Joe Rodon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Peter Rodon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2015 | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | Swansea City | 52 | (0) |
2018 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020– | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Wales U20 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
2019– | Wales | 22 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:53, 11 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:01, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Joseph Peter Rodon (born 22 October 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team.
A youth product of Swansea City, Rodon made 54 senior appearances for the club before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in October 2020.
Club career[]
Swansea City[]
Rodon grew up in Llangyfelach, Swansea, and was a Swansea City season ticket holder before joining the club at the age of eight in 2005.[2] He signed his first professional contract in July 2015 and was named on the first-team bench for the first time in January 2016 for the FA Cup tie with Oxford United.[2] He was then named on the first-team bench in the Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal in October 2017. Rodon played as captain of Swansea's under-23 team in a 2–1 win over Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy on 15 August 2017.[3]
On 30 January 2018, he joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[4] Manager Gary Johnson said that "we have been keeping an eye on him for some time and he is undoubtedly a quality player".[5]
Rodon returned to Swansea and was given his senior debut by manager Graham Potter ahead of the 2018–19 Championship season. He became a regular starter at the club and made 21 appearances the following season under new coach Steve Cooper.
Tottenham Hotspur[]
Rodon signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 16 October 2020 for a fee of around £11 million on a five-year contract.[6][7] Rodon made his Premier League debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 26 October 2020 after coming on as a substitute for Son Heung-min in the 93rd minute in the 1–0 win away against Burnley.[8] He made his first start for the club in the away match against Chelsea on 29 November as Toby Alderweireld was out injured, and helped keep a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw.[9][10]
International career[]
He was named in a preliminary senior Wales squad in May 2018 for a friendly against Mexico but was left out of the final selection.[11] He was called up for a competitive game for the first time for an September 2019 qualifier against Azerbaijan.[12] Rodon made his debut against Azerbaijan, playing all 90 minutes in a 2–1 win[13] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[14]
Style of play[]
Rodon is a ball-playing centre-back, and has earned comparisons to Fikayo Tomori.[15]
Personal life[]
Rodon's father Keri played basketball for Wales.[16]
Rodon's grandfather Peter, and his uncle Chris Rodon were also professional footballers.[17]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 27 October 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City | 2015–16[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2017–18[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2018–19[21] | Championship | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2019–20[22] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2020–21[23] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 0 | ||||
Swansea City U23 | 2016–17[19] | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
2017–18[20] | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2017–18[20] | League Two | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–21[23] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2021–22[24] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Career total | 77 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International[]
- As of match played 26 June 2021[25]
Wales | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 6 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 |
Total | 22 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b Wathan, Chris (26 April 2016). "The talented youngsters pushing for first XI places". WalesOnline. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town 1–2 Swansea City U21s". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Joe Rodon: Cheltenham Town sign Swansea City defender on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "New Signing: Joe Rodon". Cheltenham Town F.C. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Joe Rodon completes move to Tottenham Hotspur". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Joe Rodon: Tottenham sign Wales centre-back from Swansea for £11m". BBC Sport. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn. "Burnley 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Davies, Mathew (30 November 2020). "The unseen moment Tottenham's Jose Mourinho went 'crazy' at Joe Rodon vs Chelsea and his telling verdict". Wales Online.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Dan (29 November 2020). "Tottenham defender Joe Rodon vows to learn from Chelsea mistake after late let-off". Evening Standard.
- ^ "Hal Robson-Kanu not included in Wales squad for Mexico friendly". BBC Sport. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Ashley Williams: Wales captain left out of squad for Euro 2020 qualifier". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Wales 2-1 Azerbaijan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Uncapped Colwill in Wales Euro 2020 squad" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Celtic linked with Swansea defender Joe Rodon". Daily Record. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Rodon, Bale and the dream of more famous Wales fridge magnet moments | Elis James". the Guardian. 24 June 2021.
- ^ James, Stuart. "The story of Tottenham's new centre-back Joe Rodon, told by his parents". The Athletic.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Joe Rodon". European Football. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Swansea
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- English Football League players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players