Jordan Lyden

Jordan David Lyden (born 30 January 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Born in Perth, Lyden played youth football for ECU Joondalup before moving to England to play for Aston Villa in 2012, making his professional debut for the side in 2016.

He has represented Australia at under-20 level.

Club
Born in Perth, Australia, Lyden moved to England at the age of 16 and joined the academy of Aston Villa. In December 2015, Lyden got called-up to the senior side, who were struggling in the Premier League at the bottom of the table. He made his professional senior debut for the side on 9 January 2016 in the FA Cup against Wycombe Wanderers. He came on as a 83rd minute substitute in a 1–1 draw. He was handed his first start, playing at right-back, in the replay ten days later which resulted in a 2–0 win for Villa. Lyden made his Premier League debut for the side on 14 February 2016 against Liverpool F.C., coming on as a substitute for Leandro Bacuna after 66 minutes with the team 5 goals down, the game finishing 6–0. Lyden made his league starting debut for Aston Villa in his third Premier League appearance on 10 April against Bournemouth.

International
In late 2013, Lyden was called up to the Australia under-20 side to travel to Malaysia for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He made his debut for the Young Socceroos in a win over Hong Kong, coming on for Stefan Mauk in the second half.