Jordan Archer

Jordan Gideon Archer (born 12 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Middlesbrough. Archer has previously played for Tottenham Hotspur, Harrow Borough, Bishop's Stortford, Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton Town, Millwall, Oxford United, Fulham and Motherwell. He represents Scotland internationally, and made his full international debut in May 2018.

Jordan Archer

Archer playing for Wycombe Wanderers in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Gideon Archer[1]
Date of birth	12 April 1993
Place of birth	Walthamstow, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Middlesbrough
Number	13
Youth career
	Charlton Athletic
2009–2011	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2011	→ Harrow Borough (loan)
2011–2012	→ Bishop's Stortford (loan)	25	(0)
2012–2013	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	27	(0)
2014–2015	→ Northampton Town (loan)	13	(0)
2015	→ Millwall (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2019	Millwall	144	(0)
2019–2020	Oxford United	6	(0)
2020	Fulham	0	(0)
2020–2021	Motherwell	4	(0)
2021–	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Scotland U19	5	(0)
2012	Scotland U20	1	(0)
2012–2014	Scotland U21	14	(0)
2018–	Scotland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:25, 24 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:34, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Archer was born in Walthamstow, Greater London. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, having previously played for Charlton Athletic.[3] He progressed his way through the academy and signed his first professional contract in July 2011, after a loan spell at Isthmian League side Harrow Borough in the previous season.[4][5] In October 2011, Archer joined Conference North side Bishop's Stortford on loan for an initial month, which was later extended until the end of the season.[6] On 26 September 2012, Archer joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a seven-day emergency loan.[7] In November, he rejoined Wycombe on loan until January 2013.[8] In December, Tottenham agreed to extend the loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.[9] On 21 February 2013, Archer signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2015.[10] He was recalled by Tottenham Hotspur on 29 March 2013, and made the bench a day later in the game against Swansea City, as cover for Brad Friedel.

Archer was released by Tottenham Hotspur on 10 June 2015 at the end of his contract.[11] He was signed by Millwall on a two-year contract later that month.[12] Archer was awarded the League One Player of the Month Award for the month of February 2016. The same season, Archer was awarded Millwall Player of the Season Award for his performances during the 2015–16 campaign. Archer was released by Millwall at the end of the 2018–19 season.[13]

On 6 December 2019, Archer signed for League One club Oxford United on a short-term deal as cover for first-choice keeper Simon Eastwood.[14] He made his debut for the club the following day, picking up a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Shrewsbury Town. He departed in January 2020, having played eight games in all competitions.[15]

He joined Fulham on a short-term deal on 16 January 2020[16] but was released at the end of the season.[17]

Following his release, he started training with newly-relegated Championship club AFC Bournemouth,[18] and played in their Betway Cup victory over West Ham United.[19] However, on 11th September, newly-appointed Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall confirmed that Archer would not be retained in the squad.

On 28 October 2020, Archer signed a short-term deal until January 2021 with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, after regular first-team goalkeeper Trevor Carson went down with a knee injury.[20]

On 5 January 2021, Archer signed a short-term deal until the end of the season with EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.[21] [22]

International career

Archer was born in Walthamstow, but qualifies to play for Scotland as his mother and grandparents were born there. He has represented Scotland at U19, U20 and U21 levels, and received his first ever call up to the senior side in August 2017.[23] He has been regularly selected for Scotland squads since then,[24] and he made his first full international appearance on 29 May 2018 against Peru.[25] Archer was at fault for both goals as Scotland lost 2–0.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2011–12[26]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13[27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14[28]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bishop's Stortford (loan)	2011–12[26]	Conference North	25	0	3	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2012–13[27]	League Two	27	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
Northampton Town (loan)	2014–15[29]	League Two	13	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	16	0
Millwall (loan)	2014–15[29]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Millwall	2015–16[30]	League One	39	0	1	0	1	0	8[lower-alpha 3]	0	49	0
	2016–17[31]	League One	36	0	5	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	45	0
	2017–18[32]	Championship	45	0	0	0	0	0	—		45	0
	2018–19[33]	Championship	24	0	3	0	0	0	—		27	0
	Total		144	0	9	0	2	0	11	0	166	0
Oxford United	2019–20[34]	League One	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
Fulham	2019–20[34]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motherwell	2020–21[35]	Scottish Premiership	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			219	0	15	0	4	0	16	0	254	0

1. Appearances in FA Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Three appearances in League One play-offs, five in EFL Trophy
4. Appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Millwall

• EFL League One play-offs: 2017[36]

See also

• List of Scotland international footballers born outside Scotland

References

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2014.
2. "Jordan Archer". Millwall F.C. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
3. "Tottenham profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
4. "Loss means Invicta will say Harrow to drop". This is Kent. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
5. "Spurs Player Contracts & Development Squad Updates". Spurs Players. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
6. "Bishop's Stortford sign Tottenham keeper Jordan Archer". Eye Football. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
7. "Tottenham loan Jordan Archer to Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
8. "Archer back with Chairboys". Sky Sports. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
9. "Archer extends Wycombe stay". Sky Sports. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
10. "NEW CONTRACT FOR ARCHER". ESPN Soccernet. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
11. "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
12. "Millwall: Jordan Archer and Joe Martin sign for League One club". BBC Sport. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
13. "Millwall: Jordan Archer and Ryan Tunnicliffe among five players released". BBC Sport. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
14. "Jordan Archer: Oxford United sign keeper until January". BBC Sport. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
15. Pritchard, David (6 January 2020). "Jordan Archer praised as his Oxford United deal ends". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
16. "Jordan Archer: Fulham sign Scotland and former Millwall goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
17. "Player Departures". Fulham FC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
18. "Marc Pugh & Jordan Archer training with AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
19. "Bournemouth claim Betway Cup honours". West Ham United. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
20. "JORDAN ARCHER ADDED TO THE SQUAD". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
21. "Goalkeeper Jordan Archer Joins The Boro". mfc.co.uk/. Middlesbrough F.C. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
22. "Middlesbrough sign goalkeeper Jordan Archer as Dejan Stojanovic leaves on loan". mfc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
23. Swan, Craig (21 August 2017). "Scotland to hand Millwall goalkeeper Jordan Archer first call-up for Lithuania and Malta games". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
24. "Scotland pick Johnny Russell plus seven uncapped players including Lewis Stevenson & Lewis Morgan". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
25. Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2018). "Peru 2–0 Scotland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
26. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
27. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
28. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
29. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
30. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
31. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
32. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
33. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
34. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
35. "Games played by Jordan Archer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
36. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

External links

• Jordan Archer at Soccerbase
• Jordan Archer at the Scottish Football Association