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Jack Rodwell
Personal information
Full name Jack Christian Rodwell
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007– Everton 47 (2)
International career‡
2008– England U19 6 (0)
2009– England U21 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:27, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:34, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Jack Christian Rodwell (born 11 March 1991 in Southport, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Everton. A midfielder, Rodwell has represented his country at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under 21 levels.

Club career

An Liverpool supporter as a child,[2] Rodwell joined rivals,Everton's youth system at the age of seven, making his Under-18s debut at 14 and his debut for Everton's reserve team at the age of 15. Rodwell then broke a record on his senior debut becoming the youngest player to represent Everton in Europe when he came on as a substitute against Dutch team AZ at the age of 16 years and 284 days.[3]

In March 2008, he appeared as a substitute on his Premier League debut – before also featuring as a replacement in the final game of the season, replacing Tim Cahill in a 1–0 victory over Sunderland,[4] and signed his first professional contract with Everton on 17 March 2008.[5] He made his first professional start against Blackburn Rovers on 16 August 2008, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] Rodwell scored his first senior goal for Everton in the FA Cup against Aston Villa in February 2009.[7] That same month, he signed a 5-year contract with Everton, which expires in 2014.[8]

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Rodwell earned his first start in European competition in a Europa League game against Czech football club SK Sigma Olomouc. Rodwell marked the occasion by scoring two long-range goals, helping Everton to a 4–0 win.[9] He scored his first Premier League goal in Everton's 3–1 win against Manchester United.[3] At the end of the season Rodwell signed a five-year contract extension with Everton.[10]

Although Rodwell is primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder, he was regarded as having the potential to become a top centre back early in his professional career.[11][12][13] During the second half of the 2009–10 season, Rodwell became regularly employed in more attacking midfield positions.[14]

International career

In December 2006, Rodwell captained the England Under-16 side to Victory Shield glory, following a 2–1 victory over Scotland.[15] Four months later he struck the first winning goal at Wembley Stadium for England in a 1–0 win over Spain.[16] On 25 March 2008, Rodwell scored England U17's only goal as they drew 1–1 with France in a 2008 UEFA European U17 Football Championship qualifier.[17]

In March 2009, Rodwell was called up to the England U21 squad.[18] He earned his first U21 cap against France[19] and scored his first goal for the squad on 8 June 2009 against Azerbaijan.[20] Rodwell earned his first start at U21 level during the 2009 European Championship in a match against Germany, scoring a goal and earning praise for his all-around performance in a defensive midfield role.[21][22][23]

Personal life

Rodwell is the nephew of the former Blackpool winger, Tony Rodwell.[24]

Honours

England U16
Everton F.C
England U21

References

  1. ^ "Everton Football Club Profile". Liverpool, Merseyside: Everton Football Club. 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-20. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "20 questions: Jack Rodwell". Evertonian: pp. 31–33. January 2010. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Squad Profiles – Jack Rodwell". evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  4. ^ "Sunderland 0–1 Everton". BBC Sport. 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  5. ^ "Rodwell signs Everton deal". Sky Sports. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  6. ^ Smith, Nick (2008-08-19). "Baptism of fire for Everton FC's Jack Rodwell". Daily Post. Retrieved 2009-02-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Vesty, Marc (2009-02-15). "Everton 3–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  8. ^ Wilson, Steve; Smith, Rory (2009-02-19). "Everton tie Jack Rodwell to five-year deal at Goodison Park". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  9. ^ Hunter, Andy (2009-08-20). "Jack Rodwell steps up after David Moyes risks all in team selection". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  10. ^ "Jack Rodwell spurns interest to sign new deal". Retrieved 2010-05-24. {{cite news}}: Text "date 2010-05-24" ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Everton star Jack Rodwell hailed as 'the new Rio Ferdinand'". Liverpool Daily Post. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  12. ^ "Everton FC's Jack Rodwell wants first team place". dailypost.co.uk. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  13. ^ "Mikel Arteta: Why Jack Rodwell will be an Everton star". The Liverpool Echo. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  14. ^ "Jags says Jack can attack". Everton official website. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  15. ^ "U16s clinch Shield". thefa.com. 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  16. ^ Leach, Conrad (2007-04-29). "England U-16 1 Spain U-16 0: Rodwell gives young England a boost". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  17. ^ "Lions dealt cruel blow". thefa.com. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  18. ^ "Rodwell Gets U21 Call". Everton F.C. 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  19. ^ "England's young Lions given French lesson". ESPN. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  20. ^ "England U21 7–0 Azerbaijan U21". BBC. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  21. ^ Hytner, David (2009-05-22). "Jack Rodwell shines as England's Under-21s remain unbeaten". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  22. ^ "England U21 1 Germany U21 1: Rodwell keeps under-strength England on glory trail". The Daily Mail. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  23. ^ Winter, Henry (2009-05-22). "England U21 1 Germany U21 1: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  24. ^ "Moyes vows to protect Rodwell and Gosling from over-exposure". London: The Guardian. 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-20. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Career Stats Season Apps Goals 09/10 33 4 08/09 25 1 07/08 3 0 Total 61 5

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