| Fullname | Jordan Jamal Turner[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 9 January 1989 (age 37) |
| Birth place | Oldham, Greater Manchester, England |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 17 st 0 lb (108 kg)[2] |
| Club 1 | Salford City Reds |
| Year1start | 2006 |
| Year1end | 09 |
| Appearances 1 | 69 |
| Tries 1 | 24 |
| Goals 1 | 15 |
| Fieldgoals 1 | 0 |
| Points 1 | 126 |
| Club 2 | Hull F.C. |
| Year2start | 2010 |
| Year2end | 12 |
| Appearances 2 | 72 |
| Tries 2 | 34 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Fieldgoals 2 | 0 |
| Points 2 | 136 |
| Club 3 | St Helens |
| Year3start | 2013 |
| Year3end | 16 |
| Appearances 3 | 117 |
| Tries 3 | 45 |
| Goals 3 | 13 |
| Fieldgoals 3 | 3 |
| Points 3 | 209 |
| Club 4 | Canberra Raiders |
| Year4start | 2017 |
| Appearances 4 | 0 |
| Tries 4 | 0 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
| Fieldgoals 4 | 0 |
| Points 4 | 0 |
| Club 5 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Year5start | 2017 |
| Year5end | 20 |
| Appearances 5 | 72 |
| Tries 5 | 10 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Fieldgoals 5 | 1 |
| Points 5 | 41 |
| Club 6 | Castleford Tigers |
| Year6start | 2021 |
| Year6end | 23 |
| Appearances 6 | 50 |
| Tries 6 | 22 |
| Goals 6 | 0 |
| Fieldgoals 6 | 1 |
| Points 6 | 81 |
| Club 7 | Oldham |
| Year7start | 2024 |
| Year7end | 25 |
| Appearances 7 | 30 |
| Tries 7 | 20 |
| Goals 7 | 0 |
| Fieldgoals 7 | 0 |
| Points 7 | 80 |
| Teama | England Knights |
| Yearastart | 2012 |
| Appearancesa | 2 |
| Triesa | 2 |
| Goalsa | 9 |
| Fieldgoalsa | 0 |
| Pointsa | 26 |
| Teamb | World All Stars |
| Yearbstart | 2017 |
| Appearancesb | 1 |
| Triesb | 0 |
| Goalsb | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb | 0 |
| Pointsb | 0 |
| Teamc | Jamaica |
| Yearcstart | 2021 |
| Yearcend | 25 |
| Appearancesc | 1 |
| Triesc | 0 |
| Goalsc | 0 |
Jordan Jamal Turner (born 9 January 1989) is a former professional rugby league footballer who most recently played as a or er for Oldham RLFC in RFL Championship and the Jamaica national team.
He has also represented the England Knights at international level. He previously played for the Salford City Reds, Hull F.C., St Helens and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He spent time with the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League, earning a place in the World All Stars team in 2017.
Background
Turner was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. He attended the Radclyffe School.
Playing career
Salford City Reds
Turner first joined Salford City Reds at the age of 14 from his amateur club Waterhead A.R.L.F.C. (in Waterhead, Greater Manchester, Oldham). He captained the England Under-18s team and was voted Academy Player and Young Player of the Year in 2007, before establishing himself in the Salford City Reds' first team for 2 seasons.
Hull FC
Turner joined Hull F.C. from Salford City Reds at the start of the 2010 season. The sought after signing is hoping for some successful years to come with Hull F.C. and has enjoyed runs at and since throwing on the black and white jersey. Twice in 2012 Turner played for the England Knights team. In July 2012, Turner signed a 2-year contract with St. Helens starting from 2013 season.[4]
St. Helens
Turner was voted St Helens Player of the Season for 2013.
After 9 consecutive wins in the 2014 season (1 in the Challenge Cup) the Saints lost 2 consecutive games against Wigan Warriors and Widnes Vikings. Jordan was determined to make the club bounce back from two moral killer defeats. As of 24 April 2014, Jordan has scored three tries this season (all in the Super League) against Wigan, Catalans Dragons and Castleford Tigers.
St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Turner was selected to play at in their 14–6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[5][6][7][8]
Canberra Raiders
On 14 July 2016 he signed with NRL club the Canberra Raiders for two seasons.[9]
Huddersfield Giants
On 26 May 2017, it was announced that Turner had signed for Super League side the Huddersfield Giants on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[10] He made his début on Sunday 4 June against Warrington Wolves, scoring a try in the side's 44–4 home win.[citation needed]
Castleford Tigers
In November 2020, it was announced that Turner had signed for the Castleford Tigers on a one-year deal.[11][12]
In May 2021, Turner signed a new two-year deal with Castleford.[13] In the 2021 Challenge Cup semi-final, Turner scored a hat-trick as Castleford defeated Warrington 35–20.[14] On 17 July 2021, he played for Castleford in their 2021 Challenge Cup Final loss against St Helens.[15]
On 15 October 2021, Turner made his début for the Jamaica national team against the England Knights at Wheldon Road for his testimonial match.[16][17] Turner played 20 games for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season and as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.[18]
Oldham RLFC
On 23 August 2023, it was announced that Turner had signed for his hometown club Oldham RLFC on a two-year deal in a player-coach role.[19]
On 28 August 2025, it was announced that Jordan had retired from playing rugby league with immediate effect.[20]
References
- ^ FreeBMD Entry Information
- ^ "Jordan Turner Biography". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "NRL 2017: Canberra Raiders recruit Jordan Turner background heritage". Foxsports.com.au. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Turner". 4 July 2012.
- ^ "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Cartwright, Phil (11 October 2014). "St Helens v Wigan as it happened". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Raiders sign Jordan Turner". NRL.com. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants". Giantsrl.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Turner: Castleford Tigers sign Huddersfield Giants centre". BBC Sport. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Craven, Dave (2020-11-26). "Castleford Tigers raid Huddersfield Giants again for Jordan Turner". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Jordan Turner: Utility back signs new two-year Castleford Tigers contract". Sky Sports. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Challenge Cup semi-final: Castleford Tigers beat Warrington 35-20 to set up St Helens final". BBC Sport
- ^ "Challenge Cup: St Helens beat Castleford 26-12 for first Wembley victory since 2008". BBC Sport
- ^ "Youthful England Knights defeat Jamaica". www.rugby-league.com. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (2021-10-15). "Jordan Turner on Jamaica, representing his roots & inspiring the next generation". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers ace Alex Mellor delivers brutally honest assessment of 'awful' season; 'We've massively underperformed'". www.loverugbyleague.com
- ^ "Jordan Turner: Super League stalwart to join hometown club in player-coach role in 2024". Love Rugby League. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Aaron Bower (28 Aug 2025). "Former St Helens and Hull star announces shock retirement as brutal physical condition revealed". Love Rugby League