Jordan McGhee
Jordan McGhee (born 24 July 1996)[4] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Dundee as either a defender or midfielder. He began his career at Heart of Midlothian and had a spell on loan at Middlesbrough. He then spent two years at Falkirk, and was team captain from January 2019 until his departure in the summer of that year.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan McGhee | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 58 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Falkirk | 65 | (6) |
| 2019– | Dundee | 92 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Scotland U15[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Scotland U16[2] | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | Scotland U18[3] | 1 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Scotland U21 | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 4 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019 | |||
Club career
Heart of Midlothian
McGhee signed for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) in 2007, having previously played for Claremont Boys Club.[5] In July 2012, he signed a three-year professional contract, tying him to the club until 2015.[5] A member of the club's under-20 squad[6] McGhee made his first team debut[7] aged 16,[8] on 4 May 2013, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute at Tynecastle in a Scottish Premier League match against St Mirren, replacing Mehdi Taouil in a 3–0 win.[9] The following season on 24 August 2013, in only his second substitute appearance,[10] he scored his first professional goal,[11] an 88th-minute winner in a 2–1 win over Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.[12] The following week he made his first start against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, in a 2–0 defeat.[13]
In January 2015, McGhee signed a contract with Hearts that was due to run until the end of the 2016–17 season.[14] Ipswich Town made two offers of around £250,000 for McGhee in August 2015, but these were both rejected by Hearts.[15]
In January 2016 McGhee almost moved to Middlesbrough on loan but the move collapsed after paperwork failed to be completed in time.[16] In July 2016, Middlesbrough returned to sign McGhee on a season-long loan to play in the club's development team.[17][18]
Falkirk
McGhee moved to Scottish Championship club Falkirk in August 2017 for an undisclosed transfer fee.[19] He made his debut two days later on 2 September 2017, starting at centre-back as his new side defeated Sligo Rovers in the Challenge Cup 2-1.[20] McGhee was named as team captain in January 2019. Despite the team's best efforts, the Bairns were relegated to the Scottish League One at the end of the 2018–19 season.
Dundee
In June 2019, McGhee signed a two-year deal with Dundee, who had been relegated to the Championship the previous season.[21] McGhee became a key figure for the Dark Blues, impressing in a variety of different positions, scoring two important goals in consecutive games, and playing in every game until getting surgery on his hand in February 2020, which sidelined him for a couple of weeks.[22] McGhee would be voted by his teammates as Dundee's Player's Player of the Year at the end of the season.[23] At the beginning of July, McGhee would be announced as team captain.[24]
In his second season with Dundee, McGhee would be employed further up the pitch as a box-to-box midfielder and would find success in this role.[25] In January 2021, McGhee signed a two-year extension with Dundee, keeping him at the club until 2023.[26] Later that month, McGhee would suffer a torn pectoral muscle that would require surgery and looked likely to have ended his season.[27] He would make his return in April however, having recovered quicker than expected, and started in a game away to Dunfermline Athletic immediately upon returning to the squad.[28] McGhee's return was a big factor in Dundee's upturn in form, and he would score 3 vital goals in the Premiership play-offs to help Dundee gain promotion to the Premiership.[29]
During the 2021–22 season, McGhee would require minor surgery to fix a persistent knee issue, which would sideline him for several weeks.[30][31] Throughout the season he would return to his usual centre-back role under McPake and Mark McGhee, and play his most games for the club in a single season yet, though this would not be enough to avoid relegation and a return to the Championship.[32]
McGhee would miss the start of the 2022–23 season with an Achilles injury.[33][34] He would make his first appearance of the season on 20 August 2022, coming off the bench away to Greenock Morton.[35] McGhee would mark his 100th appearance for Dundee with a clean sheet in an away victory over Hamilton Academical.[36]
International career
McGhee earned caps at under-15, under-16 and under-18 level before earning a call up to the Scotland under-21 squad aged just 17 after some impressive performances for Hearts.
After establishing himself as a regular at centre back alongside Stuart Findlay, he captained the Scotland under-21 side for the first time in a friendly against Switzerland on 18 November 2014 which ended in a 1–1 draw.[37]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 February 2023[38]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2012–13[39] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[40] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[41] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2015–16[42] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17[43] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[44] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Falkirk | 2017–18[44] | Scottish Championship | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2018-19[45] | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| Total | 65 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 6 | ||
| Dundee | 2019–20[46] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2020–21[47] | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 3 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22[48] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[49] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Total | 92 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 118 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 270 | 20 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
Honours
- Scottish Championship: 2014–15
References
- ^ "Jordan McGhee Under-15 Scotland Profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Jordan McGhee Under-16 Scotland Profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Jordan McGhee Under-18 Scotland Profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ . hydc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Youth Development Committee. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Jordan's joy at three-year Hearts deal". eastkilbridenews.co.uk. East Kilbride News. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Gary Locke could give teenager Jordan McGhee debut". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Hearts 3–0 St Mirren: Buddies fall at Tynecastle". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Hearts exact revenge for League Cup misery". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Hearts 3–0 St Mirren". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "17-year-old McGhee hits winner to continue Jambos fightback". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Gary Locke lavishes praise on Jordan McGhee". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Jordan McGhee is the hero as brave Hearts stun Dons with late winner". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Inverness remain top of the Scottish Premiership following a convincing victory over 10 man Hearts". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Hearts: Defender Jordan McGhee commits to new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Lamont, Alasdair (4 August 2015). "Hearts reject Ipswich Town bids for Jordan McGhee". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Barry (1 February 2016). "Jordan McGhee's move from Hearts to Middlesbrough collapses". Edinburgh Evening News.
- ^ "Hearts: Jordan McGhee heads for Middlesbrough as Viktor Noring is offered deal". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Boro Take Scotland U21 Captain On Season Long Loan". Middlesbrough FC. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Falkirk sign defenders Jordan McGhee and Conrad Balatoni". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Sligo v Falkirk line ups". Falkirk FC. 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Signs". Dundee FC Official Website. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Cran, George (7 February 2020). "Injury bombshell for Dundee after key defensive pair go under knife". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cran, George (15 December 2020). "Dundee boss James McPake says Jordan McGhee can make box-to-box midfield slot his own and be the Dark Blues' Murray Davidson". eveningtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jordan signs extension". dundeefc.co.uk. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cran, George (5 February 2021). "James McPake sees similarities between Dundee new boy Jason Cummings and Celtic's former Dee star Leigh Griffiths". eveningtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cran, George. "Dundee injury update: Surgery for Jordan McGhee to sort persistent knee problem, doubts over Max Anderson but positive news on Shaun Byrne and Alex Jakubiak". The Courier. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Dundee midfielder Jordan McGhee to miss Motherwell clash after knee surgery". BT.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Dundee relegated from Scottish Premiership after St Johnstone beat Aberdeen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Cran, George. "Dundee team news for Partick Thistle clash as Gary Bowyer provides Jordan McGhee update". The Courier. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Cran, George. "Dundee team news: Boss Gary Bowyer provides update on Zak Rudden and Jordan McGhee ahead of Queen's Park clash". The Courier. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Greenock Morton v Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical v Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland 1–1 Scotland". Scottish Football Association. 18 November 2014.
- ^ Jordan McGhee at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Games Played by Jordan McGhee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Games played by Jordan McGhee in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
External links
- Jordan McGhee on Twitter