Jordan Courtney-Perkins

Jordan Courtney-Perkins
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Alan Courtney-Perkins
Date of birth	6 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Sydney FC
Number	4
Youth career
	Newmarket SFC
	Brisbane City
2018–2019	Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Brisbane Roar NPL
2019–2021	Brisbane Roar
2021–2023	Raków Częstochowa
2022	→ Warta Poznań (loan)
2022–2023	→ Brisbane Roar (loan)
2023–	Sydney FC
International career‡
2018–2019	Australia U17
2021–2024	Australia U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024

Jordan Alan Courtney-Perkins (born 6 November 2002) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Sydney FC.^[2]

Club career

Brisbane Roar

Courtney-Perkins was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team. He started and played the full 90 minutes as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.^[3]

On 5 August 2019, Courtney-Perkins signed a scholarship contract with the Roar for the 2019–20 season.^[4] Two days later, he made his professional debut in a Round of 32 clash against Sydney FC in the 2019 FFA Cup, playing a full game in a 2–0 victory.^[5] In doing so, he became the youngest player to play for the Brisbane Roar at 16 years, 9 months and 1 days.^[6]

Raków Częstochowa

On 29 June 2021, it was announced that Courtney-Perkins would join the Polish side Raków Częstochowa, becoming the first Australian to play in Poland's Ekstraklasa since Jake McGing.^[7] He made his debut for the club on 1 August, in the game against Jagiellonia Białystok as a starter in its 0–3 away defeat.^[8]

Loan to Warta

On 5 February 2022, Courtney-Perkins was loaned until the end of the season to another Ekstraklasa side Warta Poznań.^[9]

Loan to Brisbane Roar

Courtney-Perkins was loaned back to Brisbane Roar for the 2022-23 A-League season.^[10] Courtney-Perkins impressed in his season back at the Roar, before departing at the end of his season long loan.^[11]

Sydney FC

On 15 September 2023, it was announced that A-League side Sydney FC completed the signing of Courtney-Perkins on a three-year deal.^[12]

International career

Courtney-Perkins was first selected for the Joeys in 2017.^[13] He was subsequently selected in the squad for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, where he started^{[citation needed]} in the Joeys' 3–2 quarter final win over Indonesia, a win which qualified Australia for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[14] On 2 October 2019, Courtney-Perkins was selected in the Joeys squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[15] He started in all of the Joeys' Group B games, conceding a penalty as the Joey's fought back to secure a 2–2 draw against Hungary.^[16] He started in their Round of 16 clash with France on 7 November 2019, losing 4–0 and being eliminated from the competition.^[17]

Personal life

Courtney-Perkins attended Anglican Church Grammar School and was a member of the First XI who won the 2019 GPS Football Premiership, the school's first win in the competition.^[18]

Honours

Brisbane Roar

Y-League: 2018–19

Raków Częstochowa

Polish Cup: 2021–22

Raków Częstochowa II

IV liga Silesia I: 2021–22^[19]^[20]

Sydney FC

Australia Cup: 2023

Individual

A-Leagues All Star: 2024^[21]

References

^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
^ "Sydney vs. Brisbane Roar - 7 August 2019 - Soccerway".
^ "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019". Foxtel Y-League. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ "Roar sign Academy trio on scholarship". 5 August 2019.
^ "Sydney FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 7th Aug 2019". 26 June 2019.
^ "Jordan Courtney-Perkins makes BRFC history in Cup win". 9 August 2019.
^ "Brisbane A-League starlet joins one of Europe's fastest rising clubs".
^ "PKO Ekstraklasa. Jagiellonia Białystok wygrała 3:0. Raków Częstochowa nie dojechał na mecz, dublet Tarasa Romanczuka". August 2021.
^ "Jordan Courtney-Perkins wypożyczony do Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Jordan Courtney-Perkins joins Brisbane Roar on loan". 16 September 2022.
^ "Former Socceroo attacker among five players released by Roar". KeepUp.com.au. 11 May 2023.
^ "Courtney Perkins Becomes a Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "Sydney FC Dominate Joey's Squad". 14 June 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Joeys' World Cup squad named".
^ "FIFA".
^ "Joeys' World Cup ends at hands of France".
^ "GPS Football premiers".
^ "Zina IV liga 2021/2022, grupa: śląska I". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Zawodnik: Jordan Courtney-Perkins". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "A-League All Stars Men lock in final 21-player squad to take on Newcastle United this Friday". A-League Men. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

External links

Jordan Courtney-Perkins at Soccerway

[1] "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.

[2] "Sydney vs. Brisbane Roar - 7 August 2019 - Soccerway".

[3] "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019". Foxtel Y-League. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

[4] "Roar sign Academy trio on scholarship". 5 August 2019.

[5] "Sydney FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 7th Aug 2019". 26 June 2019.

[6] "Jordan Courtney-Perkins makes BRFC history in Cup win". 9 August 2019.

[7] "Brisbane A-League starlet joins one of Europe's fastest rising clubs".

[8] "PKO Ekstraklasa. Jagiellonia Białystok wygrała 3:0. Raków Częstochowa nie dojechał na mecz, dublet Tarasa Romanczuka". August 2021.

[9] "Jordan Courtney-Perkins wypożyczony do Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[10] "Jordan Courtney-Perkins joins Brisbane Roar on loan". 16 September 2022.

[11] "Former Socceroo attacker among five players released by Roar". KeepUp.com.au. 11 May 2023.

[12] "Courtney Perkins Becomes a Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[13] "Sydney FC Dominate Joey's Squad". 14 June 2017.

[14] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[15] "Joeys' World Cup squad named".

[16] "FIFA".

[17] "Joeys' World Cup ends at hands of France".

[18] "GPS Football premiers".

[19] "Zina IV liga 2021/2022, grupa: śląska I". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[20] "Zawodnik: Jordan Courtney-Perkins". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[21] "A-League All Stars Men lock in final 21-player squad to take on Newcastle United this Friday". A-League Men. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

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