Cameron Jerome

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Cameron Jerome

Jerome in 2008 pre-season
Personal information
Full nameCameron Zishan Rana-Jerome[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986
Place of birthHuddersfield, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubCrystal Palace
(on loan from Stoke City)
Number30
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Grimsby Town
Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Middlesbrough0(0)
2004–2006Cardiff City73(24)
2006–2011Birmingham City[A]181(37)
2011–Stoke City50(7)
2013–→ Crystal Palace (loan)17(1)
National team
2005–2007England U2110(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:48, 2 February 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome (born 14 August 1986)[3] is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace on loan from Stoke City as a striker. He also played for Cardiff City in the Football League, and for Birmingham City in the Football League and Premier League, and at international level has several caps for the England under-21 team.

Jerome began his career as a trainee with Huddersfield Town, Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before signing a professional contract with Cardiff City in the summer of 2004. He quickly became a regular at Ninian Park and after scoring 20 goals in 2005–06 he was signed by Birmingham City for a fee of £3million. He spent five years at St Andrew's where he experience two promotions and two relegations and also helped the side win the 2011 Football League Cup. He joined Stoke City in August 2011 for a fee of around £4million and has been mainly used as an impact player by Tony Pulis. After not figuring in new manager Mark Hughes' plans Jerome joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2013–14 season.

Club career

Early career

Jerome was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.[3] As a youth, Jerome played for Stile Common, alongside Anthony Griffith, Fraizer Campbell, and Reuben Noble-Lazarus; who all went on to enjoy careers as professional players.[4] Griffith and Jerome also played for Yorkshire Counties.[4] Jerome later joined home town club Westend Juniors before moving on to Huddersfield Town as a junior, then moved on via Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough to gain a contract at Cardiff City, after being recommended by reserve team manager Paul Wilkinson.[5] Jerome played under Wilkinson in Grimsby's youth system, but after Wilkinson left Blundell Park to take up his position with Cardiff in October 2003, Jerome was released by replacement Neil Woods for being a disruptive influence.[6]

Cardiff City

Described by the BBC as "one of Cardiff's rising stars", Jerome made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Leeds United on 2 October 2004, as a substitute for Andy Campbell, before going on to score seven goals in 32 appearances in the 2004–05 season, and was in a good run of form in the 2005–06 season, finishing top scorer for Cardiff with 20 goals.

Due to his hot form this ended him up by eventually signing for second-city club Birmingham City. The move not only benefited Jerome but also helped Cardiff as they used the money to sign Michael Chopra, Stephen McPhail and Glenn Loovens. Jerome appeared in an April 2005 FourFourTwo article which heralded the Yorkshire forward as the eighth best player in the Football League.

Birmingham City

Jerome signed for Birmingham City on 31 May 2006, for a transfer fee reported as an initial £3 million, potentially rising to £4m.[7] Jerome made his debut as a 66th-minute substitute against Colchester United at St Andrew's on 5 August. However, it was a debut to forget, as he was sent off within five minutes of entering play elbowing an opponent in the face.[8] He netted his first goal for Birmingham against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 12 September.[9] Jerome had a slow first season at St Andrew's by his own admission, scoring just 9 times in 44 games in all competitions.

Jerome scored his first Premier League goal after 32 seconds of the away match against Derby County on 25 August 2007; his second goal of that game confirmed Birmingham's first win of the 2007–08 season.[10] He finished the season as Birmingham's second top goal scorer with 7 goals in 33 games as Birmingham were relegated. However, the Blues immediately bounced back in the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the Championship. Jerome's 10 goals in 45 appearances was only bettered by veteran partner Kevin Phillips in the Birmingham attack. He scored the first goal in the West Midlands derby match against Wolverhampton Wanderers as Birmingham won 2–0.

In July 2009, Jerome signed a new five-year contract with the club.[11] He scored a spectacular first goal of the 2009–10 season to give his club a 2–1 lead against Liverpool, described as "the kind of goal that only the likes of Gerrard usually scores at Anfield";[12] he held off Javier Mascherano before "unleashing a 30-yard thunderbolt that flew beyond the reach of Reina and dipped under the crossbar".[13] Jerome hit a purple patch as the Blues notched up a club-record fifteen consecutive games unbeaten in the Premier League, scoring crucial goals against Stoke City, Manchester United and two versus Blackburn Rovers. His tenth goal of the season, a header from James McFadden's cross, came in a 5–1 defeat away to Manchester City.[14] Two weeks after the final game of the season, Jerome was awarded an extra goal by the Dubious Goals Committee for his attempt against Burnley, which had previously been attributed to a Brian Jensen own goal.[15] This took his tally for the season to 11. Jerome was a 92nd-minute substitute as Birmingham won the 2011 League Cup, defeating favourites Arsenal 2–1 at Wembley Stadium.[16]

Stoke City

On 31 August 2011, the last day of the transfer window, Jerome signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Stoke City for an undisclosed fee, believed by Sky Sports to be £4 million.[17][18] He scored on his Stoke City debut in the UEFA Europa League against Dynamo Kiev to earn his side a 1–1 draw away from home.[19] He scored against Maccabi Tel Aviv in a 3–0 win but was then sent off for two bookable offences.[20] Jerome scored his first League goal for Stoke against Wigan Athletic on 31 December 2011; it was his first league goal for more than 13 months.[21] Since Jerome joined Stoke he has been used in a squad rotation system by manager Tony Pulis, something which Jerome admits he will have to accept.[22] He continued to make an impact as a substitute scoring against West Bromwich Albion and Everton.[23][24] However he began to vent his frustration at his lack of starts.[25]

The 2012–13 season began with Jerome again on the bench and almost joined Blackburn Rovers on loan.[26] He made a rare appearance against Newcastle United on 28 November 2012 coming on as a substitute, and he provided an assist for Jonathan Walters and then scored the winning goal.[27][28] On 29 December, Jerome "lashed into the top corner from 30 yards" to score Stoke's third goal in a 3–3 draw with Southampton in the final minute of the match.[29] He scored his third and final goal of the season in a 2–1 win against Reading on 9 February 2013.[30] Stoke ended the season in 13th position with Jerome making 30 appearances of which nine were starts.[31] At the end of the season Tony Pulis was replaced by Mark Hughes and Jerome criticised Pulis' lack of squad rotation. — "There's no guarantees [for places under Hughes] but before in the old regime, there was a guaranteed XI who played. No matter what happened, how you trained or if you came on and did well in the games you were involved in, you were still never going to start."[32][33]

On 5 August 2013 Jerome admitted an FA charge of breaching betting regulations.[34] He was fined £50,000 and was also severely warned as to his future conduct by the FA.[35]

Loan to Crystal Palace

On 2 September 2013 Jerome joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2013–14 season.[36] He made his debut for the club on 14 September 2013, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Dwight Gayle in a 2–0 defeat away at Manchester United.[37] After a poor start to the season Ian Holloway left Palace by mutual consent and Tony Pulis was appointed manager on 23 November 2013. Despite Jerome criticising Pulis towards the end of his time at Stoke, he started and scored against his former club Cardiff City on 7 December 2013.[38]

International career

Jerome made 10 appearances for the England under-21 team between 2005 and 2007 but failed to score.

Personal life

Jerome's younger brother, Sam, played football for Leeds United's youth teams until May 2009.[39] Jerome grew up supporting Manchester United.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 February 2014.[40]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2003–04 Premier League 000000–00
Total 0000000000
Cardiff City 2004–05 Championship 2961021–327
2005–06 Championship 44181121–4720
Total 73242142007927
Birmingham City 2006–07 Championship 3872042–449
2007–08 Premier League 3371000–347
2008–09 Championship 4391011–4510
2009–10 Premier League 32114000–3611
2010–11 Premier League 3434240–425
2011–12 Championship 1000000010
Total 18137122930020242
Stoke City 2011–12 Premier League 234422072368
2012–13 Premier League 2633110–304
2013–14 Premier League 100000–10
Total 5077330726712
Crystal Palace (loan) 2013–14 Premier League 1711000–181
Total 171100000181
Career total 321692261657236682

Honours

Birmingham City

Notes

A. ^ Soccerbase's stats for the match between Derby County and Birmingham City on 9 March 2007 fail to include appearances by substitutes for either side, one of whom was Jerome.[41][42] Additionally, the Dubious Goals Panel awarded Jerome a goal against Burnley on 1 May 2010,[15] originally given as a Brian Jensen own goal, bringing his total of League goals for the 2009–10 season to 11.[43][44] Until and unless they correct the figures, he should have one more League appearance and one more League goal for Birmingham than given on his Soccerbase page, i.e. his League totals for his career at Birmingham should be 181 appearances and 37 goals.[40]

References

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0. 
  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Cameron Jerome". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 323. ISBN 1-85291-665-6. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stoke City: Old pals breach the Potteries' footballing divide". The Sentinel: The New Green UN. 15 October 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Jerome grateful to Wilkinson". Wales At Heart. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. 
  6. ↑ "McLeish warns Jerome to stick to task". sportgrimsby (Grimsby Telegraph). 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Birmingham complete Jerome deal". BBC Sport. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  8. ↑ Malam, Colin (6 August 2006). "Jerome sees red for Birmingham". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  9. ↑ Smyth, Rob (13 September 2006). "Jerome strike sees Birmingham complete slow rise to the top". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  10. ↑ May, John (25 August 2007). "Derby 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2007. 
  11. ↑ "Jerome agrees new five-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  12. ↑ Wallace, Sam (10 November 2009). "Liverpool saved from humiliation by Gerrard". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  13. ↑ Lawton, Matt (10 November 2009). "Liverpool 2 Birmingham 2: Fall guy David Ngog cheats to get under pressure Rafa Benitez off the hook". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  14. ↑ Tattum, Colin (12 April 2010). "Manchester City 5, Birmingham City 1: Colin Tattum's big match verdict". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Dubious goals". Premier League. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
  16. ↑ McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  17. ↑ Magowan, Alistair (31 August 2011). "Cameron Jerome moves from Birmingham to Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Jerome confirmed by Stoke". Sky Sports. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  19. ↑ Rej, Arindam (15 September 2011). "Dynamo Kiev 1–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2012. 
  20. ↑ Da Silva, Michael (20 October 2011). "Stoke 3–0 Macc Tel-Aviv". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  21. ↑ Rej, Arindam (31 December 2011). "Stoke 2–2 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Cameron Jerome accepts squad rotation at Stoke City". BBC Sport. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  23. ↑ "Stoke 1–2 West Brom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  24. ↑ "Stoke 1–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  25. ↑ "Jerome grows impatient at lack of opportunities to show off his talent". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Blackburn want Cameron Jerome on loan from Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  27. ↑ "Stoke 2–1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  28. ↑ "Praise for super-subs Kenwyne Jones and Cameron Jerome after Newcastle win". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 November 2012. 
  29. ↑ "Stoke 3-3 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2012. 
  30. ↑ "Stoke 2-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  31. ↑ "Games played by Cameron Jerome in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  32. ↑ "Stoke City: Cameron Jerome criticises Tony Pulis regime". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Cameron Jerome looking forward to club's new attacking policy". The Sentinel. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 
  34. ↑ "Stoke strike Cameron Jerome admits FA charges of illegal betting". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 August 2013. 
  35. ↑ "Cameron Jerome fined £50,000 for breaking betting rules". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2013. 
  36. ↑ "Crystal Palace sign Stoke striker Cameron Jerome on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2013. 
  37. ↑ "Man Utd 2-0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2013. 
  38. ↑ "Crystal Palace 2-0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2013. 
  39. ↑ "New deals for teenage duo". Leeds United A.F.C. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2012. 
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 "Cameron Jerome". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 29 April 2012. 
  41. ↑ "Results & Matches on: Fri, 9 Mar 2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2011.  Click on match score for team details.
  42. ↑ "Birmingham 1–0 Derby". BBC Sport. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
  43. ↑ "Extra Goal For Jerome!". Birmingham City F.C. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
  44. ↑ "Results & Matches on: Sat, 1 May 2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2011.  Click on "i" for goalscorer details.

External links

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