Jay Rodriguez

Jay Rodriguez
Rodriguez while at Burnley in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jay Enrique Rodriguez[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989[1]
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2007 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Burnley 105 (31)
2008 → Stirling Albion (loan) 11 (3)
2010 → Barnsley (loan) 6 (1)
2012–2017 Southampton 104 (26)
2017– West Bromwich Albion 49 (14)
National team‡
2011 England U21 1 (0)
2013– England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:35, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:35, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Jay Enrique Rodriguez (born 29 July 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

He began his career with his hometown club Burnley, for whom he scored 41 goals in 128 appearances across all competitions from his debut in 2007. In 2012, he joined Southampton for around £7 million, where his form earned him his only England cap, but missed over a year with injury.

Early life

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

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 Burnley 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 club 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 match 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 given his first appearance of the 2008–09 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 match 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 match 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 Stadium. He featured in this match as a substitute replacing Steven Thompson.[16]

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. At the end of the season, he won Burnley's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards.[19]

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.[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] On 26 November 2011, he scored a 93rd-minute winner in a 3–2 win away to Hull City.[22] He scored again three days later in the following match in a 4–0 win at home to Ipswich Town.[23] His first goal of 2012 came on 7 January in an FA Cup third round match away to Norwich City.[24] He scored his first league goal of 2012 the following match in a 2–0 win away at Middlesbrough.[25] On 31 January, he scored two goals as Burnley beat Nottingham Forest 2–0.[26] He scored again the following match in a 1–1 draw at home to Peterborough United, this time rescuing a point for Burnley as he scored a terrific solo goal, dribbling the ball from near the centre circle before scoring. This was his 17th goal of the season in all competitions.[27] Rodriquez finished the season as Burnley's top goalscorer with 21 in all competitions which helped him earn a place in the Championship PFA Team of the Year.[28]

Southampton

Rodriguez playing for Southampton in 2013

In the summer of 2012, Rodriguez was subject to a lot of interest from Premier League clubs, and on 23 May, Championship rivals Cardiff City were reported to have made an offer for Rodriguez.[29] On 28 May, it was reported that Burnley had accepted a "substantial offer" from newly promoted Premier League side Southampton.[30] On 10 June, Rodriguez signed for Southampton on a four-year deal[31] reported to be in the region of £7 million.[32][33]

Rodriguez made his Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2012–13 season, starting against Manchester City, before being substituted by Rickie Lambert in the 55th minute.[34] He scored his first competitive goals for Southampton on 25 September, scoring twice in a 2–0 win against Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup.[35] Rodriguez scored his first Premier League goal for Southampton against Tottenham Hotspur on 28 October 2012.[36] He scored his first FA Cup goal for Southampton on 5 January 2013 in a defeat to Chelsea in the third round.[37] 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.[38] On 16 March, he scored the final goal in 3–1 home win against Liverpool.[39] He continued his fine run of form with goals in a 2–1 home win over reigning European champions Chelsea[40] and in a 2–0 away victory against Reading.[41]

Rodriguez scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season in a 5–1 League Cup win over Barnsley on 27 August 2013.[42] His first Premier League goal came in a 2–0 win at home to Swansea City on 6 October.[43] On 2 December, he scored the fastest Premier League goal of the season with a strike in the 15th second of a 3–1 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.[44] On 4 January 2014, Rodriguez scored for Southampton in a 4–3 FA Cup third round win over his former team Burnley.[45]

During March 2014, Rodriguez scored five goals in four matches[46] to reach 15 Premier League goals for the season.[47] On 5 April, he was stretchered off during a match against Manchester City after injuring his knee.[48][49] Three days later, it was revealed that Rodriguez had ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament and would be out for eleven months, ruling him out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in the process.[50] He did not play a single match during the 2014–15 season as a result of this injury.

On 12 May 2015, it was announced that Rodriguez signed a new four-year deal with Southampton.[51] He made his first competitive appearance for 16 months on 6 August, when he replaced Graziano Pellè for the final 18 minutes of a 2–0 away victory (5–0 aggregate) against Vitesse Arnhem in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[52] Two weeks later he scored the first goal since his return, equalising with a penalty in a 1–1 home draw with FC Midtjylland in the first leg of the play-off.[53] He registered his first Premier League goal in nearly two years on 27 August 2016 against Sunderland, at St. Mary's, coming on late to equalise and rescue a point for Southampton in a 1–1 draw.[54] He came on as a 90th-minute substitute in Southampton's 3–2 defeat to Manchester United in the 2017 EFL Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 26 February.[55]

West Bromwich Albion

On 2 July 2017, Rodriguez signed for fellow Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on a four-year contract for a £12 million fee.[56][57] He made debut for the club in the opening game of the 2017–18 season, a 1–0 win over Bournemouth, on 12 August 2017.[58] His first West Brom goal came ten days later in the second round of the EFL Cup, in a 3–1 win over League Two side Accrington Stanley.[59]

During the 2–0 victory over Brighton on 13 January 2018, Brighton defender Gaëtan Bong accused Rodriquez of racial abuse.[60][61] The charges were later found not proven by the F.A. due to lack of evidence,[62][63] following which West Bromwich issued a club statement in support of Rodriguez.[64]

International career

In February 2011, he received his first call up for the England under-21 squad.[65][66] 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.[67]

Rodriguez earned his first call-up to the full England squad on 7 November 2013, along with Southampton teammates Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana, for England's friendlies against Chile and Germany.[68][69] Rodriguez won his first cap for England on 15 November in a friendly match against Chile at Wembley Stadium.[70]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2007–08[71] Championship 100000—10
2008–09[72] Championship 25241323[lower-alpha 2]0355
2009–10[73] Premier League 000020—20
2010–11[74] Championship 42143130—4815
2011–12[75] Championship 37151145—4221
Total 10531831273012841
Stirling Albion (loan) 2007–08[71] Scottish First Division 11310——123
Barnsley (loan) 2009–10[73] Championship 61———61
Southampton 2012–13[76] Premier League 3561112—379
2013–14[77] Premier League 33153131—3917
2014–15[78] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16[79] Premier League 12000123[lower-alpha 3]1163
2016–17[80] Premier League 24520404[lower-alpha 3]1346
Total 1042662957212635
West Bromwich Albion 2017–18[81] Premier League 3773321—4211
2018–19[82] Championship 1270000—127
Total 49143321—5418
Career total 27575188231310232698
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 15 November 2013[83]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201310
Total10

Honours

Burnley

Southampton

Individual

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