Jordan Turner

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.

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.

Canberra Raiders

On 14 July 2016 he signed with NRL club the Canberra Raiders for two seasons.

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. He made his début on Sunday 4 June against Warrington Wolves, scoring a try in the side's 44–4 home win.

Castleford Tigers

In November 2020, it was announced that Turner had signed for the Castleford Tigers on a one-year deal.

In May 2021, Turner signed a new two-year deal with Castleford. In the 2021 Challenge Cup semi-final, Turner scored a hat-trick as Castleford defeated Warrington 35–20. On 17 July 2021, he played for Castleford in their 2021 Challenge Cup Final loss against St Helens.

On 15 October 2021, Turner made his début for the Jamaica national team against the England Knights at Wheldon Road for his testimonial match. Turner played 20 games for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season and as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.

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.

On 28 August 2025, it was announced that Jordan had retired from playing rugby league with immediate effect.

References

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