Jordan Slew

Jordan Michael Slew (born 7 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Morecambe.

Born in Sheffield, Slew began his footballing career at Sheffield United's academy in 2006, joining the club at the age of 11.

After making his first-team debut in 2010, he attracted the interest of a number of clubs including Blackburn Rovers, for whom he signed in September 2011 for a £1.1 million fee.

Having started his career as a youngster with the Sheffield United academy, Slew made his first-team debut at the start of October 2010, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Watford.

He made eight appearances in total for the club during the 2010–11 campaign, scoring twice.

As well as his breakthrough into the first-team, Slew also played an instrumental part in Sheffield United's run in the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup, where they reached the final before losing to Manchester United's Academy side over two legs.

Slew scored three goals during the cup run, including a goal in the first leg of the final.

Slew also made two appearances for the England U19s in 2011.

He subsequently spent time on loan at Stevenage, Oldham Athletic, Rotherham United, Ross County, and Port Vale.

After two further late-substitute appearances, he made his first start for Sheffield United in April 2011, playing the whole game and scoring in a 3–1 defeat to Preston North End at Deepdale.

By May 2011, a number of Premier League and Championship teams had enquired about acquiring Slew's services, with United turning down a £500,000 offer from Fulham.

He began the 2011–12 season as a first team regular, playing in all of United's games during that August, scoring once.

Despite having only recently signed an extended deal with Sheffield United, Slew signed for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers on August transfer deadline day 2011.

Blackburn paid a fee of £1.1 million for the player, with Slew signing a four-year contract.

Arriving as a squad player, Slew had to wait until December 2011 to make his debut for Blackburn, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

He then signed his first senior professional contract with Sheffield United at the start of November, a deal designed to tie him to the club until the summer of 2012.

Unable to achieve a regular place in the Blackburn first team, Slew joined League One side Stevenage on loan in March 2012, agreeing a deal to run until the end of the 2011–12 season.

He made his debut for Stevenage a day after joining the club, playing in a 1–1 away draw against Exeter City.

During his fifth appearance for Stevenage, Slew received a straight red card for "inexplicably raising his arms" to Colchester United midfielder Anthony Wordsworth.

Slew returned to Ewood Park having played nine games for Stevenage, but failed to score a goal.

With Blackburn now in the Championship, Slew was still unable to make the break into the first team and was instead loaned to League One side Oldham Athletic for six months in August 2012.

Slew scored on his Oldham debut, netting in a 2–4 League Cup loss to Sheffield Wednesday a week after signing.

After only four appearances for his temporary club, Slew suffered a stress fracture to his back and was sidelined for over three months, returning to Blackburn Rovers for treatment, and effectively ending his loan spell.

Having recovered from his injury, Slew signed a six-week loan deal with League Two side Rotherham United at the end of January 2013.

Slew's first appearance for Rotherham came just two days later, in a 3–1 win against promotion rivals Northampton Town, and he played regularly for the duration of his loan spell, making seven appearances in total.

Despite Rotherham hoping to retain Slew's services until the end of the season, they were unable to agree a deal with Blackburn Rovers, and Slew returned to Ewood Park once more.

Shortly after, Slew agreed an improved two-year deal to keep him at Bramall Lane until 2014.

The following season, Slew failed to make a first team appearance for Blackburn and on 1 January 2014 he joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan until the end of the season.

He made his debut that same day in the Highland derby with Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Caledonian Stadium, helping Derek Adams's "Staggies" to a 2–1 win.

He went on to make 20 appearances during his time at Victoria Park, and scored one goal in his final appearance, a 3–2 win over Partick Thistle on 10 May.

After being transfer-listed at Blackburn, Slew agreed a loan move to Port Vale in summer 2014, though manager Micky Adams stated it was "a frustrating chase" as Rovers manager Gary Bowyer refused to sanction the loan agreement until he was sure that a permanent offer would not be made for the player.

He joined Cambridge United in February 2015 and stayed with the club for 12 months.

A loan deal lasting until January 2015 was eventually agreed on 29 August, and Slew scored his first goal for the Valiants on 6 September, netting a late consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat at Peterborough United.

On 4 October he was sent off in a 1–0 defeat at Fleetwood Town after striking an opposition player.

He signed with Chesterfield in February 2016, and then joined Plymouth Argyle four months later.

He helped Plymouth to win promotion out of EFL League Two in 2016–17.

He joined Rochdale in September 2017, before dropping into non-League football with Radcliffe four months later.

He joined Boston United in October 2018 and then moved on to Ashton United 12 months later.

He returned to the EFL with Morecambe in January 2020, dropping back into the National League with FC Halifax Town in August 2021.

He rejoined Morecambe in July 2023.