JordanPickford

Jordan Pickford became Everton’s Club-record signing after sealing a switch from Sunderland in June 2017.

The highly-rated goalkeeper was Everton's first acquisition of the 2017 summer transfer window, signing a five-year contract after the Blues agreed a fee with Sunderland for an initial £25million, potentially rising to £30million depending on team and individual performances.

The move saw Pickford become Britain's most expensive goalkeeper, with only legendary Italian Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus and Manchester City’s Brazilian number one Ederson purchased for higher transfer fees.

Pickford was already a popular figure among Evertonians following four stellar seasons when he contributed a string of first-rate performances as the Club fought a relegation battle in the player's fifth Goodison Park campaign in 2021/22.

He produced one of the saves of any top-flight season to repel Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta in a 1-0 home victory that began Everton's ascent from the bottom three.

Pickford was durable and consistent, withstanding the pressure of a battle against the drop, to serve up a succession of match-defining displays.

His gutsy, high-quality efforts were recognised by supporters who voted Pickford their Player of the Season, the fearless keeper reclaiming a prize he first won in 2018.

Pickford entered 2021/22 off the back of a summer when he could legitimately lay claim to being one of England's best and most important players in a run to the Wembley final of the delayed European Championship.

Twice he saved penalties in a final shootout against Italy, but it was the visitors to London who prevailed for a second continental title.

Pickford continued his excellent form for Everton going into the 2022/23 campaign and excelled for England once again at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as the Three Lions reached the quarter-finals before being edged out by defending champions France.

The shot-stopper gave the Club a huge boost in February 2023 when he agreed a new four-and-a-half-year contract to commit his future to Everton until the end of June 2027.

After another impressive season at the Club, Pickford won a second-successive, and third overall, Player of the Season awardThe campaign saw him nominated by the Premier League for the Save of the Season award for his acrobatic effort to stop Darwin Nunez’s volley during the Merseyside derby in early September.

Pickford displayed his undoubted quality again in 2023/24, keeping 13 Premier League clean sheets as part of a well-organised Everton defence.

Nominated for the division's Save of the Season award for his stop to deny Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo in January, he also picked up Everton's Player of the Season accolade for a third successive term.

Born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, Pickford joined boyhood club Sunderland aged eight and signed for the Black Cats on an initial two-year scholarship in 2010.

A renowned shot-stopper with excellent distribution, he subsequently enjoyed loan spells with six different clubs - Darlington, Alfreton Town, Burton Albion, Carlisle United, Bradford City and Preston North End – before making his senior debut for Sunderland in an FA Cup tie against Arsenal in January 2016.

Pickford, who has represented England at every level from Under-16s to Under-21s and received his first call-up to the senior squad in October 2016, was shortlisted for PFA Young Player of the Year in 2016/17, despite Sunderland’s relegation from the Premier League.

He played every minute of Everton's 38 Premier League fixtures in his debut 2017/18 season, a host of impressive displays seeing him claim the Young Player, Players’ Player and Player of the Season accolades at the Club's end of season awards.

Pickford made his senior England bow in a 0-0 draw against world champions Germany in November 2017 before keeping a second clean sheet in a 1-0 away win against Holland in his second Three Lions appearance.

He was one of the stars of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, producing a string of eye-catching saves and proving the hero of a last-16 penalty shootout success against Colombia, as England reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 1990.

Pickford's form for both Club and country saw him commit his future to Everton in September 2018 by penning a new six-year contract until the end of June 2024.

The 2018/19 season saw Pickford maintain his record of playing every minute of every Everton Premier League match after signing for the Club. He recorded an impressive 15 clean sheets during the campaign –  a tally bettered among Blues' goalkeepers during the Premier League era by only Tim Howard in 2008/09.

Pickford was ever present across the competitions in 2019/20, starting and finishing all of Everton's 43 matches.

He was twice forced to the sidelines in his fourth season with the Club, the first Goodison campaign for Pickford when he didn't appear in every Premier League game.

The Wearsider was undisputed first-choice, nonetheless, and featured in a total of 33 matches, arguably playing some of the finest football of his career in the closing months. He recorded 10 clean sheets in 31 Premier League games, including four in the final eight fixtures.

Winning the Player of the Season award the following year, Pickford played 37 matches across the campaign, including 35 in the Premier League.

He was again recognised as the Blues’ best player by supporters after the 2022/23 season. Pickford recorded eight clean sheets in 37 Premier League appearances throughout another impressive year for the Everton and England goalkeeper.

Featuring throughout 2023/24, he played every minute of Everton's Premier League campaign, and was an important part of the Toffees' defensive record - the fourth best in the division.

Pickford amassed 13 clean sheets, with only Arsenal's David Raya (18) recording more across the top flight. Over his 38 games, the Everton No.1 made 117 saves - the seventh most in the Premier League - while operating at a save percentage of 73.9, which was the third best in the competition.

At the season's conclusion, he was again voted as the Club's best player, earning the Player of the Season award for a fourth time in his Everton career.

Another strong campaign followed for Pickford in 2024/25, with the Blues goalkeeper featuring in all 38 Premier League games for Everton, while recording 12 clean sheets - a total bettered by only Raya and Matz Sels.

Known for his penalty-saving abilities, he was on hand to deny both spot-kicks he faced during the campaign, stopping efforts from Anthony Gordon and Erling Haaland.

For England, Pickford earned a 76th senior cap in June 2025, surpassing the appearance tallies of former goalkeepers Joe Hart and David Seaman to become the Three Lions' second-most capped No.1 of all time.

Pickford was excellent again in 2025/26, keeping 11 clean sheets across his 38 Premier League games.

In October 2025, Pickford signed a new Everton deal, keeping him at the Club until the summer of 2029.

Twice nominated for the league’s Save of the Month award, he picked up the Premier League Save of the Season – Pickford’s second of his career – for a stunning stop to deny a thunderous volley from Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali.

Contracted until: June 2029