Jordan Robert Turnbull (born 30 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for League Two club Tranmere Rovers. Turnbull began his career with the academy of Southampton, signing his first professional contract in 2013 and spending two seasons on loan at Swindon Town. He signed for Coventry City in 2016, and won the EFL Trophy in 2017 before suffering relegation. After spending six months on loan in Scotland with Partick Thistle, Turnbull returned to England and signed for Northampton Town. Having achieved promotion in 2020, he left the club to sign for Salford. In July 2022, Turnbull signed for Tranmere Rovers. Internationally, Turnbull represented his country for the U19 and U20 teams. Career Southampton Turnbull started his career within the youth system at Swindon Town but later joined Southampton Academy. He turned professional with Southampton, and signed a two-year extension in 2013 after making the step-up to Saints under-21 side. During his first season on loan at Swindon, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2018. Loans to Swindon Town After being permission to play in a friendly against Leeds United during pre-season, Turnbull joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan on 8 August 2014. He made his debut on the opening day of Swindon's 2014–15 campaign at home to Scunthorpe United, his first appearance in the English Football League. By November, Turnbull had played every minute of the season, and in an interview with the Swindon Advertiser, he said "I feel a lot more confident and I feel like I’ve grown as a player already", adding that playing against fully professional players had aided his development. Turnbull scored his first goal for Swindon in a 3–3 home draw against Walsall in April. For his impressive performances he was voted as Swindon's "Player of the Season". Swindon reached the play-off final, where they were defeated 4–0 by Preston North End. On 3 August 2015, Turnbull joined Swindon Town for another season-long loan spell. In the 2015–16 he played at left back on many occasions due to a centre half partnership formed between Adam El-Abd and Raphael Rossi Branco. Overall, Turnbull played 97 times for The Robins in all competitions. Coventry City On 15 August 2016, Turnbull joined Coventry City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 20 August in a 3–1 defeat at