Jordan Houston (footballer)
_(cropped).jpg) Houston with Scotland U19, 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Iain Houston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haka | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ayr United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Ayr United | 68 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Queen of the South | 10 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Clyde | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | Haka | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Scotland U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:14, 8 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jordan Iain Houston (born 28 January 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Haka. Houston has previously played for Rangers, Airdrieonians, Ayr United and Queen of the South, and has also represented Scotland in youth international matches.
Career
[edit]Houston signed a two-year contract with Rangers on 17 July 2018, keeping him with the club until the summer of 2020.[3] Houston made his professional debut for Rangers when he came on as a substitute in a Scottish Cup win over Cowdenbeath on 30 January 2019.[4] He was loaned to League One club Airdrieonians in February 2019.[5]
Houston was loaned to Championship club Ayr United on 30 August 2019.[6] Houston moved to the Honest Men on a permanent basis in January 2020.[7]
On 5 June 2023, Houston signed a one-year contract with Queen of the South.[8]
After a stint with Clyde, Houston signed with Haka in Finland in January 2025.[9]
International career
[edit]Houston has also represented Scotland in under-17 and under-19 internationals.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ "Youth Player Under 11s Team Group - Murray Park". Rangers Pics. 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "RFC_Youth are delighted to confirm that Jordan Houston has signed a contract extension until summer 2020". Twitter, Inc. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath 1-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Loanee Jordan Checks In". Airdrieonians FC. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Stuart (30 August 2019). "Rangers kid Jordan Houston joins Ayr United on loan". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Jack, Christopher (23 January 2020). "Rangers defender Jordan Houston completes Ayr United switch". The Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ https://www.qosfc.com/news-6091
- ^ Haka kertoi jälleen uudesta vahvistuksesta – tällainen joukkue on nyt kasassa, Aamulehti, 31 January 2025
- ^ Jordan Houston at the Scottish Football Association
External links
[edit]- Jordan Houston at Soccerbase
- 2000 births
- Footballers from East Kilbride
- Living people
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- FC Haka players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland