Jay Rodriguez

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Jay Rodriguez

Rodriguez while at Burnley in 2011
Personal information
Full nameJay Enrique Rodriguez[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989[1]
Place of birthBurnley, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubSouthampton
Number9
Youth career
2000–2007Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2012Burnley105(31)
2008→ Stirling Albion (loan)11(3)
2010→ Barnsley (loan)6(1)
2012–Southampton59(16)
National team‡
2011England U211(0)
2013–England1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 1 February 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013

Jay Enrique Rodriguez (born 29 July 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Southampton and England.

Early life

Rodríguez, of Spanish descent,[2] was born in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of Enrique (Kiko) and Carol Rodríguez (née Threlfall). He attended Heasandford Primary School and Barden High School[2] in the town. His father trialled for Deportivo de La Coruña before spending some time at Burnley in 1983.

Club career

Burnley

He won himself a contract and was promoted to the senior squad at the end of the 2006–07 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and completing his two-year apprenticeship. He was the only player to be signed by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill from the seven youth players available at the time.[3]

He made his first team debut for the Clarets in the Championship on 29 December 2007, when he came on as a late substitute for Stephen Jordan in the 1–0 defeat to Bristol City at Turf Moor.[4] Rodriguez finished the 2007–08 season on loan at Scottish First Division side Stirling Albion after signing in January 2008. Jay continued to train with the Clarets whilst reporting for Stirling on match days.[5] He made his debut for Albion a day later in the 3–0 defeat against Celtic in the fourth round tie of the Scottish Cup at Celtic Park. He came on as a second half substitute for David McKenna.[6] He made his first start a week after against Livingston, but after the match he then faced a six week absence through fatigue and lack of fitness. His first game back on 1 March saw him come off the bench to score a consolation in the last minute and his first professional goal away at Morton which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[7] He stayed with Stirling until the end of the campaign and also scored goals against Livingston and St. Johnstone, but these goals weren't enough to keep Albion up and they were relegated after finishing bottom of the table.[8][9]

Rodriguez was expected to again move on loan to Scotland for the 2008–09 season but manager Owen Coyle rejected talk of the striker leaving the club after media speculation. He was given his first appearance of the season on 23 September 2008, when he scored his first goal for Burnley in the League Cup third round against Fulham, coming on as a late substitute securing a win in the 88th minute.[10] He started featuring regularly in the first team as a substitute and followed this up with goals against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup, and scored a dramatic goal against Tottenham Hostpur in the League Cup semi-final, equalising the tie on aggregate making it 4–4 late on, and although Burnley went on to win the game 3–2 on the night, the tie finished 6–4 to Spurs on aggregate after late goals in extra time from Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko.[11] His first league goal for Burnley came on 11 March 2009 in a 4–2 victory over Crystal Palace at Turf Moor.[12] He then scored a stunning goal three days later in an emphatic 5–0 home victory over Nottingham Forest, which later on won him the accolade of Burnley goal of the season.[13][14] His first start for the Clarets came a month later on 11 April 2009 in the Championship game against Queens Park Rangers in a 1–0 win.[15] Rodriguez was also played a part in Burnley's play off campaign which saw them promoted to the Premier League after victories over Reading, and a 1–0 Championship Play off final win over Sheffield United at Wembley. He featured in this game as a substitute replacing Steven Thompson.[16]

His other two professional goals for Burnley came against Crystal Palace in a 4–2 Burnley win and a goal of the season contender against Nottingham Forest days later in a 5–0 Burnley win. Following the club's promotion to the Premier League in 2009, Rodriguez injured an ankle while playing for the reserves and found it difficult to break into the first team. On 1 February 2010, he completed a one-month loan move to Barnsley.[17] He scored on his debut for Barnsley against Preston North End.[18]

Rodriguez enjoyed a successful 2010–11 season by becoming Burnley's top goal scorer with 14 league goals, and 15 in all competitions.

On 9 August 2011, Rodriguez scored four goals in the League Cup first round against Burton Albion. His first two were from the penalty spot in normal time, with the other two from open play in extra time to make the score 6–3.[19] In the second round match on 23 August against Barnet he scored the opening goal of a 3–2 win.[20] His first and second league goals of the season came in a 5–1 win against Nottingham Forest, opening the scoring and adding a second goal 10 minutes later.[21] His next league goal came on 19 November when he opened the scoring against Leeds United, heading in a Kieran Trippier cross.[22] On 26 November he scored a 93rd minute winner in a 3–2 win away to Hull City.[23] He scored again three days later in the following game in a 4–0 win at home to Ipswich Town, which was his 5th league goal of the season.[24] His next goal came from the penalty spot as Burnley beat Doncaster Rovers 3–0 at home on 26 December 2011.[25] His first goal of 2012 came on 7 January in an FA Cup third round match away to Norwich City.[26] He scored his first league goal of 2012 the following game in a 2–0 win away at Middlesbrough.[27] On 31 January, he scored a two goals, both headers coming from two crosses by Kieran Trippier, as Burnley beat Nottingham Forest 2–0.[28] His form continued as he scored again the following game in a 1–1 draw at home to Peterborough United, this time rescuing a point for Burnley as he scored a terrific solo goal in the 87th minute, dribbling the ball from near the centre circle before scoring. This was his 17th goal of the season in all competitions.[29] Rodriquez finished the season as Burnley's top goalscorer with 21 in all competitions which helped him earn a place in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.

Southampton

In the summer of 2012, Rodriguez was subject of lot of interest from Premier League clubs, and on 23 May, Championship rivals Cardiff City were reported to have made an offer for Rodriguez.[30] On 28 May, it was reported that Burnley had accepted a "substantial offer" from newly promoted Premier League side Southampton.[31] On 10 June, Rodriguez signed for Southampton on a four-year deal[32] reported to be in the region of £7 million.[33][34] His first goal for Southampton was a header scored in the Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup match against Arsenal on 14 July 2012. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2012–13 season, starting against Manchester City, before being substituted by Rickie Lambert in the 55th minute.[35] He scored his first goals for Southampton on 25 September, scoring twice in a 2–0 win against Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup.[36] Rodriguez scored his first Premier League goal for Southampton against Tottenham Hotspur on 28 October 2012.[37] He scored in a 3–3 draw away to Stoke City on 29 December.[38] He scored his first FA Cup goal for Southampton on 5 January 2013 in a defeat to Chelsea in the third round.[39] On 30 January, he opened the scoring in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, before two goals from Wayne Rooney turned the match around.[40] On 16 March, he scored the final goal in 3–1 win against Liverpool.[41] He continued his fine run of form with goals in a 2–1 win over reigning European champions Chelsea [42] and in a 2–0 victory against Reading.[43]

International career

In February 2011, he received his first call up for the England under-21 squad.[44][45] On 8 February 2011, Rodriguez made his international debut in a friendly against Italy under-21, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute replacing James Vaughan.[46]

Rodriguez earned his first call-up to the full England squad on 7 November 2013, along with team-mates Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana, for England's friendlies against Chile and Germany.[47][48] Rodriguez won his first cap for England on 15 November in a friendly match against Chile at Wembley Stadium.[49]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley
2007–08[50]
 Championship 100000—10
2008–09[51]
 Championship 25241323[lower-alpha 1]0355
2009–10[52] Premier League 000020—20
2010–11[53] Championship 42143130—4815
2011–12[54] Championship 37151145—4221
Total 10531831273012841
Stirling Albion (loan) 2007–08[55] Scottish First Division 113100000123
Barnsley (loan) 2009–10[56] Championship 610000—61
Southampton 2012–13[57] Premier League 3561112—379
2013–14[58] Premier League 24102131—2912
Total 59163243—6621
Career Total 1815112515103021166
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Championship play-offs

Honours

Burnley

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
  3. ↑ "Jay gets Burnley deal". Claretsmad. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Burnley 0–1 Bristol City". Burnley FC. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Jay joins Stirling". Burnley FC. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Celtic 3–0 Stirling". BBC Sport. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Jay back with his first goal". Claretsmad. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Livingston 2–1 Stirling". Football.co.uk. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Stirling 3–1 St. Johnstone". The Scotsman. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Burnley teenager Jay Rodriguez turfs out lacklustre Fulham". The Times. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Burnley 3–2 Tottenham (agg 4–6)". BBC Sport. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Burnley 4–2 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Burnley 5–0 Nott'm Forest". BBC Sport. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Grezza, Robbie and the Beast". Claretsmad. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Burnley 1–0 QPR: Clarke Carlisle keeps Clarets on track". Mirror Football. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  16. ↑ "Burnley 1–0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  17. ↑ "Rodriguez is a Temporary Tyke". Burnley FC. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  18. ↑ "Preston 1 – 4 Barnsley". BBC. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010. 
  19. ↑ "Burnley 6–3 Burton Albion (aet)" BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  20. ↑ "Burnley 3–2 Barnet" BBC Sport. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "Burnley 5–1 Nott'm Forest" BBC Sport. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "Burnley 1–2 Leeds" BBC Sport. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  23. ↑ "Hull 2–3 Burnley" BBC Sport. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  24. ↑ "Burnley 4–0 Burnley" BBC Sport. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  25. ↑ "Burnley 3–0 Doncaster" BBC Sport. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  26. ↑ "Norwich 4–1 Burnley" BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  27. ↑ "Middlesbrough 0–2 Burnley" BBC Sport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  28. ↑ "Nott'm Forest 0–2 Burnley" BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  29. ↑ "Burnely 1–1 Peterborough" BBC Sport. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  30. ↑ "Exclusive: Cardiff make shock £5.5m move for Burnley star Rodriguez". Daily Mirror. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012. 
  31. ↑ "Clarets agree record fee with Saints for striker Rodriguez". Lancashire Telegraph. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 
  32. ↑ "Saints Complete Rodriguez Signing". Southampton FC. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 
  33. ↑ "Saint Jay Ends Turf Moor Stay". Burnley FC. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 
  34. ↑ "Jay Rodriguez completes Southampton move from Burnley". BBC Sport. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 
  35. ↑ "Man City 3–2 Southampton" BBC Sport. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  36. ↑ "Southampton 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012. 
  37. ↑ Shemilt, Stephan (28 October 2012). "Southampton 1 – 2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2012. 
  38. ↑ "Stoke 3–3 Southampton" BBC Sport. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  39. ↑ "Southampton 1–5 Chelsea" BBC Sport. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  40. ↑ "Manchester United 2–1 Southampton" BBC Sport. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  41. ↑ "Southampton 3–1 Liverpool" BBC Sport. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  42. ↑ BBC Sport – Southampton 2–1 Chelsea
  43. ↑ BBC Sport – Reading 0–2 Southampton
  44. ↑ "Jay-Rod Stunned By England Call". Burnley FC. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 
  45. ↑ "Jay Rodriguez receives England Under-21 call up". Burnley Express. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 
  46. ↑ Scholes, Tony (8 February 2011). "First cap for Jay Rod in Italy defeat". Clarets Mad. Retrieved 11 June 2012. 
  47. ↑ "England squad: Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez called up". BBC Sport. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013. 
  48. ↑ Butler, Jeremy (7 November 2013). "Jay Rodriguez: England striker's rise from modest beginnings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2013. 
  49. ↑ "England 0–2 Chile" BBC Sport. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  50. ↑ "Burnley 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  51. ↑ "Burnley 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  52. ↑ "Burnley 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  53. ↑ "Burnley 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  54. ↑ "Burnley 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  55. ↑ "Stirling 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  56. ↑ "Barnsley 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  57. ↑ "Jay Rodrgiuez Football Stats 2012/13" Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  58. ↑ "Jay Rodrgiuez Football Stats 2013/14" Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  59. ↑ "Spurs defender Kyle Walker wins PFA Young Player award". BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012. 

External links

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