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VIDEO: Ex-Wigan, Blackpool and Chesterfield player Jordan Flores scores Puskas Award contender

Ex-Wigan, Blackpool and Chesterfield player Jordan Flores scores Puskas Award contender which has gone viral across the world overnight.

The Dundalk midfielder, 24, scored a mind-blowing volley from a corner in the 22nd minute of his side’s 3-2 Irish Prem defeat to Shamrock Rovers on Friday evening.

The footage has had over 3 million views on social media and has even been spotted and retweeted by FIFA themselves to their 13m followers.

The international governing body of association football posted: “A potential candidate for the #Puskas Award? Take a bow, Jordan Flores . Will we see this stunner nominated at #TheBest?”

Spanish publication AS said: “The 2020 Puskas Award has just been ‘won’ by Dundalk’s Jordan Flores.”

France Football website site called it: “La folle reprise de volée” – “The crazy volley.”

The result from Friday night’s game leaves the Hoops three points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity League table.

A video from the stands has emerged too, imagine witnessing that one in person…

Fans and other well known faces gave their reaction as the League Two playoff winner Jordan Flores scores a FIFA Puskas Award contender…

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