Jordan Houston (footballer)
Scottish footballer
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Jordan Iain Houston (born 28 January 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford. Houston has previously played for Rangers, Airdrieonians, Ayr United, Queen of the South, Clyde and Haka and has also represented Scotland in youth international matches.
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Houston with Scotland U19, 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Iain Houston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Waterford | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ayr United (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Ayr United | 62 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Queen of the South | 10 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Clyde | 16 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Haka | 19 | (2) |
| 2026– | Waterford | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Scotland U19 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 July 2025 | |||
Career
Houston signed a two-year contract with Rangers on 17 July 2018, keeping him with the club until the summer of 2020.[3] Houston made his professional debut for Rangers when he came on as a substitute in a Scottish Cup win over Cowdenbeath on 30 January 2019.[4] He was loaned to League One club Airdrieonians in February 2019.[5]
Houston was loaned to Championship club Ayr United on 30 August 2019.[6] Houston moved to the Honest Men on a permanent basis in January 2020.[7]
On 5 June 2023, Houston signed a one-year contract with Queen of the South.[8]
After a stint with Clyde, Houston signed with Haka in Finland in January 2025.[9] After the first part of the league's regular season, Houston had a successful passing rate of only a bit over 60 per cent.
On 22 February 2026, Houston signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.[10]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played on 22 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rangers B | 2017–18 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018–19 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ayr United | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1 | ||
| Queen of the South | 2023–24 | Scottish League One | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Clyde | 2024–25 | Scottish League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| Waterford | 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 143 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 188 | 4 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup, Suomen Cup & FAI Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup and Finnish League Cup
- Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup