Jack Rodwell

Personal information
Full name	Jack Christian Rodwell
Date of birth	11 March 1991 (1991-03-11) (age 18)
Place of birth	Southport, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Everton
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–	Everton	34	(0)
National team‡
2008–	England U19	6	(0)
2009–	England U21	8	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:16, 27 November 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:57, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

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

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Honours 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Club career

Rodwell joined Everton as a child, 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.^[1]

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,^[2] and signed his first professional contract with Everton on 17 March 2008.^[3] He made his first professional start against Blackburn Rovers on 16 August 2008, playing the full 90 minutes.^[4] Rodwell scored his first senior goal for Everton in the FA Cup against Aston Villa in February 2009.^[5] That same month, he signed a 5-year contract with Everton, which expires in 2014.^[6]

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.^[7]

Although Rodwell has been primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder, he is regarded as having the potential to become a top centre back in the future.^[8][9][10] Hes been linked with numerous moves to teams playing in champions league, including Manchester United on numerous occasions as a potential replacement for the aging Rio Ferdinand.

[edit] International career

In December 2006, Rodwell captained the England Under-16 side to Victory Shield glory, following a 2–1 victory over Scotland.^[11] Four months later he struck the first winning goal at Wembley Stadium for England in a 1–0 win over Spain.^[12] 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.^[13]

In March 2009, Rodwell was called up to the England U21 squad.^[14] He earned his first U21 cap against France^[15] and scored his first goal for the squad on 8 June 2009 against Azerbaijan.^[16] 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.^[17][18][19]

[edit] Personal life

Rodwell is the nephew of the former Blackpool winger Tony Rodwell.^{[citation needed]}Rodwell was dating ex hollyoak actress and model Mellisa Reeves but according to the sun dumped her after a photo shoot and claiming " he did not want to be in the limelight for the wrong reasons" .

[edit] Honours

England U16

• 2006 Victory Shield
• 2008 The Algarve Tournament

Everton F.C

• 2009 2009 FA Cup Final (Runner Up Medal)

England U21

• 2009 2009 European Championship (Runner Up Medal)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jack Rodwell profile at evertonfc.com
• Jack Rodwell career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Rodwell, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1991-03-11
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birkdale, Southport, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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