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Biography
Jordan Turner (born 9 January 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, second-row or loose forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League and the England Knights at international level.
He previously played for the Salford City Reds, Hull F.C. and St Helens in the Super League. He spent time with the Canberra Raiders in the NRL, 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.
His mother was born in Wollongong in Australia while his grandparents are Jamaican.
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
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 centre and stand-off 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.
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 loose forward in their 14-6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.
Canberra Raiders
On 14 July 2016 he signed with NRL club the Canberra Raiders for two seasons.
Huddersfield Giants
On the 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. He made his début on Sunday 4 June against Warrington Wolves, scoring a try in the side's 44-4 home win.
