Jobi McAnuff

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Personal information
Jobi McAnuff
Full name	Joel McAnuff
Date of birth	November 9, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Edmonton, England
Height	5'11
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Crystal Palace
Number	7
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2004 2004 2004-2005 2005-	Wimbledon West Ham United Cardiff City Crystal Palace	96 (13) 13 0(1) 43 0(2) 78 (13)^[1]
National team²
2002	Jamaica	01 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:50, 31 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Joel "Jobi" McAnuff (born November 9, 1981 in Edmonton, London) is an Anglo-Jamaican professional footballer currently playing at Crystal Palace, in the Championship.

He started his career in the 2001-02 season with Division One side Wimbledon, where he played 104 games and scored 15 goals. He stayed there until Wimbledon's last ever season, 2003-04 (they would later become the Milton Keynes Dons), when he was snapped up in the winter transfer window by West Ham United. On February 2, 2004 he started his short West Ham United career only playing 14 games and scoring 1 goal. He then left in the summer to join Cardiff City on August 12, 2004 where he stayed until the end of the 2004-05 season. He played 48 games and scored 3 goals and picked up numerous player of the month awards

He then moved on to his latest club, Crystal Palace on May 31, 2005. In his first season at Selhurst Park he played 43 games and scored 8 goals and became a firm fans' favourite. When he scores, KC and the Sunshine Band's Give It Up can be heard around the ground with the words "Baby, give it up" replaced by "Jobi McAnuff".

His performances in the Championship have understandably lead to interest from a higher league and in the summer of 2006 he was linked with moves to Watford, Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic, the latter managed by his former boss at Palace Iain Dowie. However, it was announced during the summer 2006 transfer window that he would stay at Crystal Palace, and play for the Eagles under new boss Peter Taylor.

He has only one cap for Jamaica which he picked up in a friendly against Nigeria, in 2002. He is now retired from international football.