Marvin Sordell holds which unenviable Premier League record?
Former centre-forward represented England at under-20 and under-21 level and played for Team GB, under Stuart Pearce, at the 2012 Summer Olympics. However, he retired in July 2019, at the relatively young age of 28 having struggled with depression and, at one point, attempted suicide. At the time of his retirement, Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough said, “We are sure Marvin has a massive amount to contribute in helping people with their mental wellbeing and we look forward to seeing all that he achieves in the future.”
Born in Pinner, northwest London, on February 17, 1991, Sordell played youth football for Fulham between 2004 and 2007 and for Watford between 2007 and 2009. He made his professional debut for the Hornets, in the Championship, during the 2009/10, which also included a brief loan spell with Tranmere Rovers in League One.
After scoring at a rate of one goal every three games in 81 appearances for Watford, Sordell was transferred, for £3.6 million, to Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League on January 31, 2012. However, he made just three Premier League appearances for the Trotters, who were relegated at the end of the season, and subsequently the whole of the 2013/14 season on loan to Championship rivals Charlton Athletic.
At the end of his that loan spell, Sordell joined newly-promoted Burnley, back in the Premier League, albeit for a reduced transfer fee of £630,000. He made 14 Premier League appearances for the Clarets, mainly from the bench, but his contract was cancelled on September 1, 2015. The uncoveted record that he holds is that of having made the most appearances in the Premier League, 17, without ever being on the winning side.