Jordan Pickford is Everton’s most important player and been a rock in between the sticks.
Everton paid an initial fee of £25m, rising to £30m to sign him from Sunderland in June 2017.
At the time, that made Pickford the third-most expensive goalkeeper in history and he still remains the most expensive British goalkeeper of all time.
Pickford’s move to Goodison Park was a huge step in his career after he chose to leave boyhood club Sunderland following their relegation from the Premier League.
Having helped Everton avoid relegation a number of times, without Pickford, the Toffees would be far worse off.
But what is Pickford’s life like away from football? Here is everything you need to know.
How old is Jordan Pickford?
At the time of writing, Jordan Pickford is 30-year-old and was born on 7 March 1994. He joined Sunderland’s academy in 2002 but didn’t make his senior debut until 9 January 2016 in a 3-1 defeat against Arsenal in the FA Cup.
Where was Jordan Pickford born?
Pickford was born in Washington, England to father Lee and mother Sue and attended St Robert of Newminster Catholic school whilst growing up.
How tall is Jordan Pickford?
Jordan Pickford stands at six feet and one inches, or 1.85m.
Jordan Pickford X and Instagram accounts
Pickford can be found on X and Instagram. His handle on X is @JPickford1 and he currently has over 200k followers at the time of writing.
The ‘keeper’s Instagram is the same handle and he has 1.6m followers.
Jordan Pickford wife
Jordan Pickford is married to Megan Davison. The pair met while at school and have been in a relationship ever since secondary school.
The couple married in March 2020 and have two children together. Their son, Arlo, was born on 17 September in 2019 and they welcomed their daughter Ostara in 2023.
Jordan Pickford name change
Pickford was actually born under a different name and his surname was actually Pigford, however, his dad opted to change their last name to Pickford after he was bullied by other children for his surname growing up.
His grandfather Barrie still has the original last name though
Receive a digest of our best Everton content each week direct to your mailbox
