Nialle Rodney

Nialle Rodney
Personal information
Full nameNialle Seyi E. Rodney[1]
Date of birth28 February 1991
Place of birthNottingham, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward/Winger
Club information
Current team
Greyhounders F.C.
Youth career
2004–2009Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011Nottingham Forest3(0)
2010Ilkeston (loan)9(1)
2011Burton Albion (loan)3(0)
2011–2012Bradford City5(0)
2011Darlington (loan)1(0)
2011Mansfield Town (loan)2(0)
2012Lincoln City6(0)
2013AFC Telford United3(0)
2013–2014Hartlepool United12(0)
2014–Greyhounders F.C.5(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:22, 30 March 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Nialle Seyi E. Rodney (born 28 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently plays for Greyhounders F.C. in the Grantham and District Saturday League.[2]

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Rodney started his career with Nottingham Forest. In the 2009–10 season, he went out on loan to Ilkeston Town making nine appearances and scoring twice against Eastwood Town and Solihull Moors. He made his Forest debut in November 2010, against Cardiff City, coming on as a substitute for the injured Dexter Blackstock.[3] On 8 March 2011, he signed a one-month loan deal with Football League Two side Burton Albion,[4] but after three appearances he had to return to Nottingham Forest because of an ankle injury.

Bradford City

Rodney left Forest and signed a one-year contract with Bradford City in July 2011.[5] In October 2011, he was given a one-month loan spell at Conference side Darlington to gain first-team experience, before moving to Mansfield Town on loan in November 2011.[6]

Lincoln City

On 31 January 2012 Rodney signed for Conference National club Lincoln City, until the end of the season.[7]

AFC Telford United

He joined AFC Telford United on 19 February 2013 and on that same day he made his debut for the Bucks in a 3-3 draw at home against Tamworth. He left after the Mansfield game.

Hartlepool United

Rodney joined League 2 side Hartlepool United on a one-year contract after impressing coaching staff during a months trial after scoring in friendlies against Whitby Town[8] and during the club's pre-season tour of Holland against Almere City[9] Towards the end of March, Hartlepool announced that Rodney was to leave the club at the end of the month.[10]

Non-league

After Rodney's release from Hartlepool, he signed for Greyhounders F.C. of the Grantham and District Saturday League in December 2014. Rodney scored on his debut in a cup game against Caythorpe FC[11] and then scored five goals in his first league game in an 8-1 win against, the same side, Caythorpe in January 2015.[12]

Business interests

Rodney is the founder, head designer and co-owner of clothing company ENOS. Along with this, Rodney also does work with companies Grandeur Living and Signature.[13]

Club career statistics

(correct as of 14 March 2014)
Club PerformanceLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther[A]Total
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest2010–11Championship3000000030
Ilkeston Town (loan)Conference North9200000092
Burton Albion (loan)League Two3000000030
Total 152000000152
Nottingham Forest Total 3000000030
Bradford City2011–12League Two5000101070
Darlington (loan)Conference Premier1000000010
Mansfield Town (loan)2000000020
Lincoln City (loan)6000000060
Total 140001010160
Bradford City Total 5000101070
AFC Telford United2012–13Conference Premier3000000030
Total 3000000030
Hartlepool United2013–14League Two120001021151
Total 120001011151
Career Total 442002021523
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. "Burton sign Forest striker Rodney". Greyhounders F.C. 3 January 2015.
  3. "Cardiff 0-2 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Cooperation). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  4. "Burton sign Forest striker Rodney". BBC News. 8 March 2011.
  5. "Bradford City complete one-year deal for Nialle Rodney". B BC Sport. 13 July 2011.
  6. "Mansfield Town sign Nialle Rodney, Aman Verma and Marcus Kelly". BBC Sport. 24 November 2011.
  7. "Winger Rodney Becomes Latest Signing". Official Lincoln City Website. 31 January 2012.
  8. "MATCH REPORT: Whitby Town 0 Hartlepool United 2". Hartlepool Mail. 17 July 2013.
  9. "Almere City 3-1 Hartlepool". Hartlepool Mail. 5 July 2013.
  10. "Rodney Set For Pools Exit". Hartlepool United. 29 March 2014.
  11. "Rodney & Fielder fire Greyhounders into next round". Greyhounders FC. 13 December 2014.
  12. "Greyhounders cruise into 2015 with convincing win". Greyhounders FC. 3 January 2015.
  13. "Signature Opens Its Doors to Footballer Nialle Rodney". Signature. 9 December 2014.

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