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Jordan Alan Cook (born 20 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a striker.

Jordan Cook

Cook with Walsall in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Alan Cook[1]
Date of birth	(1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Hetton-le-Hole, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder / Striker
Youth career
1997–2008	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Sunderland	3	(0)
2009	→ Darlington (loan)	5	(0)
2011	→ Walsall (loan)	8	(1)
2012	→ Carlisle United (loan)	14	(4)
2012–2014	Charlton Athletic	10	(0)
2013	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	1	(0)
2014–2016	Walsall	66	(8)
2016–2018	Luton Town	45	(3)
2018–2020	Grimsby Town	38	(6)
2020–2021	Gateshead	10	(1)
2021–2022	Hartlepool United	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

Sunderland

Cook was born in Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear[1] and attended Hetton School.[3] He began his career with Hetton Juniors, before joining Sunderland aged seven.[3] Cook progressed through the club's youth system and signed his first professional contract on 30 May 2008.[4] He joined League Two club Darlington on loan on 18 August 2009,[5] before making his debut later that day in a 1–0 defeat at home to Crewe Alexandra, in which he was substituted for Jeff Smith in the 58th minute.[6] His loan spell with Darlington was cut short after sustaining cruciate knee ligament damage.[7] Cook made his Sunderland debut on 26 December 2010 after being introduced as an 82nd-minute substitute for Steed Malbranque in a 2–0 defeat away to Manchester United.[8][9] He replaced Nedum Onuoha as an 87th-minute substitute to make his home debut in a 4–2 defeat to Chelsea on 1 February 2011.[9][10]

On 24 March 2011, Cook signed for League One club Walsall on loan until the end of 2010–11.[11] He debuted a day later in a 1–1 draw away to Milton Keynes Dons, having entered the match as a 68th-minute substitute.[12] His first goal for Walsall came in a 3–2 win at home to Brentford on 12 April,[13][14] and completed the loan spell with eight appearances.[9] After returning to Sunderland, he played in their final match of 2010–11, a 3–0 win away to West Ham United, having entered the match as a 72nd-minute substitute for Asamoah Gyan.[15]

Cook joined Carlisle United on 16 January 2012 on a one-month loan.[16] After making four appearances during his initial loan spell, Cook's loan was extended by a further month until 10 March.[17] He scored his first goal for Carlisle after being introduced as a 74th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win at home to Bury, after which his loan was due to expire.[18][19] However, the loan was extended on 22 March by a further month,[20] and would expire after the penultimate match of the season against Exeter City under emergency loan rules.[21] Cook scored a brace five days later to help Carlisle come from behind to earn a 2–1 win away to Milton Keynes Dons.[22] He completed the emergency loan with 14 appearances and four goals.[19] After failing to make an appearance for Sunderland in 2011–12,[19] Cook was amongst nine players released by the club in May 2012.[23]

Charlton Athletic

Cook signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Championship club Charlton Athletic on 9 July 2012.[24] He debuted in a 1–1 draw against Leyton Orient in a League Cup first round tie on 14 August,[25] before making his league debut in a 1–1 draw away to Birmingham City four days later, having entered the match as a 77th-minute substitute for Bradley Wright-Phillips.[26] Cook made six further league appearances and one FA Cup appearance for Charlton in 2012–13.[27] He joined League One club Yeovil Town on a one-month loan on 18 March 2013.[28] Cook debuted as a 61st-minute substitute for Gavin Williams in a 2–0 defeat at home to Swindon Town.[29] However, a knee injury meant he returned to Charlton for treatment and made no further appearances for Yeovil.[30] Cook made his first appearance of 2013–14 after being named in the starting lineup against Oxford United in the League Cup first round, which finished as a 4–0 victory.[31] However, his first-team opportunities were limited, and finished the season with only five appearances.[32] On 22 May 2014, it was announced that Cook would be released following the expiration of his contract.[33]

Walsall

On 7 July 2014, Cook returned to League One club Walsall and signed a two-year contract, having previously been on loan with them for two months in 2011.[34] He made his first appearance since his return in a 1–1 draw with Bristol City on 4 October after being introduced as a 34th-minute substitute for the injured Tom Bradshaw.[35] One week later, he scored the opening goal, his first since April 2012 in a 2–1 defeat away to Oldham Athletic.[36][37] Cook scored a brace to help Walsall come from behind to earn a 3–1 win at home to Barnsley on 13 December.[38] He scored his fourth goal of the season on 7 February 2015 in a 2–0 win away to Doncaster Rovers after only three minutes.[39] Cook came off the bench as a 72nd-minute substitute for Tom Bradshaw to score his fifth goal of the season in stoppage time against Crawley Town in a 5–0 victory on 14 April.[40] Cook also played in every Football League Trophy match,[41] which saw Walsall reach the final of the competition, only to be defeated 2–0 by Bristol City at Wembley Stadium on 22 March.[42] He finished 2014–15 with 39 appearances and five goals.[41]

Cook was named in the starting lineup against Oldham Athletic on the opening day of 2015–16, but was replaced in the 66th minute by Milan Lalkovič in a 1–1 draw.[43] Thereafter, he assumed the role of a substitute, making 36 of his 44 appearances from the bench.[44] However, he scored three times including Walsall's third goal in the 93rd minute of a 3–1 win away to Shrewsbury Town,[45] prior to a brace in a 2–0 win at home to Port Vale after being introduced as a 60th-minute substitute for Kieron Morris.[46] His contributions helped Walsall to qualify for the play-offs after a third-place finish in League One.[47] Cook played in both semi-final legs as a substitute, scoring a late consolation goal in the second leg as Walsall lost 3–1 to Barnsley and 6–1 on aggregate.[48]

Luton Town

On 5 July 2016, Cook signed a two-year contract with League Two club Luton Town after rejecting a new contract with Walsall.[49] He debuted on the opening day of 2016–17 in a 3–0 win away to Plymouth Argyle.[50] Cook scored his first goal for Luton in a 4–1 win at home to Wycombe Wanderers on 3 September.[51] He was released by Luton at the end of the 2017–18 season[52] after the club won promotion to League One.

Grimsby Town

Cook signed for League Two club Grimsby Town on a two-year contract on 22 June 2018.[53] Cook was released at the end of the 2019–20 season.[54] He made 49 appearances in all competitions for The Mariners, scoring eight times.

Gateshead

Cook joined Gateshead of the National League North on 20 October 2020 for the 2020–21 season.[55] Injuries limited Cook to 10 appearances for Gateshead.

Hartlepool United

In September 2021, Cook moved up two divisions when he signed for League Two side Hartlepool United.[56] In October 2021, Cook picked up a groin injury which saw him out for over six weeks.[57] Jordan made his return to the starting XI on 1 January 2022 in 0-0 draw against Oldham Athletic, in which he had a goal ruled out for offside, however he picked up an injury in the game which saw him ruled out for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[58] At the end of 2021–22 season, Cook was offered a new contract with the club.[59] Cook joined the club for pre-season training in July but did not sign the contract.[60] On 23 July 2022, Cook tweeted that his surgery had been completed and was aiming to play football again before Christmas time.[61]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2022

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
Sunderland	2008–09[62]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2009–10[63]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2010–11[9]	Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2011–12[19]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Darlington (loan)	2009–10[63]	League Two	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Walsall (loan)	2010–11[9]	League One	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
Carlisle United (loan)	2011–12[19]	League One	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
Charlton Athletic	2012–13[27]	Championship	7	0	1	0	1	0	—		9	0
	2013–14[32]	Championship	3	0	1	0	1	0	—		5	0
	Total		10	0	2	0	2	0	—		14	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2012–13[27]	League One	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Walsall	2014–15[41]	League One	32	5	1	0	0	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	5
	2015–16[44]	League One	34	3	4	0	3	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	1	44	4
	Total		66	8	5	0	3	0	9	1	83	9
Luton Town	2016–17[64]	League Two	35	3	2	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	1	42	4
	2017–18[65]	League Two	10	0	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	1	16	1
	Total		45	3	3	0	2	0	8	2	58	5
Grimsby Town	2018–19[66]	League Two	24	4	2	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	1	29	5
	2019–20[67]	League Two	14	2	2	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	20	3
	Total		38	6	4	0	3	1	4	1	49	8
Gateshead	2020–21[68]	National League North	10	1	—		—		0	0	10	1
Hartlepool United	2021–22[69]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Career total			204	23	14	0	10	1	22	4	250	28

Honours

Walsall

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 2014–15[70]

Luton Town

• EFL League Two runner-up: 2017–18[65][71]

References

External links

• Profile at the Gateshead F.C. website
• Jordan Cook at Soccerbase

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