Jordan Lee Pickford (né Logan; born 7 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Everton and the England national team.

He had loan spells at Darlington, Alfreton Town, Burton Albion, Carlisle United, Bradford City and Preston North End.

He was the starting goalkeeper in England's 2018 FIFA World Cup fourth-place finish, in which the squad made its first semi-final appearance since 1990.

[17] Pickford signed on loan for Conference Premier club Darlington in time to make his debut against Fleetwood Town on 21 January 2012, playing the whole of a 1–0 home loss.

[22] On 25 February 2013, Pickford signed for Conference Premier club Alfreton Town, again on an initial month-long loan[23] and was a cover for Phil Barnes, who was injured.

[27] On 2 August 2013, Pickford signed another loan deal, this time with League Two club Burton Albion,[27] and made his debut the next day against Cheltenham Town.

[41] He made his debut on 9 August in a 3–2 win against Coventry City at Valley Parade,[42] and kept his first clean sheet in the following match, a 0–0 draw away to Walsall.

[55][56] During his stint at Preston, Pickford impressed his veteran goalkeeping teammate Chris Kirkland, who said "Jordan comes out to take crosses and has an authority for someone still very young... As for his kicking, that is brilliant!

"[57] On 20 December 2015, Pickford was controversially sent off in a 1–0 defeat against Leeds United: he rushed out of his box to challenge striker Chris Wood, and was judged to have handled the ball.

However, after Mannone suffered a serious arm injury in training, Pickford started Sunderland's third league match of the season, away to Southampton.

He produced several saves during the match, but in the 85th minute he made an error that allowed Jay Rodriguez to equalise for the hosts in a 1–1 draw.

[66] Pickford made his league debut for Everton on 12 August 2017, when his club beat Stoke City 1–0 at Goodison Park.

[69][70] On 10 March 2019, against Newcastle United, Pickford misjudged a cross from Matt Ritchie and then rugby tackled Salomón Rondón, conceding a penalty.

On Match of the Day, Ian Wright suggested that Pickford should have focused on his game more, and given he was a former Sunderland player, not let his emotions affect him.

[73] Pickford remained Everton's first choice goalkeeper, making 38 appearances in the Premier League and keeping 13 clean sheets.

"[77] However, he performed much better in the EFL Cup, being part of the team that made the Quarter-Finals of the competition, including saving a penalty from Leicester City's James Maddison.

[78] Pickford again continued to be Everton's first choice goalkeeper, being part of the team that won its opening four games for the first time since the 1969–70 season.

The derby was one of the most heated in recent years, with Richarlison being sent off for a late challenge on Thiago Alcantara and captain Jordan Henderson having a game-winning goal ruled out for offside by VAR.

After Mason Mount's shot had hit both posts, Pickford raced across his line and then dived in the opposite direction to keep out Azpilicueta's rebound as Everton beat Chelsea 1–0 on 1 May 2022.

[84] He was praised for his performance in the match by BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty, who said that "Pickford's status as England's first choice goalkeeper is unquestioned and fully deserved" ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

[63] On 13 October 2015, Pickford assisted Nathan Redmond's goal in the England U21s' 3–0 victory over Kazakhstan at the Ricoh Arena with a long range pass from his own penalty area.

[93] On 9 October 2016, Pickford received his first call-up to the senior squad, replacing an injured Tom Heaton for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.

[95] On 24 August 2017, Pickford was called up to the England squad by manager Gareth Southgate for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia.

[101] On 7 July 2018, Pickford kept his first clean sheet of the World Cup and was named man of the match, as England knocked out Sweden with a 2–0 win in the quarter-finals.

[102] In June 2019, Pickford scored and then saved the decisive penalty as England beat Switzerland to finish third at the inaugural UEFA Nations League Finals.