Craig Gordon
Heart of Midlothian · GKGK #21 · Scotland · Group C 68Rating84Caps0Goals43Age193Height
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Club season 2025/26 Scottish Premiership
3
Apps
2
Starts
225
Minutes
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Clean sheets
2
Conceded
International
84
Caps
0
Goals
Club career totals
502
Career apps
0
Career goals
Form
Veteran tipped to start despite injury-hit season; set to be among oldest WC players ever; caps updated to 84
Date of birth1982-12-31 (age 43) NationalityScotland ClubHeart of Midlothian · Scotland LeagueScottish Premiership PositionGK · Goalkeeper · #21 Height193 cm Preferred footRight Market value—
A genuine Scottish goalkeeping great, Craig Gordon broke through at Hearts and became the most expensive British goalkeeper when Sunderland paid £9m in 2007. After serious injury threatened to end his career, he reinvented himself at Celtic, winning numerous trophies, before returning to Hearts. At 43 he has become the oldest player ever to represent Scotland and is set to be among the oldest players at a World Cup.
- Was a British record £9m signing as a goalkeeper when Sunderland bought him in 2007
- The oldest footballer ever to play for Scotland
- His 2010 stop against Bolton was voted the best save in Premier League history
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