Liam Gordon (footballer, born 1999)

Liam Spencer Gordon (born 15 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Walsall.

Gordon was born in the London Borough of Croydon and played for the youth teams of Fulham and AFC Wimbledon when he was a youngster and subsequently joined Carshalton Athletic.

[3] He played for the first team in January 2016 as a sixteen-year-old due to an injury crisis, but was sent off for a second booking in a 7–1 defeat to Ramsgate in the Isthmian League Division One South.

[6] In January 2018, he went on a one-month loan to Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon along with Joe White.

[16] However, during his first pre-season with the club, he was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome, which forced him to undergo three operations in five days, and nearly resulted in his leg being amputated.