Jordan Storey

Jordan Ben Storey (born 2 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Preston North End.

Jordan Storey

Personal information
Full name	Jordan Ben Storey[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Preston North End
Number	14
Youth career
	Mere Town
	Chard Town
0000–2016	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Exeter City	13	(2)
2016	→ Bideford (loan)	5	(0)
2017	→ Tiverton Town (loan)	6	(0)
2017	→ Dorchester Town (loan)	13	(0)
2018–	Preston North End	176	(5)
2022	→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024 (UTC)

He has previously played for Exeter City, and on loan at Bideford, Tiverton Town, and Dorchester Town.

Playing career

Exeter City

Prior to joining the Exeter City Academy, Storey played for South Petherton, Chard Town and Mere Town.^[3] He joined Southern League Premier Division side Bideford on a short-term loan in March 2016,^[4] before being offered professional terms in May of the same year.^[5] He made his first-team debut for Exeter on 30 August 2016, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Pierce Sweeney in a 4–2 defeat at Oxford United in an EFL Trophy group stage match.^[6]

Storey joined Southern League Division One South & West side Tiverton Town in March 2017,^[7] playing 6 times as they clinched promotion to the Southern League Premier Division.^[8] The young defender began the following season on loan at Dorchester Town,^[9] playing 13 fixtures before being recalled by Exeter in late October due to an accumulation of injuries to first-team defenders.^[10] He made his league debut in a 1–1 draw at Mansfield Town on 28 October 2017, being subbed on in the 94th minute in place of striker Reuben Reid after right-back Kane Wilson was sent off.^[11]

Storey's first league start came in a 1–0 defeat to Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on 3 February 2018.^[12] The following month, Storey scored his first goal in professional football − a left-footed volley in a 1–0 victory over Port Vale at Vale Park.^[13] He made 17 appearances in all competitions scoring 2 goals during the 2017–18 season as he helped Exeter reach the 2018 EFL League Two play-off final, which they lost on 28 May against Coventry City.^[14]

Preston North End

On 12 June 2018, Storey signed for EFL Championship side Preston North End on a four-year contract, moving for a 'substantial undisclosed fee'.^[15][16] On 20 September 2021, Storey signed a 3-year contract extension with the Lilywhites following a strong start to the 2021/2022 season.^[17]

On 19 January 2022, he was sent on loan to Sheffield Wednesday for the remainder of the season.^[18] He would make his debut on 29 January, starting the game against Ipswich Town.^[19] His first goal of his loan spell would be against Bolton Wanderers on 9 April 2022.^[20]

Honours

Exeter City

• 2017–18: League 2 (Playoff Final : Runner Up)

Statistics

As of match played 4 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2015–16[21]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[22]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2017–18[23]	EFL League Two	13	2	0	0	0	0	4[b]	0	17	2
	Total		13	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	18	2
Bideford (loan)	2015–16[24]	Southern League Premier Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Tiverton Town (loan)	2016–17[25]	Southern League South & West	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Dorchester Town (loan)	2017–18[25]	Southern League Premier Division	13	0	1	0	0	0	1[c]	0	15	0
Preston North End	2018–19[26]	EFL Championship	28	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	32	1
	2019–20[27]	EFL Championship	10	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	14	0
	2020–21[28]	EFL Championship	29	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	1
	2021–22[29]	EFL Championship	17	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20	0
	2022–23[30]	EFL Championship	44	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	47	2
	2023–24[31]	EFL Championship	41	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	43	0
	Total		169	4	5	0	13	0	0	0	187	4
Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	2021–22[29]	EFL League One	19	2	0	0	0	0	2[d]	0	21	2
Career total			225	8	6	0	13	0	8	0	249	8

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
2. One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
3. Appearance in Southern Football League Cup
4. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Preston North End" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. "Jordan Storey". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
3. "FOOTBALL: Jordan Storey picked for England Under-18s". This is The West Country. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
4. "Loan Report: April 6th". exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
5. "Four City Youngsters Earn Professional Deals". exetercityfc.co.uk. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
6. "Oxford United 4 Exeter City 2: Match report". exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
7. "SIGNING: We are pleased to welcome Jordan Storey who signs on loan from Exeter City". facebook.com/TivertonTownFootballClub. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
8. Palmer, Jon (1 May 2017). "Tiverton Town clinch promotion with play-off win at Salisbury". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
9. "Kyle Egan, Jordan Storey and Ben Seymour all go out on loan". exetercityfc.co.uk. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
10. Walton, Neil (27 October 2017). "Jordan Storey in Grecians recall before Dragons tie". Dorset Echo.
11. "Mansfield Town 1-1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
12. "Luton Town 1 City 0". exetercityfc.co.uk. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
13. "Port Vale 0-1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
14. Law, James (28 May 2018). "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
15. "Jordan Storey joins Preston North End". exetercityfc.co.uk. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
16. "Preston North End Sign Jordan Storey From Exeter City". pnefc.net. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
17. "Jordan Storey Extends Stay At PNE". www.pnefc.net. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
18. "Jordan Storey completes Owls loan switch". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
19. "Report: Wednesday 1-0 Ipswich". Sheffeld Wednesday F.C. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
20. "Darren Moore delighted for Jordan Storey after 'tough week' for Preston North End loanee". Sheffeld Star. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
21. "Jordan Storey Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
22. "Games played by Jordan Storey in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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25. "Jordan Storey Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
26. "Games played by Jordan Storey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
27. "Games played by Jordan Storey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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29. "Games played by Jordan Storey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
30. "Games played by Jordan Storey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
31. "Games played by Jordan Storey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.