell FC
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires2026-05-31
AgentPLG Scotland
Jul 2025
25/26 — Motherwell FC
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Motherwell FC
33 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Motherwell FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — St. Johnstone FC
37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — St. Johnstone FC B, St. Johnstone FC
34 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — St. Johnstone FC
38 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — St. Johnstone FC
48 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — St. Johnstone FC, St. Johnstone FC B
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — St. Johnstone FC
17 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — St. Johnstone FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2017
Transfer: Peterhead → St. Johnstone
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Peterhead
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — St. Johnstone FC, Peterhead FC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: St. Johnstone FC U20 → St. Johnstone
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Transfer: Elgin City → St. Johnstone FC U20
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: St. Johnstone FC U20 → Elgin City
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Elgin City FC, St. Johnstone FC
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Hearts FC U20 → St. Johnstone FC U20
15/16 · Transfer
May 2015
Transfer: Arbroath → Hearts FC U20
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Hearts FC U20 → Arbroath
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Heart of Midlothian FC, Arbroath FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Raith Rovers U17 → Hearts FC U20
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €550k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
7,739 min
Minutes played by club
Motherwell FC 29.9%
St. Johnstone FC 70.1%
St. Johnstone FC B 0.0%
Peterhead FC 0.0%
Elgin City FC 0.0%
Heart of Midlothian FC 0.0%
Arbroath FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Motherwell FC 2 24/25 25/26 38 1 2 2,317
St. Johnstone FC 9 15/16 23/24 201 4 6 5,422
St. Johnstone FC B 2 19/20 22/23 2 0 1 0
Peterhead FC 1 16/17 16/17 11 0 0 0
Elgin City FC 1 15/16 15/16 16 0 0 0
Heart of Midlothian FC 1 14/15 14/15 2 0 0 0
Arbroath FC 1 14/15 14/15 12 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€138K2€275K3€413K4€550K14/1516/1718/19 — 2 assists218/1919/2020/21 — 1 goals (St. Johnstone FC)20/21 — 2 assists320/2121/22 — 1 goals (St. Johnstone FC)21/22 — 1 assists221/2222/23 — 2 goals (St. Johnstone FC)22/23 — 2 assists422/2323/2424/25 — 1 goals (Motherwell FC)24/25 — 1 assists224/2525/26 — 1 assists125/2614/15 — €50K16/17 — €50K18/19 — €150K19/20 — €200K20/21 — €300K21/22 — €550K22/23 — €500K23/24 — €500K24/25 — €500K25/26 — €450KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 League Cup Motherwell FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
25/26 Premiership Motherwell FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Prem. Sports Cup Motherwell FC 6 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Premiership Motherwell FC 27 1 1 3 1 2,317
23/24 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 27 0 0 3 1 0
23/24 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup St. Johnstone FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Challenge Cup St. Johnstone FC B 1 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 27 0 1 6 0 0
22/23 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 5 2 0 0 0 225
22/23 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Qualifying St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 26 1 1 8 0 2,311
21/22 Premiership Play-offs St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 5 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 UECL Quali St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 7 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 33 1 1 5 0 2,886
20/21 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split St. Johnstone FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 16 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Tunnock Ch. Cup St. Johnstone FC B 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 8 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League One Peterhead FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Scottish League One Play-offs Peterhead FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 League Two Elgin City FC 12 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Petrofac Tr. Cup Elgin City FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Elgin City FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Two Arbroath FC 10 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Petrofac Tr. Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Scottish League One Play-offs Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
12/13 2012-08-31 Raith Rovers U17 Hearts FC U20 Transfer 0 —
14/15 2015-01-29 Hearts FC U20 Arbroath Loan 50000 —
14/15 2015-05-10 Arbroath Hearts FC U20 Return from loan 50000 —
15/16 2015-07-01 Hearts FC U20 St. Johnstone FC U20 Transfer 50000 —
15/16 2015-07-16 St. Johnstone FC U20 Elgin City Loan 50000 —
15/16 2016-01-03 Elgin City St. Johnstone FC U20 Return from loan 50000 —
16/17 2016-07-01 St. Johnstone FC U20 St. Johnstone Transfer 50000 —
16/17 2017-01-05 St. Johnstone Peterhead Loan 50000 —
16/17 2017-05-21 Peterhead St. Johnstone Return from loan 50000 —
24/25 2024-07-01 St. Johnstone Motherwell FC Transfer 500000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Shoulder injury 2017-08-04 2017-10-27 85 12
18/19 Achilles tendon problems 2018-08-14 2018-09-24 42 5
19/20 Elbow injury 2019-07-11 2019-08-05 26 5
21/22 Knee injury 2021-08-19 2021-10-17 60 10
22/23 Shin injury 2022-07-01 2022-08-03 34 5
Current€450k
Peak€550k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€400k
€50k€175k€300k€425k€550k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Drey Wright 1 0 0
Glenn Middleton 1 0 0
Melker Hallberg 1 0 0
Ali Crawford 1 0 0
Daniel Phillips 1 0 0
Ryan McGowan 1 0 0
Shaun Rooney 1 0 0
Graham Carey 1 1 0
Callum Booth 1 0 0
James Brown 1 0 0
Stevie May 1 2 0
Ali McCann 1 0 0
Scott Tanser 1 0 0
Michael O'Halloran 1 0 0
Jason Kerr 2 0 0
Jamie McCart 1 0 0
Chris Kane 1 0 0
David Wotherspoon 1 0 0
Zander Clark 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 2 5
21/22 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 1 26
20/21 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 1 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 1 33
25/26 League Cup Motherwell FC 1 3
18/19 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 4

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-05-21 Peterhead St. Johnstone Return from loan — €50k
16/17 2017-01-05 St. Johnstone Peterhead Loan — €50k
15/16 2016-01-03 Elgin City St. Johnstone FC U20 Return from loan — €50k
15/16 2015-07-16 St. Johnstone FC U20 Elgin City Loan — €50k
14/15 2015-05-10 Arbroath Hearts FC U20 Return from loan — €50k
14/15 2015-01-29 Hearts FC U20 Arbroath Loan — €50k

Last 48 matches for Motherwell FC while Liam Gordon was at the club (joined 2024-07-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-10-29 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–0 Dundee United Available
2025-10-25 SC1 Livingston FC 1–2 Motherwell FC Available
2025-10-18 SC1 Motherwell FC 1–2 Falkirk FC Available
2025-10-05 SC1 Celtic FC 3–2 Motherwell FC Available
2025-09-27 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC Available
2025-09-13 SC1 Dundee FC 1–1 Motherwell FC Available
2025-08-30 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC Available
2025-08-23 SC1 Heart of Midlothian 3–3 Motherwell FC Available
2025-08-09 SC1 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC Available
2025-08-02 SC1 Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC Available
2025-05-18 SC1 Ross County FC 1–1 Motherwell FC Available
2025-05-14 SC1 Motherwell FC 3–0 Kilmarnock FC Available
2025-05-10 SC1 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Motherwell FC Available
2025-05-03 SC1 Dundee FC 1–2 Motherwell FC Available
2025-04-26 SC1 Motherwell FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC Available
2025-04-12 SC1 Motherwell FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Available
2025-04-05 SC1 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Motherwell FC Available
2025-03-29 SC1 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Motherwell FC Available
2025-03-15 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC Available
2025-03-01 SC1 Rangers FC 1–2 Motherwell FC Available
2025-02-26 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–1 Dundee FC Available
2025-02-22 SC1 Dundee United 1–0 Motherwell FC Available
2025-02-15 SC1 Motherwell FC 0–3 Ross County FC Available
2025-02-02 SC1 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC Available
2025-01-25 SC1 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC Available
2025-01-11 SC1 Hibernian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC Available
2025-01-08 SC1 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC Available
2025-01-05 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC Available
2025-01-02 SC1 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Motherwell FC Available
2024-12-29 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–2 Rangers FC Available
2024-12-26 SC1 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC Available
2024-12-20 SC1 Motherwell FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC Available
2024-12-14 SC1 Motherwell FC 4–3 Dundee United Available
2024-12-07 SC1 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Motherwell FC Available
2024-12-04 SC1 Dundee FC 4–1 Motherwell FC Available
2024-11-30 SC1 Motherwell FC 0–3 Hibernian FC Available
2024-11-23 SC1 Ross County FC 2–1 Motherwell FC Available
2024-11-09 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC Available
2024-10-30 SC1 Dundee United 1–2 Motherwell FC Available
2024-10-27 SC1 Motherwell FC 0–3 Celtic FC Available
2024-10-19 SC1 Motherwell FC 0–1 Dundee FC Available
2024-10-05 SC1 Hibernian FC 1–2 Motherwell FC Available
2024-09-28 SC1 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC Available
2024-09-14 SC1 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Motherwell FC Available
2024-08-31 SC1 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Motherwell FC Available
2024-08-25 SC1 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Available
2024-08-10 SC1 Rangers FC 2–1 Motherwell FC Available
2024-08-03 SC1 Motherwell FC 0–0 Ross County FC Available

Teams faced most often by Liam Gordon's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Kilmarnock FC 14 7 2 5 17 17 0 50%
Ross County FC 14 6 4 4 19 14 +5 43%
St. Mirren FC 12 5 3 4 14 14 0 42%
Celtic FC 12 1 1 10 6 34 -28 8%
Hibernian FC 12 3 3 6 9 19 -10 25%
Dundee United 12 3 4 5 13 16 -3 25%
Rangers FC 12 1 2 9 9 27 -18 8%
Aberdeen FC 12 2 4 6 10 14 -4 17%
Dundee FC 8 3 1 4 9 14 -5 38%
Heart of Midlothian 8 1 1 6 7 13 -6 13%
Hamilton Academical 6 1 2 3 7 12 -5 17%
Livingston FC 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
20/21 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 5 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 33 2,317 4 0 1 0.19
23/24 37 0 3 0 1 0
22/23 34 225 6 0 0 2.4
21/22 38 2,311 11 0 0 0.43
20/21 48 2,886 8 0 0 0.25
19/20 19 0 3 0 0 0
17/18 8 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 12 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 17 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
172 apps
3 G
5 A
Premiership Relegation
22 apps
2 G
0 A
Viaplay Cup
28 apps
0 G
3 A
Tunnock Ch. Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A
SFA Cup
12 apps
0 G
0 A
Scottish League One Play-offs
5 apps
0 G
0 A
League One
7 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
22 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Liam Gordon?

Liam Gordon is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Motherwell FC.

How old is Liam Gordon?

Liam Gordon is 30 years old. He was born on January 26, 1996 in Perth.

What position does Liam Gordon play?

Liam Gordon plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Liam Gordon play for?

Liam Gordon currently plays for Motherwell FC.

How many career goals has Liam Gordon scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Liam Gordon has scored 5 goals in 282 appearances.

What is Liam Gordon's market value?

Liam Gordon's most recent reported market value is €450k.