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Craig Gordon

1982 - Today

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Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team. Gordon started his career with Currie Boys before joining Heart of Midlothian. He spent time on loan at Cowdenbeath (in 2001–02), before establishing himself as Hearts' first-choice keeper between 2003 and 2007, winning the Scottish Cup in 2005–06. English Premier League club Sunderland bought him in 2007 for £9 million (then the British transfer record fee for a goalkeeper). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Craig Gordon is the 14,122nd most popular soccer player (down from 12,105th in 2024), the 7,630th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,221st in 2019) and the 768th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Craig Gordon ranks 14,122 out of 21,273. Before him are Leonardo, Christian Kouamé, Jimmy Nicholl, Marcos Senesi, Fernandão, and Jakub Piotrowski. After him are Patrice Bernier, Ahmed Salah Hosny, Louisa Cadamuro, Maksym Koval, Pär Hansson, and Kazuaki Kamizono.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Craig Gordon ranks 1,033. Before him are Oh Se-jong, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Bernhard Gruber, Emanuel Villa, Ekaterina Khilko, and David Logan. After him are Bojan Jorgačević, Maxim Vylegzhanin, Beno Udrih, Chimène Badi, Evaldo Fabiano, and Alessandro Nunes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Craig Gordon ranks 7,632 out of 8,785. Before him are Davie Cooper (1956), Tony Bellew (1982), Michael Dawson (1983), Kevin Gallacher (1966), Tom Blyth (1995), and Nicki French (1964). After him are Shane Williams (1977), Troy Deeney (1988), Alex Clare (1985), Patrick Wolf (1983), James Dreyfus (1968), and Naomi Alderman (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Craig Gordon ranks 768. Before him are Maurice Malpas (1962), Armando Broja (2001), Frank McGarvey (1956), Davie Cooper (1956), Michael Dawson (1983), and Kevin Gallacher (1966). After him are Troy Deeney (1988), Darron Gibson (1987), Willie Miller (1955), Gary O'Neil (1983), Ben Brereton Díaz (1999), and Lee Sharpe (1971).

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