Jordan Webb

Canadian soccer player

Jordan Webb
Webb playing for Tampines Rovers in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 ProStars FC
Youth career
East York SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Iowa Central CC Tritons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Cleveland Internationals 6 (0)
2008 Springfield Demize 6 (0)
2009 Toronto Lynx 16 (5)
2009 Italia Shooters
2010–2012 Hougang United 77 (33)
2013 Home United 24 (8)
2014–2016 Young Lions 39 (14)
2016 Tampines Rovers 22 (12)
2017 Warriors 23 (7)
2018–2020 Tampines Rovers 58 (27)
2021 Atlético Ottawa 0 (0)
2021–2022 Scarborough SC
2022 Electric City FC 20 (3)
2023– Scarborough SC
2023– ProStars FC 19 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2023

Jordan Webb (born 24 March 1988) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger with Scarborough SC.

Early and personal life

Webb attended Pine Ridge Secondary School.[2] His cousin Anthony Bahadur is also a soccer player who suggested that Webb move to Singapore to play.[3]

Youth career

After playing youth soccer for the East York Komets in Toronto, Webb signed a two-year soccer scholarship in August 2007 with the Iowa Central Community College.[2] During the college off season he played in the USL Premier Development League from 2007 till 2009 with the Cleveland Internationals, Springfield Demize, and Toronto Lynx.[4] In 2009, he played for the Italia Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.[5]

Club career

Webb began his professional career in 2010, playing for Hougang United on the recommendation of his cousin Anthony Bahadur and breaking a college scholarship in the process.[3] He later played for Home United, Young Lions and Tampines Rovers.[1] With Home United he won the 2013 Singapore Cup.[3]

He helped himself to 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions for Tampines in the 2016 S.League season, outshining the former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Jermaine Pennant, who was also playing for Tampines, in the process.[6]

Warriors FC

Webb joined Warriors for the 2017 season.[7] In March 2017, Webb claimed to be the victim of slanderous racial abuse in an S.League match, stating that Balestier Khalsa player Raihan Rahman had used a derogatory term against him.[8] Webb scored six goals in his first seven outings for the Warriors but did not net in the S.League again until October in a 3–2 away defeat to Brunei DPMM.[6]

Return to Tampines Rovers

Webb returned to former club Tampines Rovers after a season with Warriors FC for the 2018 Singapore Premier League season, with the Tampines Head Coach branding him as one of the best wingers in Singapore.[9] He rejected an offer from a Portuguese 2nd tier side to re-sign for Tampines Rovers.[6]

In his second season with the club, he helped the Stags win the 2019 Singapore Cup.[10]

At the end of 2020, he left the club and Singapore and announced that he would be returning to Canada to continue his career.[11][12]

Return to Canada

On 13 April 2021, Atlético Ottawa confirmed the signing of Webb for the upcoming season.[13] On 27 July Ottawa announced that the club had terminated Webb's contract by mutual consent due to a "personal situation."[14]

On 28 August 2021, Webb returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with Scarborough SC and recorded two goals in his debut match against Toronto Tigers.[15] He featured in the ProSound Cup final against FC Vorkuta but was defeated in a penalty shootout.[16] He returned for a match on 5 June 2022, against Toronto Falcons where he recorded a goal.[17]

In March 2022, he signed with Electric City FC of League1 Ontario.[18][19]

In 2023, he joined ProStars FC.[20] At the same time, he also played with Scarborough SC in the 2023 season, contributing a goal against the Serbian White Eagles on 15 July 2023.[21] Throughout the 2023 campaign, he would help Scarborough secure the regular season title.[22]

International career

In November 2015, he announced his desire to represent Singapore at the international level, subject to receiving a Singaporean passport.[23] He received permanent residency status in June 2017.[24]

Honours

Home United Singapore Cup: 2013[3]

Tampines Rovers Singapore Cup: 2019[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Jordan Webb at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Webb set to begin collegiate soccer career in Iowa". Durham Region. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Football: Stage set for Webb to make amends and seal Singapore Premier League for Tampines". The Straits Times. 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Profile". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Italia Shooters Soccer Club Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ a b c "Webb rejects Portugal offer for Tampines". ESPN.com. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "S.League Transfer Round-Up: JDT II duo join Warriors, Sahil still clubless". FourFourTwo. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  8. ^ Sazali Abdul Aziz (4 March 2017). "Warriors winger claims racial abuse during S.League game". The New Paper. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Tampines moving fast in the transfer market". FourFourTwo. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Football: Tampines Rovers win 2019 Singapore Cup in thrilling final". CNA. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Jordan Webb leaves Singapore – Hougang United Football Club".
  12. ^ "Jordan Webb's Farewell Message" – via www.facebook.com.
  13. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (13 April 2021). "Atlético Ottawa adds veteran Canadian forward Jordan Webb".
  14. ^ Jacques, John (27 July 2021). "Jordan Webb Leaves Atletico Ottawa".
  15. ^ "Vorkuta, Scarborough Score Opening Victories". Canadian Soccer League. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  16. ^ "VORKUTA TRIUMPHANT IN PRO SOUND CUP FINAL...Penalty kicks defeat Scarborough". Canadian Soccer League. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. ^ Adamson, Stan (6 June 2022). "Sunday Victories for Scarborough, Intercontinentals, York Region". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ Jacques, John (21 March 2022). "Electric City FC Lands Jordan Webb". Northern Tribune.
  19. ^ "Jordan Webb 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  20. ^ "Jordan Webb 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  21. ^ Adamson, Stan (16 July 2023). "Scarborough on Top Following Sizzler". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  22. ^ Adamson, Stan (18 September 2023). "Scarborough Wins League Title to Close CSL Season". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  23. ^ Kenneth Tan (4 November 2015). "Webb and El-Masri yearning for Singapore opportunity". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Webb hopes PR is step towards Singapore". ESPN.com. 28 June 2017.