| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan David Lyden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bromsgrove Sporting | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ECU Joondalup | |||
| 2012–15 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Aston Villa | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Oldham Athletic (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Swindon Town | 45 | (1) |
| 2023 | Leyton Orient | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Hereford | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bromsgrove Sporting | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:27, 7 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 July 2019 | |||
Jordan David Lyden (born 30 January 1996) is an Australiansoccer player who plays as adefensive midfielder forSouthern League Premier Division Central clubBromsgrove Sporting.
Born inPerth, Lyden played youth soccer forECU Joondalup before moving to England to play forAston Villa in 2012, making his professional debut for the side in 2016.
He has representedAustralia at under-20 level.
Born inPerth, Australia, Lyden moved toEngland at the age of 16 and joined the academy ofAston Villa.[2]In December 2015, Lyden got called up to the senior side, who were struggling in thePremier League at the bottom of the table.[3] He made his professional senior debut for the side on 9 January 2016 in theFA Cup againstWycombe Wanderers. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw.[4] He was handed his first start, playing at right-back, in the replay ten days later which resulted in a 2–0 win for Villa.[5] Lyden made hisPremier League debut for the side on 14 February 2016 againstLiverpool, coming on as a substitute forLeandro Bacuna after 66 minutes with the team five goals down, with the game finishing 6–0.[6] Lyden made his league starting debut for Aston Villa in his third Premier League appearance on 10 April againstBournemouth.[7]
Lyden's Aston Villa career was beset by a number of injuries, and found it difficult to stake a claim to a first team space.On 31 August 2018, after making only four first team appearances in his six years at the club, Lyden went on loan toOldham Athletic.[8] On 17 November 2018, Lyden scored his first goal in league football in a 3–1 victory for Oldham overCambridge United. The long range effort earned plaudits from fans across the Football League.[9] He returned to Aston Villa on 1 January 2019, after playing 14 times for Oldham, and scoring 1 goal. He hoped that his performances on loan would be enough to secure him a new contract.[10]
However, Lyden's poor luck with injuries continued; and on 11 January 2019, just 10 days after returning to Aston Villa from his loan spell, Lyden suffered a muscle injury in training – which would take three months to recover from.[11]
On 17 March 2019, Lyden made a post on his personal Instagram announcing that he had left Aston Villa.[12] After leaving Villa, Lyden trained withEFL League One clubSouthend United.[13]
On 26 July 2019, Lyden joinedEFL League Two clubSwindon Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial.[14] In his first season he helped Swindon win the league title and promotion to League One.[15] Later that summer he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[16] He suffered a season-ending achilles injury in February 2022,[17] and was released by Swindon in the summer.
On 20 January 2023, Lyden signed for then-League Two leadersLeyton Orient on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[18] He featured in five league matches for the O's as they went on to win the league title and promotion to League One.[19] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[20]
On 15 September 2023, Lyden signed forNational League North clubHereford, reuniting with former Swindon team matePaul Caddis.[21] He made his debut for the club the following day, starting and playing 63 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–0 FA Cup second qualifying round win overAnstey Nomads.[22] He signed a contract at Hereford until the end of the season a month later, along withPaul Downing.[23] At the end of the 2023–24 season, he was invited back to pre-season training with the club, but suffered a long-term injury during a pre-season friendly.[24]
On 15 December 2024, Lyden signed forSouthern League Premier Division Central clubBromsgrove Sporting.[25]
In late 2013, Lyden was called up to theAustralia under-20 side to travel to Malaysia for2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[26] He made his debut for the Young Socceroos in a win overHong Kong, coming on forStefan Mauk in the second half.[27]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2015–16[29] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2018–19[32] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Swindon Town | 2019–20[33] | League Two | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2020–21[34] | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[35] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2022–23[36] | League Two | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Hereford | 2023–24[28][37] | National League North | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bromsgrove Sporting | 2024–25[38] | SFL Premier Division Central | 17 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 114 | 3 | ||
Aston Villa U23s
Swindon Town
Leyton Orient
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