Jordan Lilley
English rugby league footballer
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Jordan Lilley (born 4 September 1996) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.
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| Full name | Jordan Sam Lilley[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1996 Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 3 lb (71 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He spent on loan from the Leeds Rhinos at Bradford during the 2019 season.
Background
Lilley was born in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Career
Early career
Lilley started at the amateur club Stanningley ARLFC.
Leeds Rhinos
Lilley made his début for Leeds in their 2015 Super League match against Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue. He went on to make a handful of appearances in 2015 and just missed out on a spot in the Grand Final team at the end of the season. In 2016 Lilley became a regular in the Leeds team after Danny McGuire was injured at the start of the season.[citation needed]
Hunslet
Lilley was dual registered in 2015 with Hunslet Hawks in the Championship, and played four games for the club, kicking ten goals.[citation needed]
Bradford Bulls
He joined Bradford on a loan deal in February 2017.[citation needed]
Leigh Centurions
Bradford Bulls
He rejoined Bradford on a year and a half loan deal before signing permanently on a two-year deal midway through the 2019 season.[citation needed]
Sheffield Eagles
On 22 October 2025 it was reported that he had signed a 2-year deal to join Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship[5]
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2017 Bradford Bulls | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 Bradford Bulls | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 Bradford Bulls | 27 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 41 |
| 2020 Bradford Bulls | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 Bradford Bulls | 18 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 66 |
| 2022 Bradford Bulls | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 Bradford Bulls | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 111 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 165 |
Honours
World Club Challenge Runners-up: 2016
