Toje Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 He has 5 goals in 5 games for Warriors in the Singapore 1st tier so far this season. Last year he had 12 goals in 22 games for Tampines Rovers. He is 29 years old and started his career with the Toronto Lynx in 2009. Jordan has played in Singapore for the last 7 years and has been active in trying to get citizenship in Singapore. Probably was never going to get a look with the Canadian national team, but he has made a decent career for himself. One article said that he was making $10,000 (Singapore dollars a month), which is about $9,500 Canadian. Old article about his citizenship application http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/footballer-jordan-webb/2578878.html Greatest Cockney Rip Off, johnyb and Ivanovski94 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 good on him .. did he ever play canada U-23 U-20 U-17? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badname22 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, yothat said: good on him .. did he ever play canada U-23 U-20 U-17? he hasn't Edited April 17, 2017 by badname22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicdan Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 he is another one interesting man to play in CanPL... the clubs should look on him !! yothat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) He has spent the last 8 seasons in Singapore (181GP, 73G). At least he has made a decent professional career for himself. Earlier this summer, he rejected a move to Malaysia, because he still has hopes to represent Singapore. He now has permanent residency in Singapore. http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/3149572/jordan-webb-now-has-pr-still-dreams-of-playing-for-singapore Edited October 20, 2017 by Toje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 now couldnt he move to malaysia or CPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) On 10/20/2017 at 9:17 AM, Dicdan said: he is another one interesting man to play in CanPL... the clubs should look on him !! He's not Canadian (the moment his S'pore application for citizenship is approved). Singapore absolutely does not allow dual citizenship and has jailed those that try to sneak in another passport ... Edited October 21, 2017 by BCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicdan Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 On 21/10/2017 at 1:53 PM, BCM1555362349 said: He's not Canadian (the moment his S'pore application for citizenship is approved). Singapore absolutely does not allow dual citizenship and has jailed those that try to sneak in another passport ... lol how he is not canadian?????? while his dual citizenship is not approved he is still canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 17 hours ago, Dicdan said: lol how he is not canadian?????? while his dual citizenship is not approved he is still canadian. Got to read carefully, mate - "the moment his S'pore application for citizenship is approved". That's going to be before CSL, so he'll be just another foreign spot (and we can do better). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Great article updating this long-standing saga - with some interesting details as well.https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/staying-put-singapore-webb-aims-put-citizenship-concerns-aside%3f_format=amp Dub Narcotic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 On 4/30/2018 at 5:20 AM, nolando said: Great article updating this long-standing saga - with some interesting details as well.https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/staying-put-singapore-webb-aims-put-citizenship-concerns-aside%3f_format=amp Very interesting, stunning actually...he's never applied for citizenship because his employer hasn't sponsored him! This counters the assumed fact that he had applied and was waiting, or had been rejected and was re-applying/appealing. This makes it more likely he appears in the CSL, as long as the league pays a decent salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 30 years old, only played pro in Singapore and wants to play for their national team..the kind of player you dont want to see in CanPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Singapore Premier League - Mar 3 Jordan Webb scored in the 90th minute for Tampines Rovers in a 5-1 win away to Hougang in the first match of the season. https://youtu.be/SnQmsYy5B_4?t=320 Edited March 4, 2019 by Toje johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) I play with him when he comes back home during his offseason..... I asked him if he would play in the CPL, he said they couldn't pay me. I do wonder if any team had contacted him. Edited March 4, 2019 by Jahinho Guerro nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jahinho Guerro said: I play with him when he comes back home during his offseason..... I asked him if he would play in the CPL, he said they couldn't pay me. I do wonder if any team had contacted him. While people come to Asia for the money, something's not right here. The S-league doesn't pay very well. He'd get housing and tax rate is max 18% (maybe 16%) but the salaries are low. SGD is around par with Canadian dollar. Below is a figure from a recent(ish) news article, and since the federation hasn't sponsored him for citizenship it means they can't prove he'd be a regular national team contributor. That would likely put his salary around $4-6k a month on a 6 or 9 month contract (note, the average yearly salary in SG is around $70,000). The article also puts team spending on wages at 1.2 million (with 800k of it being a government subsidy!). "Channel NewsAsia understands that average squad members earn less than S$3,000 a month, while players who regularly feature in the national team can pull in S$5,000 to S$8,000. There are instances where an elite local player can earn up to S$10,000 a month, but the players who Channel NewsAsia spoke to said such cases are rare." And he's likely not there for the football... “Honestly, I can’t find a worse word than to describe (the S.League) as a graveyard for footballers. We are just denying the truth, no matter how hard we try. Everybody knows it and you can’t hide it,” said the player, who is on the books of one of the former S.League champions." https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/less-than-s-3-000-a-month-and-contract-worries-the-lot-of-the-av-7604810 So maybe it's time to come home to the CPL! I suspect he'd do well. Edited March 4, 2019 by BCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 At least he has built a decent career after moving to Singapore from the Toronto Lynx in 2009. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 The S-League reminds me a bit of the Hong Kong Premier League; the term "professional" can only be equated with barely making a living while sharing a tiny two bedroom flat with 3 other players. BCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 4 hours ago, JamboAl said: The S-League reminds me a bit of the Hong Kong Premier League; the term "professional" can only be equated with barely making a living while sharing a tiny two bedroom flat with 3 other players. .... much like the CPL 1996, shamrock and Junkie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 He scored two goals today for Tampines Rovers in a 5-1 win over Naga World (Cambodia) in the AFC Cup Group Stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Reflecting on ten years in Singapore: Sigma78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Singapore Premier League - March 18th Jordan Webb kept up his good run of form in 2020, scoring one goal for Tampines Rovers in a 4-0 win over Lion City. He also started and played the entire match. His goal came in the 78th minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/4/2019 at 10:55 PM, Toje said: .... much like the CPL So Matt lam isn't playing at the same level as in Singapore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Just like Steven hoyle was a star in NZ and dud in CPL. Lots of professional leagues out there. Doesn’t reflect players ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Bringing the post by @Shway over here... 7 hours ago, Buchta said: So you are saying the CPL? Might be. His 10 year Singapore journey has come to an end. In one of the releases it stated he was going back home to play in. Canada. He might be coming back to coach however. I know Jerome Baker runs a nice program that has guys like Sherif El-Masri, Adrian Butters, Anthony Bahdur as coaches. Ironically a lot of those guys played in Singapore as well. Good info. Bahdur is Jordan's relative iirc, so that seem like a likely scenario. I've followed Jordan's career for a long time and was impressed with what he carved out for himself, especially given his challenges in life. I read in one article how, at the time he left his US College scholarship behind to try and earn some money in Singapore, his whole family, parents and sisters included, were living in a shelter in the GTA. Easy to question leaving an education behind without knowing a person's situation but a person's decisions are often based on a lot of the elements that we aren't privy to as spectators and supporters. I'm also happy to read that there are ways for the underprivileged to still find paths to soccer success on Ontario, and presumably former pros giving back in places like Scarborough helps to reinforce the point. Being connected to youth soccer in Greater Vancouver, I can say that there is virtually no comparable here. Trois Reds, johnyb, Shway and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Officially returning to Canada as he has signed to play with Atletico Ottawa. He has recently turned 33, but it will be interesting to see how he does in the CPL. He had a fairly good career in Singapore. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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