Jordan Cousins
Cousins with Charlton Athletic in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jordan Paul Cousins[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2012 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Charlton Athletic 125 (7)
2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 61 (1)
2019–2021 Stoke City 39 (0)
2021–2023 Wigan Athletic 26 (0)
2023– Cambridge United 23 (1)
International career
2008–2010 England U16 11 (1)
2009–2011 England U17 22 (0)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
2014 England U20 3 (1)
2022– Jamaica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Jordan Paul Cousins (born 6 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cambridge United. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.

Cousins began his career with Charlton Athletic, breaking into the first team in 2013–14 after progressing thorough their academy. He became a regular with the Addicks until the side suffered relegation in 2015–16 and he left for Queens Park Rangers. He spent three seasons at Loftus Road making 70 appearances before joining Stoke City in June 2019.

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Cousins began his career with the Charlton Athletic Academy joining the under-13s and he signed professional terms in March 2011.[3] He won the League One Apprentice of the Year award in 2012.[4] He made his Charlton Athletic debut on 6 August 2013 in a 4–0 win against Oxford United in the League Cup.[5] On 17 August 2013, he scored on his league debut in a 2–2 draw against Barnsley.[6] Cousins described his first league goal as a "a dream come true".[7] On 4 October 2013, Cousins signed a new three-year contract at the club, keeping him at The Valley until 2016.[8] Cousins impressed manager Chris Powell enough to establish himself in the first team at The Valley and his bright start to life in Championship football saw him win the Football League Young Player of the Month award for October 2013.[9][10][11] Cousins played 47 times in 2013–14 as Charlton finished in 18th position.[12] He made the same amount of appearances in 2014–15 as the Addicks finished in 12th.[13] On 31 July 2015, Cousins signed a new four-year contract.[14] Cousins played 42 times in 2015–16 as Charlton had a poor campaign and were relegated to League One.[15][16] Following Charlton's relegation they received a bid for Cousins from Queens Park Rangers.[17]

Queens Park Rangers

On 13 July 2016, Cousins joined Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal.[18] His first season with QPR, in 2016–17 was disrupted by injuries with Cousins undergoing surgery on a quad muscle injury in April 2016.[19] His missed the start of the 2017–18 season after picking up another hamstring injury.[20] He returned to the first team in October 2017 and went on to make 16 appearances as QPR finished in 16th position.[21] He was sent-off for the first time in his career in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat at Blackpool on 25 September 2018.[22] Cousins scored his only goal for QPR in a 4–3 defeat against Birmingham City on 9 February 2019.[23] His 2018–18 season was ended after he was stretchered off in a 2–1 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 19 April 2019.[24] Cousins was released by QPR at the end of the season.[25]

Stoke City

On 25 June 2019, Cousins joined Stoke City.[26][27] He had previously worked with manager Nathan Jones at the Charlton Athletic Academy.[28] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season in a 2–1 defeat against his old club Queens Park Rangers.[29] Cousins struggled for game time under Jones and spent two months out the squad before Michael O'Neill started him against Luton Town in December 2019.[30][31] He kept his place in the side as Stoke's results began to improve and they edged away from the relegation zone.[32] Cousins made 24 appearances in 2019–20 as Stoke finished in 15th position.[33][34] Cousins was mainly used as back-up by O'Neill in the 2020–21 season, making 21 appearances before leaving the club after his contract expired in the summer.[35][36]

Wigan Athletic

Cousins signed a two-year contract with Wigan Athletic on 15 June 2021.[37]

Cambridge United

Following his release from Wigan, Cousins signed a one-year contract with Cambridge United.[38]

International career

Born in England, Cousins is of Jamaican descent. Cousins has been capped by England at Under 16, Under-17 and Under-18 level, he appeared for the Under-17's at both the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In May 2014 he was called up to the Under-20 squad for the first time. In July 2021, he started the process of getting a Jamaican passport to represent the Jamaica national team.[39] He was called up to represent the Jamaica national team in May 2022.[40] He made his debut in a 6–0 friendly defeat to Catalonia on 25 May.[41]

Personal life

Cousins is the cousin of former Arsenal full back Kerrea Gilbert.[42]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 February 2024[43]
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
Charlton Athletic 2013–14[12] Championship 42 2 4 0 1 0 — 47 2
2014–15[13] Championship 44 3 1 0 2 0 — 47 3
2015–16[16] Championship 39 2 1 0 2 0 — 42 2
Total 125 7 6 0 5 0 — 136 7
Queens Park Rangers 2016–17[44] Championship 18 0 1 0 2 0 — 21 0
2017–18[21] Championship 15 0 1 0 0 0 — 16 0
2018–19[45] Championship 28 1 2 0 3 0 — 33 1
Total 61 1 4 0 5 0 — 70 1
Stoke City 2019–20[33] Championship 20 0 1 0 3 0 — 24 0
2020–21[36] Championship 19 0 0 0 2 0 — 21 0
Total 39 0 1 0 5 0 — 45 0
Wigan Athletic 2021–22[46] League One 16 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
2022–23[47] Championship 10 0 1 0 0 0 — 11 0
Total 26 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 30 0
Cambridge United 2023–24[48] League One 23 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 27 1
Career total 274 9 15 0 18 0 1 0 308 9

Honours

Wigan Athletic

References

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  2. ^ "Charlton Athletic FC Player Profiles: Jordan Cousins". Charlton Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Academy U18 profiles". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Rickie Lambert named Football League Player of the Year". BBC. BBC Sport. 11 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Charlton 4-0 Oxford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Barnsley 2-2 Charlton" BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Jordan Cousins: Charlton Athletic defender delighted with first goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Cousins signs new three-year contract". Charlton Athletic Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
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  19. ^ "Jordan Cousins hopes to move on from injury-hit first season at Queens Park Rangers". Brent & Kilburn Times. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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  23. ^ "QPR 3–4 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Cousins stretchered off as QPR lose again". West London Sport. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  25. ^ "QPR release Alex Baptiste, Jake Bidwell, Jordan Cousins, Joel Lynch and Pawel Wszolek". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Stoke City: Liam Lindsay, Adam Davies, Jordan Cousins, Nick Powell & Lee Gregory join Potters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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  30. ^ "Jordan Cousins pulled from Stoke City deep freeze to 'dovetail off Joe Allen'". Stoke Sentinel. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  31. ^ "I can take the knocks - Stoke City midfielder reflects on troubled period". Stoke Sentinel. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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  34. ^ "Nottingham Forest 1–4 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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  37. ^ "Jordan Cousins: Wigan Athletic sign Stoke midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  38. ^ "Jordan Cousins: Cambridge United sign Wigan midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  39. ^ "English-born players in race against time to get passports ahead of Gold Cup deadline". Jamaica Observer. 10 June 2021.
  40. ^ Desk, Sports. "JFF unveils Reggae Boyz squad for May 25 friendly against Catalonia". www.sportsmax.tv.
  41. ^ "MONTILIVI VIBRA AMB L'EXHIBICIÓ DE CATALUNYA CONTRA JAMAICA" [MONTILIVI VIBRATES WITH THE EXHIBITION OF CATALONIA AGAINST JAMAICA]. www.fcf.cat (in Catalan). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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  45. ^ "Games played by Jordan Cousins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  46. ^ "Games played by Jordan Cousins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  47. ^ "Games played by Jordan Cousins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  48. ^ "Games played by Jordan Cousins in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

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