| Intro | English professional footballer born 2001 |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2001, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 19 years |
Ryan Joseph Campbell-Gordon (born 2 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two side Port Vale.
Playing career
Campbell-Gordon came through the Port Vale youth-team and won the club’s Youth Team Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season. He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019, tying him with the “Valiants” until summer 2021. The next month he was highlighted as an ‘outstanding candidate’ by the League Football Education, as he “met with some challenging situations in the local community” and spent six months of his childhood without a school before being accepted into the Ormiston Horizon Academy in Chell and going on to achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma. He made his debut in senior football on 24 August 2019, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for David Worrall in a 5–2 defeat at Grimsby Town. On 14 September, he joined Northern Premier League Division One South East side Ilkeston Town on a one-month loan.
Style of play
Campbell-Gordon was described by Port Vale youth-team coach Mick Ede as “a modern day full back”, boasting good athletic and attacking abilities.
Statistics
- As of match played 12 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 2019–20 | EFL League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||