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18 Facts About Jordan McGhee

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Jordan McGhee was born on 24 July 1996 and is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.

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Jordan McGhee began his career at Heart of Midlothian and had a spell on loan at Middlesbrough.

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Jordan McGhee then spent two years at Falkirk, and was team captain from January 2019 until his departure in the summer of that year.

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In January 2016 Jordan McGhee almost moved to Middlesbrough on loan but the move collapsed after paperwork failed to be completed in time.

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Jordan McGhee moved to Scottish Championship club Falkirk in August 2017 for an undisclosed transfer fee.

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In June 2019, Jordan McGhee signed a two-year deal with Dundee, who had been relegated to the Championship the previous season.

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Jordan McGhee became a key figure for the Dark Blues, impressing in a variety of different positions, scoring two important goals in consecutive games, and playing in every game until getting surgery on his hand in February 2020, which sidelined him for a couple of weeks.

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Jordan McGhee would be voted by his teammates as Dundee's Player's Player of the Year at the end of the season.

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In January 2021, Jordan McGhee signed a two-year extension with Dundee, keeping him at the club until 2023.

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Later that month, Jordan McGhee would suffer a torn pectoral muscle that would require surgery and looked likely to have ended his season.

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Jordan McGhee's return was a big factor in Dundee's upturn in form, and he would score 3 vital goals in the Premiership play-offs to help Dundee gain promotion to the Premiership.

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Jordan McGhee would make his first appearance of the season on 20 August 2022, coming off the bench away to Greenock Morton.

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Jordan McGhee would have a successful season in midfield, but after an injury late in a win against Raith Rovers in April 2023, Jordan McGhee would be out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage.

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On 10 June 2023, Dundee announced that Jordan McGhee had signed a new two-year deal with the club, keeping him there until the summer of 2025.

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Jordan McGhee played his 150th game with the Dark Blues on 23 January 2024, in a comfortable away win over Livingston.

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Under Tony Docherty, Jordan McGhee played largely at centre back in a back 3 early on before cementing a role at right wing back, and bagged a trio of goals early on in 2024, including a late winner against local rivals St Johnstone.

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On 16 March 2025, Jordan McGhee scored two goals against Dundee United in Dundee's first derby victory at Tannadice in over twenty years.

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Jordan McGhee earned caps at under-15, under-16 and under-18 level before earning a call up to the Scotland under-21 squad aged just 17 after some impressive performances for Hearts.