Shaneka Jodian Gordon (born 28 May 1986) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Icelandic club ÍBV. She was a member of the Jamaica women's national team. In 2015, she received an Icelandic citizenship.[4] After missing the 2016 and 2017 seasons due to injury she signed with ÍR for the 2018 season.[5][6]

Shaneka Gordon
Personal information
Full name Shaneka Jodian Gordon[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986 (age 37)[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
ÍBV
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 CCBC-Catonsville
2008–2009 West Florida Argonauts 47 (48)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Grindavík 25 (18)
2012–2018 ÍBV 66 (46)
2018 ÍR (loan) 11 (5)
2019 ÍBV 4 (0)
2021- ÍR 0 (0)
International career
2014 Jamaica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2014

College career edit

Gordon attended the Community College of Baltimore and the University of West Florida, both in the United States.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Shaneka Jodian Gordon - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands" (in Icelandic). Ksi.
  2. ^ a b Shaneka Gordon at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Shaneka Gordon - All-Time Women's Soccer - University of West Florida". University of West Florida.
  4. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (21 December 2015). "Shaneka Gordon fær íslenskan ríkisborgararétt". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ Ingólfur Stefánsson (19 April 2018). "Shaneka Gordon í ÍR (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (10 November 2018). "Sísí Lára aftur í ÍBV (Staðfest) - Fjölmargar framlengja". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2021.