Jordan Sangha

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Jordan Sangha
Personal information
Full name Jordan Junior Sangha
Date of birth (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gornal Athletic
Youth career
2006–2016 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Walsall 0 (0)
2016–2017A.F.C. Telford United (loan) 4 (0)
2017Rushall Olympic (loan)
2018Leamington (loan) 2 (0)
2018Ashton United (loan) 4 (0)
2019 Evesham United
2019–2020 Wrens Nest
2020– Gornal Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Jordan Sangha (born 4 January 1998) is an English former professional footballer and current semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gornal Athletic.

Playing career[edit]

Sangha was born in West Bromwich, and joined the Walsall youth-team at the age of eight.[1] He was named as Apprentice of the Season for the 2015–16 season. On 22 September 2016, he joined National League North side A.F.C. Telford United on a one-month loan deal.[2] He made his senior debut two days later, in a 0–0 draw with Chorley at the New Bucks Head, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for David Hibbert.[3] He made three further appearances for the "Bucks".[4] On 8 November, he made his first-team debut for Walsall after coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Amadou Bakayoko in a 1–0 victory over Leicester City U23 at the King Power Stadium.[5] He signed a new contract with the "Saddlers" in March 2017.[6]

On 20 October 2017, he joined Rushall Olympic of the Northern Premier League Premier Division on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 22 March 2018, he returned to the National League North on a one-month loan at Leamington.[8] He made just two appearances for the "Brakes", featuring for a total of just 26 minutes.[4]

On 11 September 2018, he joined National League North side Ashton United on loan, and made his debut for the "Robins" four days later in a 2–0 win at Hereford.[9]

He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season[10] and moved into non-league football with Evesham United, Wrens Nest and Gornal Athletic.

Statistics[edit]

Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Walsall 2016–17[11] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[12] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[13] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
A.F.C. Telford United (loan) 2016–17[4] National League North 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Leamington (loan) 2017–18[4] National League North 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ashton United (loan) 2018–19[4] National League North 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total[b] 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 14 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Statistics for Rushall Olympic, Evesham United, Wrens Nest and Gornal Athletic not known

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jordon Sangha - Midfielder - First Team - Walsall FC". www.saddlers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Walsall teenager Jordan Sangha completes loan switch to Telford". Express and Star. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Telford's Jordan Sangha adjusting to physicality of league". Shropshire Star. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e Jordan Sangha at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Leicester City U23 vs. Walsall - 8 November 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Teenagers Kory Roberts and Jordan Sangha sign new contracts with Walsall". Sky Sports. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ Masi, Joseph (20 October 2017). "Walsall duo Milan Butterfield and Jordan Sangha join Rushall Olympic". Express and Star. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Trio Of New Brakes - Pitchero Non-League". Pitchero Non-League. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  9. ^ Hobson, Steve. "Hereford 0 vs. 2 Ashton United - 15 September 2018 - First Team - Ashton United Football Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Games played by Jordan Sangha in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Games played by Jordan Sangha in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jordan Sangha in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2018.