Jordan Cook

Cook was born in Hetton-le-Hole , Tyne and Wear [ 1 ] and attended Hetton School . [ 3 ] He began his career with Hetton Juniors, before joining Sunderland aged seven. [ 3 ] Cook progressed through the club's youth system and signed his first professional contract on 30 May 2008. [ 4 ] He joined League Two club Darlington on loan on 18 August 2009, [ 5 ] before making his debut later that day in a 1–0 defeat at home to Crewe Alexandra , in which he was substituted for Jeff Smith in the 58th minute. [ 6 ] His loan spell with Darlington was cut short after sustaining cruciate knee ligament damage. [ 7 ] Cook made his Sunderland debut on 26 December 2010 after being introduced as an 82nd-minute substitute for Steed Malbranque in a 2–0 defeat away to Manchester United . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He replaced Nedum Onuoha as an 87th-minute substitute to make his home debut in a 4–2 defeat to Chelsea on 1 February 2011. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] On 24 March 2011, Cook signed for League One club Walsall on loan until the end of 2010–11 . [ 11 ] He debuted a day later in a 1–1 draw away to Milton Keynes Dons , having entered the match as a 68th-minute substitute. [ 12 ] His first goal for Walsall came in a 3–2 win at home to Brentford on 12 April, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] and completed the loan spell with eight appearances. [ 9 ] After returning to Sunderland, he played in their final match of 2010–11 , a 3–0 win away to West Ham United , having entered the match as a 72nd-minute substitute for Asamoah Gyan . [ 15 ] Cook joined Carlisle United on 16 January 2012 on a one-month loan. [ 16 ] After making four appearances during his initial loan spell, Cook's loan was extended by a further month until 10 March. [ 17 ] He scored his first goal for Carlisle after being introduced as a 74th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win at home to Bury , after which his loan was due to expire. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] However, the loan was extended on 22 March by a further month, [ 20 ] and would expire after the penultimate match of the season — Wikipedia