Jordan Courtney-Perkins

Jordan Alan Courtney-Perkins (born 6 November 2002), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Raków Częstochowa.[2]

Jordan Courtney-Perkins
Personal information
Full name Jordan Alan Courtney-Perkins[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 19
Youth career
Brisbane City
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Brisbane Roar NPL 23 (0)
2019–2021 Brisbane Roar 15 (0)
2021– Raków Częstochowa 1 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Australia U17 5 (0)
2021– Australia U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2021

Club career

Brisbane Roar

Courtney-Perkins was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team. He started and played the full 90 minutes as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.[3]

On 5 August 2019, Courtney-Perkins signed a scholarship contract with the Roar for the 2019–20 season.[4] Two days later, he made his professional debut in a Round of 32 clash against Sydney FC in the 2019 FFA Cup, playing a full game in a 2–0 victory.[5] In doing so, he became the youngest player to play for the Brisbane Roar at 16 years, 9 months and 1 days.[6]

Raków Częstochowa

On 29 June 2021, it was announced that Courtney-Perkins would join the Polish side Raków Częstochowa, becoming the first Australian to play in Poland's Ekstraklasa since Jake McGing.[7] He made his debut for the club on 1 August, in the game against Jagiellonia Białystok as a starter in its 0–3 away defeat.[8]

International career

Courtney-Perkins was first selected for the Joeys in 2017.[9] He was subsequently selected in the squad for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, where he started in the Joeys' 3-2 quarter final win over Indonesia, a win which qualified Australia for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10] On 2 October 2019, Courtney-Perkins was selected in the Joeys squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11] He started in all of the Joeys' Group B games, conceding a penalty as the Joey's fought back to secure a 2-2 draw against Hungary.[12] He started in their Round of 16 clash with France on 7 November 2019, losing 4-0 and being eliminated from the competition.[13]

Personal life

Courtney-Perkins attended Anglican Church Grammar School and was a member of the First XI who won the 2019 GPS Football Premiership, the school's first win in the competition.[14]

Honours

Brisbane Roar

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. "Sydney vs. Brisbane Roar - 7 August 2019 - Soccerway".
  3. "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019". Foxtel Y-League. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Roar sign Academy trio on scholarship". 5 August 2019.
  5. "Sydney FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 7th Aug 2019". 26 June 2019.
  6. "Jordan Courtney-Perkins makes BRFC history in Cup win". 9 August 2019.
  7. https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/brisbane-a-league-starlet-joins-one-of-europes-fastest-rising-clubs-566684
  8. https://gol24.pl/pko-ekstraklasa-jagiellonia-bialystok-wygrala-30-rakow-czestochowa-nie-dojechal-na-mecz-dublet-tarasa-romanczuka/ar/c2-15736944
  9. "Sydney FC Dominate Joey's Squad". 14 June 2017.
  10. https://dailyfootballshow.com/trevor-morgan-names-joeys-squad-for-afc-u16-championship
  11. "Joeys' World Cup squad named".
  12. "FIFA".
  13. "Joeys' World Cup ends at hands of France".
  14. "GPS Football premiers".
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