Jobi McAnuff

Personal information
Full name	Joel Joshua Frederick McAnuff[1]
Date of birth	9 November 1981 (1981-11-09) (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Edmonton, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Reading
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Wimbledon	96	(13)
2004	West Ham United	13	(1)
2004–2005	Cardiff City	43	(2)
2005–2007	Crystal Palace	75	(12)
2007–2009	Watford	82	(5)
2009–	Reading	7	(1)
National team‡
2002	Jamaica	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:54, 1 November 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:21, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Joel Joshua Frederick "Jobi" McAnuff (born 9 November 1981) is a professional footballer who plays for Reading. He is a midfielder and has played for Jamaica.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Born in Edmonton, London, McAnuff made his professional debut in the 2001–02 season with First Division side Wimbledon.^[1] He played 104 games and scored 15 goals for the club, staying until Wimbledon's last ever season, 2003–04 (they would later become Milton Keynes Dons).

In the January 2004 transfer window McAnuff joined West Ham United. He played only 14 games for the club, scoring 1 goal against Crewe.^[2] On 12 August 2004 he joined Cardiff City for a fee of £250,000 and was a virtual ever-present in his first year at the club. He made his debut against Ipswich Town, scoring his first goal against his former side West Ham United during a 4–1 win.^[3] He played 48 games and scored 3 goals and picked up numerous player of the month awards.^{[citation needed]} With Cardiff in financial difficulty, McAnuff left the club at the end of the 2004–05 season to join Crystal Palace for a fee of around £600,000.^[4]

[edit] Crystal Palace

In his first season at Selhurst Park, McAnuff played 43 games and scored eight goals. His performances in the Championship understandably led to interest from a number of clubs and in the summer of 2006 being linked with moves to Watford, Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic, the latter managed by his former boss at Palace Iain Dowie.^{[citation needed]} However, it was announced during the summer 2006 transfer window that he would stay at Crystal Palace, and play for the Eagles under new boss Peter Taylor.

[edit] Watford

After a less successful 2006–07 campaign, McAnuff moved to Watford in June 2007 in a deal worth an initial £1.75 million.^[5]

McAnuff endured a slow start to his Watford career and found himself out of the side for the early part of the season due to the loan arrival of young Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson. After Johnson's loan ended prematurely in November, McAnuff returned to the side and scored two important goals - the winner away at Sheffield Wednesday and a last minute long-distance strike to save a point at home to Cardiff City.

[edit] Reading

McAnuff joined Reading on 27 August 2009, managed by former Watford manager Brendan Rodgers, for an undisclosed fee.^[6] Making his debut against his former club Watford on 26 September 2009. He scored his first goal in a 3-1 win over Coventry City on 31 October 2009.^[7]

[edit] International career

McAnuff has one cap for Jamaica, which he picked up in a friendly against Nigeria in 2002. He is now 'retired' from international football and has not been called up since.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jobi McAnuff career stats at Soccerbase
• Jobi McAnuff profile at watfordfc.co.uk
• The Official Jobi McAnuff Site