Paul Gladon

Paul Gladon (born 18 March 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as forward for Willem II.[1]

Paul Gladon

Personal information
Full name	Paul Gladon
Date of birth	18 March 1992
Place of birth	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Willem II
Number	9
Youth career
1998–2009	SV Hoofddorp
2009–2011	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Sparta Rotterdam	48	(13)
2013–2014	→ Dordrecht (loan)	36	(17)
2015–2016	Heracles Almelo	27	(6)
2016–2019	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Heracles Almelo (loan)	32	(6)
2018	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)	1	(0)
2019	Groningen	14	(5)
2019–	Willem II	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2021

He previously played in the Netherlands for Sparta Rotterdam, FC Dordrecht and Heracles Almelo respectively before a short stay with English side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Career

Gladon started playing football as a six-year-old at the local football club SV Hoofddorp, where he played until reaching the under-17 team.[2] He then went on to play for the under-19 side of Sparta Rotterdam, led by coach Arjan van der Laan. In November 2010, he made his debut with Jong Sparta in an away match against Jong Ajax, and in January 2011 he made his debut in the first-team squad, in the derby against Feyenoord, which was also the last matchup for the Rotterdam Silver Ball.[3] He signed a professional contract with Sparta until mid-2015. While on loan at Dordrecht from the club, Gladon scored a 19-minute hat-trick for against Volendam on 8 March 2014.[4]

On 26 August 2016, he moved from Heracles Almelo to English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-year deal (with the option of a further year) for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his club debut on 10 September 2016 in a 1–1 draw with Burton Albion.[6]

On 29 June 2017, after only making three appearances in all competitions for Wolves, he re-joined his former club Heracles Almelo on a season-long loan.[7]

At the start of the following season, by which time Wolves had been promoted to the Premier League, Gladon still remained outside of their first team plans. Instead, he moved to Belgium First Division side Sint-Truiden on loan in a move scheduled to last until the end of the season.[8] However, he failed to break into the side and made just one league appearance as a substitute.

In January 2019, after not having featured for Wolves since September 2016, Gladon's contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent.[9][10]

On 16 January, he agreed a deal with Dutch club Groningen for the remainder of the season.[11] Eight months later, on 7 August 2019, Gladon signed a two-year contract with Willem II.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 January 2021[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sparta Rotterdam	2010–11	Eerste Divisie	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2011–12		1	0	1	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2012–13		9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
	2014–15		36	13	1	2	—		0	0	37	15
	Total		48	13	2	2	—		0	0	50	15
Dordrecht (loan)	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	36	17	1	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	3	41	20
Heracles Almelo	2015–16	Eredivisie	24	4	2	2	—		0	0	26	6
	2016–17		3	2	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	1	5	3
	Total		27	6	2	2	—		2	1	31	9
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2016–17	Championship	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Heracles Almelo (loan)	2017–18	Eredivisie	32	6	3	0	—		0	0	35	6
Sint-Truiden (loan)	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	2	0
Groningen	2018–19	Eredivisie	14	5	0	0	—		2	0	14	5
Willem II	2019–20	Eredivisie	18	1	3	1	—		0	0	21	2
	2020–21		4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		22	1	3	1	—		0	0	25	2
Career total			182	48	12	5	1	0	6	4	201	57

1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in the Europa League

References

1. "Paul Gladon Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
2. de Jager, Nick (19 September 2019). "De amateurtijd van Paul Gladon: 102 goals als F-pupil bij SV Hoofddorp". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. Slotboom, Anton (2018). Kampioenen '14-'18: Voetbal in neutraal Nederland (in Dutch). Meppel: Just Publishers. ISBN 9789089753533.
4. "Gladon van held naar schlemiel bij FC Dordrecht". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
5. "Paul Gladon: Wolves sign Dutch striker from Heracles Almelo". BBC Sport. 26 August 2016.
6. "Wolves 1–1 Burton". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016.
7. "Paul Gladon leaves Wolves in Heracles loan deal". Express & Star. 29 June 2017.
8. "Drie Nieuwe Kanaries Op Transfer Deadline Day!" (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 31 August 2018.
9. "Paul Gladon per direct weg bij Wolverhampton Wanderers" (in Dutch). Wassermann. 11 January 2019.
10. "Mid-January transfer round-up". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 January 2019.
11. "Drie Winteraanwisten gepresenteerd: Itakura, El Hankouri en Gladon" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 11 January 2019.
12. "Willem II heeft met Gladon gewenste nieuwe spits in huis". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
13. Paul Gladon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

External links

• Paul Gladon at WorldFootball.net
• Paul Gladon at Soccerbase