Jordan Roberts (footballer, born 1994)

Jordan Stephen Roberts (born 5 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for EFL League One club Stevenage.

After spending one year on an academy scholarship at Peterborough United, Roberts joined Aldershot Town's youth system in the summer of 2011.

Roberts was loaned out three times during the 2012–13 season in order to gain first-team experience, at non-League clubs Havant & Waterlooville, Tamworth and Bishop's Stortford respectively.

Roberts spent two seasons at Crawley, playing 62 times and scoring 11 goals, before moving up two divisions to sign for Championship club Ipswich Town in June 2018.

[2][6] Roberts made four appearances during the end of the 2011–12 season, receiving the first red card of his career for two bookable offences in a 2–2 draw with Rotherham United on 28 April 2012.

[7] Having made four further appearances for Aldershot at the start of the 2012–13 season,[8] Roberts joined Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan on 1 October 2012.

[13] Roberts made his Bishop's Stortford debut in a 1–1 draw against Hinckley United on 16 February 2013, replacing Alli Abdullahi with 30 minutes remaining.

[21] He made his Inverness Caledonian Thistle debut in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Astra Giurgiu on 16 July 2015, in which he played the last nine minutes in a 1–0 defeat.

[26] Roberts joined League Two club Crawley Town on a free transfer on 28 June 2016, signing a one-year contract with the option of a further year.

[2] Following his release from Crawley, Roberts moved up two divisions and signed for Championship club Ipswich Town on a two-year contract on 28 June 2018.

[39] Although his involvement was limited to three EFL Trophy appearances within the space of four months,[37][39] Lambert stated that Roberts remained in his plans and praised his worth ethic in training.

[39][42] Ipswich decided against taking up the 12-month extension option on Roberts' contract, although stated a future deal may be possible once football resumed following its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[48] He scored three goals in eight appearances during his first loan spell at Motherwell; manager Graham Alexander described Roberts as "a brilliant man who did an exceptional job" during his four months there.

[46][48] Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Roberts briefly returned to Hearts and made one substitute appearance in a Scottish League Cup match against Peterhead.

[49][50] Having made 11 appearances during his second loan spell at Motherwell,[49] Roberts signed for the club on a permanent basis on 14 January 2022, on a deal until 2021–22 season.

[53] He made his Stevenage debut in the club's first match of the 2022–23 season, when he came on as a 39th-minute substitute and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory at Tranmere Rovers on 30 July 2022.