Rohdell Gordon

Rohdell Antonio Smith (born 28 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Braintree Town.

Rohdell Gordon
Personal information
Full name Rohdell Antonio Smith[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996[2]
Place of birth Wandsworth, London, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Braintree Town
Youth career
2010–2013 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Stevenage 7 (0)
2012 → Walton Casuals (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Arlesey Town (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Chelmsford City (loan) 28 (5)
2016 → Bromley (loan) 15 (1)
2016 Braintree Town 5 (0)
2016 Bishop's Stortford 2 (0)
2016–2017 Hemel Hempstead Town 12 (1)
2017 Hayes & Yeading United 11 (2)
2017–2018 Ashford United 8 (0)
2018–2019 Royston Town 42 (9)
2019 → Kings Langley (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 Walton Casuals 26 (4)
2020 St Albans City 6 (0)
2020– Braintree Town 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:57, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Gordon was born in the London Borough of Wandsworth and represented South London as a schoolboy, playing alongside Jordon Ibe.[3] Gordon joined the youth system at Stevenage in 2010 as an under-15 player after impressing in an open trial.[4] In the summer of 2012, Gordon started a two-year scholarship with the club.[4] On his return to Stevenage in April 2014, Gordon was handed his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat to Sheffield United, replacing Lucas Akins as a substitute.[4] In May 2014, after making three first team appearances, Gordon was handed his first professional contract on a one-year deal.[5] Gordon made two further League One appearances for the club, against Bristol City and Walsall respectively. In the ensuing 2015/16 season, Gordon made 4 League Two appearances for Stevenage, making his debut in the fourth against Hartlepool United.

He gained his first taste of senior football on loan at Isthmian Division One South side Walton Casuals. He made a single appearance for the club in December 2012.[6]

In November 2013, Gordon joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Arlesey Town on work experience.[7] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Weymouth.[7] Gordon returned to Stevenage in January 2014, having made six appearances for the club.[8]

In March 2010, he joined Conference South side Bishop's Stortford on loan.[9] He made his only appearance for the club came as a substitute in the 2–1 defeat to Gosport Borough.[9]

In August 2014 he joined Chelmsford City on a loan until the end of the year,[10] making his debut in a 0–0 draw against Bath City two days later.[11] In January 2015, Gordon extended his loan deal until the end of the season with Chelmsford City.[12]

On 13 February 2016, Gordon joined Bromley on loan, and made his first appearance for the Ravens on the same day, in a 2–0 defeat to Wrexham. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 March, in a 2–0 win over Welling United.

In July 2016, he joined National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release from Stevenage.[13] Gordon made his Braintree debut against Macclesfield Town.

Career statistics
As of match played 28 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2012–13[14] League One 0000000000
2013–14[14] League One 3000000030
2014–15[14] League Two 0000000000
2015–16[14] League Two 4000000040
Total 7000000070
Walton Casuals (loan) 2012–13[15] Isthmian League Division One South 10——0010
Arlesey Town (loan) 2013–14[15] Southern League Premier Division 40——1[lower-alpha 1]050
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2013–14[15] Conference South 10———10
Chelmsford City (loan) 2014–15[15] Conference South 28540—1[lower-alpha 1]0335
Bromley (loan) 2015–16[14] National League 151———151
Braintree Town 2016–17[14] National League 5000—0050
Bishop's Stortford 2016–17[14] National League South 20——0020
Hemel Hempstead Town 2016–17[14] National League South 121——00121
Hayes & Yeading United 2017–18[15] Southern League East Division 11261—2[lower-alpha 1]0193
Ashford United 2017–18[16] Isthmian League South Division 80———80
Royston Town 2017–18[15] Southern League Premier Division 144———144
2018–19[15] Southern League Premier Division Central 28510—5[lower-alpha 2]1346
Total 42910—514810
Kings Langley (loan) 2018–19[15] Southern League Premier Division South 60———60
Walton Casuals 2019–20[15] Southern League Premier Division South 26410—2[lower-alpha 3]1295
St Albans City 2019–20[15] National League South 60———60
Braintree Town 2020–21[14][17] National League South 9020—2[lower-alpha 1]0130
Career total 183221410013221025
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. One appearance and one goal in Southern League Cup, four appearances in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance and one goal in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. "Rohdell Gordon". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. "South London schoolboys". ESFA. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. "Stevenage on right Rohd to bright future as kids provide optimism". The Comet 24. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. "Stevenage release nine as Jon Ashton and Chris Day pen deals". BBC Sport. BBC News. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. "Rohdell Gordon - Walton Casuals FC". Walton Casuals FC. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  7. "Arlesey Town lose at Weymouth". The Comet 24. 29 November 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  8. "Games played by Rohdell Gordon in 2013/2014 for Arlesey Town". Arlesey Town FC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. "Bishop's Stortford go home empty-handed after dramatic match at Gosport Borough". Herts & Essex Observer. archive.is. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. "Rohdell Gordon Joins From Stevenage". Chelmsford City FC. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  11. "Stalemate secures first point for Clarets". Chelmsford City FC. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  12. "Rohdell Gordon Extends Loan Deal". Chelmsford City FC. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  13. "Three More Sign for Braintree". Non League Pitchero. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  14. "R. Gordon". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  15. "Rohdell Gordon Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  16. "Ashford United – Appearances – Rohdell Gordon – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  17. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Waldron, Jonathan (4 October 2020). "Braintree Town beat Hashtag United on penalties in FA Cup". Gazette. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Braintree Town 0 - 1 Maldon & Tiptree". Football Web Pages. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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