28 Facts About Jordan Nobbs

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Jordan Nobbs was born on 8 December 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Aston Villa.

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Jordan Nobbs joined the Sunderland centre of excellence aged eight, and was attached to Middlesbrough as a youngster.

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In November 2009, Jordan Nobbs scored against Arsenal, as Sunderland inflicted only the Gunners' second league defeat in more than six years.

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Jordan Nobbs won the 2010 FA Young Player of the Year award.

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When Sunderland's bid to join the FA WSL failed, Jordan Nobbs was approached by several of the leading clubs in the country.

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Jordan Nobbs appeared in all eight of Arsenal's games starting the last five as Arsenal lost out at the semi-final stage to Lyon.

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Jordan Nobbs played a key role in the inaugural WSL season as Arsenal won the title while playing 12 of the 14 games, making 9 starts and scoring 1 goal.

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Jordan Nobbs featured in 13 of Arsenal's 14 matches as they retained the title without losing a match, Jordan Nobbs improved her end product, scoring 5 goals and finishing as the joint sixth top scorer in the league.

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Jordan Nobbs finished as Arsenal's joint top scorer alongside striker Danielle Carter with six goals.

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Jordan Nobbs played in Arsenal's first four Champions League matches, scoring four goals, but then picked up a back injury in pre-season, leading her miss the entirety of Arsenal's victorious FA Cup campaign.

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Jordan Nobbs played every game as Arsenal made a slow start to the season with two draws against Sunderland and Liverpool.

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Jordan Nobbs finished as Arsenal's joint top scorer and joint third overall.

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On 5 January 2023, it was announced that Jordan Nobbs had signed an 18-month contract with Aston Villa with a further option to extend.

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Jordan Nobbs was called into the England U-15 squad as a 12-year-old.

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At the age of 14, Jordan Nobbs had progressed to captaining England's U-17 team.

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Jordan Nobbs then captained England to fourth place at the 2008 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand.

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In July 2009 Jordan Nobbs played a starring role as England won the 2009 European Under-19 Championship in Belarus, scoring in the final win over Sweden.

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In 2010, Jordan Nobbs helped England reach the final of the 2010 European Under-19 Championship in Macedonia, where they lost their title to France.

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Later that summer, Jordan Nobbs played in all three of England's matches at the 2010 Under-20 World Cup in Germany.

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In June 2011, Jordan Nobbs was in the senior England party which visited 10 Downing Street ahead of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Jordan Nobbs received her first call up to the senior England squad for the final UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying match against Croatia at Banks's Stadium in Walsall on 19 September 2012.

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Jordan Nobbs scored her next goal against Wales in October 2013's World Cup qualifier at The Den.

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Jordan Nobbs was made England vice-captain at the 2015 Cyprus Cup, and led the team to winning the trophy as captain Steph Houghton was out injured.

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Jordan Nobbs was named in the squad for the Women's World Cup in 2015, but only played one match due to injury.

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Vice-captain Jordan Nobbs was ruled out of the 2019 Women's World Cup after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament in November 2018.

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Jordan Nobbs took on a role as a BBC pundit for the World Cup and as a columnist for 90 Minutes magazine.

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Jordan Nobbs missed out on the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the 2020 Olympics.

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In May 2022, Jordan Nobbs picked up a knee ligament strain which ruled her out of the 2022 Women's Euros.