Jordan Tunnicliffe

Jordan Rhett Tunnicliffe (born 13 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Wrexham.

Born in Nuneaton, Tunnicliffe joined West Bromwich Albion's academy in 2004, and signed as a scholar in June 2010.

He left the club in 2012, and trialled with West Ham United that summer before joining Nike Academy.

He had an unsuccessful trial with Norwich City in April 2013, and joined Barnsley that summer.

He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2013–14 season.

He joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in January 2014.

He joined Sutton Coldfield Town in August 2014.

In November 2014, Tunnicliffe joined Kidderminster Harriers on a deal until the end of the season, with the option to extend his contract by a further season.

He joined Hednesford Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2015, but was recalled from his loan the following month.

He extended his contract by a further year in May 2015.

Following a hamstring injury, he returned to Sutton Coldfield Town on a month-long loan in February 2016.

He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.

He was awarded their Players' Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season, but turned down the offer of a new contract at the end of the season.

In the summer of 2017, Tunnicliffe signed for National League side AFC Fylde.

Tunnicliffe's debut for the club came on 5 August, as they drew 2–2 at home to Boreham Wood in the opening game of the season.

Tunnicliffe scored his first goal of the season on 16 September 2017 with Fylde's second goal of a 2–2 draw with Eastleigh.

He was called up the England C team in May 2017, and made his debut as a late substitute against Panjab later that month.

His brother James is also a footballer.

Wrexham

Individual

On 11 July 2019, Tunnicliffe signed for League Two side Crawley Town in July 2019 on a two-year contract.

On 3 August 2019, he made his first appearance for the Reds, playing the full 90 minutes away to Carlisle United.

He made 45 appearances across the 2019–20 season and scored 1 goal.

Tunnicliffe scored Crawley's final goal of a 3–0 FA Cup third round win over Premier League side Leeds United on 10 January 2021.

He scored his first goal for Crawley on 1 February 2020: the opening goal of a 3–1 League Two victory over Scunthorpe United.

He was named in the League Two Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.

On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Tunnicliffe had signed for National League side Wrexham.

By 24 August he has only made one substitutes appearance.