Liam Gordon

Squad depth

Port Vale · 27 yrs

32.6

Profile

Full nameLiam Spencer Gordon

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityGuyana

Age27

Date of birth15 May 1999

BirthplaceCroydon

Height183 cm

Shirt number#15

ClubPort Vale

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Central midfielderalso played DEF

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

1680

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Port Vale.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
League One	26	1680	6.91
FA Cup	3	209	6.53
League Cup	2	124	6.95
EFL Trophy	3	90	6.7

Career

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Following his move to Port Vale, Gordon's current-season form is down 76% on last season (Season 33→8), while his Rating eased 35→33. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	26	0	0	6.91	33	8
2024/25	Walsall · 4th	47	3	1	6.86	35	33
2023/24	Walsall · 11th	44	2	4	6.95	35	21
2022/23	Walsall · 16th	30	1	1	6.72	31	18
2021/22	Bolton · 9th	13	0	1	6.64	42	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Guyana · international

Side	Apps	G
Guyana	30	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Gordon is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Port Vale, rated 32.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 316th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (40.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gordon.

Judged on this season alone, Gordon graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 63rd of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.411 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 46th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 27 Gordon is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2021/22

Current potential46th of 79 full-backs · League One Current season63rd of 79 full-backs · League One63rd-best full-back in the League One316th in the League One · potential46th-highest potential full-back in the League One

32.6

Ratingi

46th of 79 full-backs

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.41

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

2.41

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.6, Gordon carries the 46th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.411

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %25

Pass accuracy %74

Dribble success %61.8

Cards / 900.214

Foul involvement / 901.607

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 27, Gordon sits on 7.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Gordon's projected Rating — 32.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created12—

Passes610—

Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Successful dribbles21

Dribble success61.8%

Duels won84—

Duels won %55.3%—

Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions11

Blocks8

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port Vale2025/26 – nowFree

Walsall2022/23 – 2025/26Free

Bolton(back from loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

DDagenham & Redbridge(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Boltonuntil 2020/21

DDagenham & Redbridge(back from loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Dartford(on loan)2019/20 – 2019/20

DDagenham & Redbridge(back from loan)2017/18 – 2019/20

Whitehawk(on loan)2017/18 – 2017/18

Hendon(on loan)2017/18 – 2017/18

DDagenham & Redbridge(back from loan)2017/18 – 2017/18

Hendonuntil 2017/18

About L. Gordon

Liam Spencer Gordon is a 27-year-old central midfielder who plays for Port Vale, born on May 15, 1999 in Croydon, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Guyana. Port Vale currently sit 22nd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Gordon has made 26 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,680 minutes, averaging a 6.88 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the EFL Trophy. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When L. Gordon plays, Port Vale's record this season is 13W-7D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.86 at home against 6.87 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Lincoln (58 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 28, 2026: 2-1 win away at Stockport County (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Plymouth (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 22, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Cardiff (72 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 19, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Wigan (71 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 16, 2026: 3-1 win away at Peterborough (38 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 14, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Barnsley (88 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 7, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Rotherham (87 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-7 loss away at Chelsea (65 minutes, 6 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Bolton (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Gordon at 32.6 with a Season form score of 8.1, ranking 316th of 481 central midfielders in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, L. Gordon has totalled 262 club appearances with 15 goals and 7 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 47 appearances for Walsall.

L. Gordon's career has also included time at Walsall, Bolton, DDagenham & Redbridge, Dartford, Whitehawk and Hendon.

On the international stage, L. Gordon has represented Guyana — 30 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

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