Cameron Jerome

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Cameron Jerome
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Jerome in 2008 pre-season
Personal information
Full name Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome[1]
Date of birth 14 August 1986 (1986-08-14) (age 25)
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Stoke City
Number 33
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Grimsby Town
Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2004 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2004–2006 Cardiff City 73 (24)
2006–2011 Birmingham City[A] 181 (37)
2011– Stoke City 10 (2)
National team
2005–2007 England U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:55, 31 January 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome (born 14 August 1986)[3] is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker. He also played for Cardiff City in the Football League, and for Birmingham City in the Football League and Premier League, and at international level has several caps for the England under-21 team.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Jerome was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.[3] As a youth, Jerome played for Stile Common, alongside Anthony Griffith, Fraizer Campbell, and Reuben Noble-Lazarus; who all went on to enjoy careers as professional players.[4] Griffith and Jerome also played for Yorkshire Counties.[4] Jerome later joined home town club Westend Juniors before moving on to Huddersfield Town as a junior, then moved on via Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough to gain a contract at Cardiff City, after being recommended by reserve team manager Paul Wilkinson.[5] Jerome played under Wilkinson in Grimsby's youth system, but after Wilkinson left Blundell Park to take up his position with Cardiff, Jerome was released by replacement Neil Woods for being a disruptive influence.[6]

[edit] Cardiff City

Described by the BBC as "one of Cardiff's rising stars", Jerome made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Leeds United on 2 October 2004, as a substitute for Andy Campbell, before going on to score seven goals in 32 appearances in the 2004–05 season, and was in a good run of form in the 2005–06 season, finishing top scorer for Cardiff with 20 goals.

Due to his hot form this ended him up by eventually signing for second-city club Birmingham City. The move not only benefited Jerome but also helped Cardiff as they used the money to sign Michael Chopra, Stephen McPhail and Glenn Loovens. Jerome appeared in an April 2005 FourFourTwo article which heralded the Yorkshire forward as the eighth best player in the Football League.

[edit] Birmingham City

Jerome signed for Birmingham City on 31 May 2006, for a transfer fee reported as an initial £3 million, potentially rising to £4m.[7] Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City were also said to be interested.[citation needed] Jerome made his debut as a 66th-minute substitute against Colchester United at St Andrew's on 5 August. However, it was a debut to forget, as he was sent off within five minutes of entering play elbowing an opponent in the face.[8] He netted his first goal for Birmingham against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 12 September.[9] Jerome had a slow first season at St Andrew's by his own admission, scoring just 9 times in 44 games in all competitions. However, his large contribution to the Blues' promotion was well appreciated.[citation needed]

Jerome scored his first Premier League goal after 32 seconds of the away match against Derby County on 25 August 2007; his second goal of that game confirmed Birmingham's first win of the 2007–08 season.[10] He finished the season as Birmingham's second top goal scorer with 7 goals in 33 games as Birmingham were relegated. However, the Blues immediately bounced back in the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the Championship. Jerome's 10 goals in 45 appearances was only bettered by veteran partner Kevin Phillips in the Birmingham attack. He scored the first goal in the West Midlands derby match against Wolverhampton Wanderers as Birmingham won 2–0.

In July 2009, Jerome signed a new five-year contract with the club.[11] He scored a spectacular first goal of the 2009–10 season to give his club a 2–1 lead against Liverpool, described as "the kind of goal that only the likes of Gerrard usually scores at Anfield";[12] he held off Javier Mascherano before "unleashing a 30-yard thunderbolt that flew beyond the reach of Reina and dipped under the crossbar".[13] Jerome hit a purple patch as the Blues notched up a club-record fifteen consecutive games unbeaten in the Premier League, scoring crucial goals against Stoke City, Manchester United and two versus Blackburn Rovers. His tenth goal of the season, a header from James McFadden's cross, came in a 5–1 defeat away to Manchester City.[14] Two weeks after the final game of the season, Jerome was awarded an extra goal by the Dubious Goals Panel for his attempt against Burnley, which had previously been attributed to a Brian Jensen own goal.[15] This took his tally for the season to 11. Jerome was a 92nd-minute substitute as Birmingham won the 2011 League Cup, defeating favourites Arsenal 2–1 at Wembley Stadium.[16]

[edit] Stoke City

On 31 August 2011, the last day of the transfer window, Jerome signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Stoke City for an undisclosed fee, believed by Sky Sports to be £4 million.[17][18] He scored on his Stoke City debut in the UEFA Europa League against Dynamo Kiev to earn his side a 1–1 draw away from home.[19] He scored against Maccabi Tel Aviv in a 3–0 win however he also was sent off for two bookable offences.[20] Jerome scored his first League goal for Stoke against Wigan Athletic on 31 December 2011 it was his first league goal for more than 13 months.[21] Since Jerome joined Stoke he has been used in a squad rotation system by manager Tony Pulis, something which Jerome admits he will have to accept.[22]

[edit] International career

Jerome made 10 appearances for the England under-21 team between 2005 and 2007 but failed to score.

[edit] Career statistics

As of match played 28 January 2012[23]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2003–04 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cardiff City 2004–05 29 6 1 0 2 1 – 32 7
2005–06 44 18 1 1 2 1 – 47 20
Total 73 24 2 1 4 2 0 0 79 27
Birmingham City 2006–07 38 7 2 0 4 2 – 44 9
2007–08 33 7 1 0 0 0 – 34 7
2008–09 43 9 1 0 1 1 – 45 10
2009–10 32 11 4 0 0 0 – 36 11
2010–11 34 3 4 2 4 0 – 42 5
2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 181 37 12 2 9 3 0 0 202 42
Stoke City 2011–12 10 2 2 2 2 0 5 2 19 6
Total 10 2 2 2 2 0 5 2 19 6
Career total 264 63 16 5 15 5 5 2 300 75

[edit] Honours

Birmingham City

[edit] Notes

A. ^ Soccerbase's stats for the match between Derby County and Birmingham City on 9 March 2007 fail to include appearances by substitutes for either side, one of whom was Jerome.[24][25] Additionally, the Dubious Goals Panel awarded Jerome a goal against Burnley on 1 May 2010,[15] originally given as a Brian Jensen own goal, bringing his total of League goals for the 2009–10 season to 11.[26][27] Until and unless they correct the figures, he should have one more League appearance and one more League goal for Birmingham than given on his Soccerbase page, i.e. his League totals for his career at Birmingham should be 181 appearances and 37 goals.[23]

[edit] References

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-8598-3462-0. 
  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. 1 September 2010. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2142220,00.html. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Cameron Jerome". Birmingham City F.C. http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~30567,00.html. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 323. ISBN 1852916656. 
  4. ^ a b "Stoke City: Old pals breach the Potteries' footballing divide". The Sentinel: The New Green UN. 15 October 2011. pp. 3. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Old-pals-breach-Potteries-footballing/story-13565505-detail/story.html. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Jerome grateful to Wilkinson". Wales At Heart. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060523103755/http://walesatheart.com/Sport/February+2005/010205-05.htm. 
  6. ^ "McLeish warns Jerome to stick to task". sportgrimsby (Grimsby Telegraph). 16 January 2010. http://www.sportgrimsby.co.uk/grimsbytown/McLeish-warns-Jerome-stick-task/article-1717189-detail/article.html. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 
  7. ^ "Birmingham complete Jerome deal". BBC Sport. 31 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/5028786.stm. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  8. ^ Malam, Colin (6 August 2006). "Jerome sees red for Birmingham". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2342496/Jerome-sees-red-for-Birmingham.html. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  9. ^ Smyth, Rob (13 September 2006). "Jerome strike sees Birmingham complete slow rise to the top". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2006/sep/13/match.birminghamcityfc. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  10. ^ May, John (25 August 2007). "Derby 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6952880.stm. Retrieved 4 December 2007. 
  11. ^ "Jerome agrees new five-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/8152079.stm. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  12. ^ Wallace, Sam (10 November 2009). "Liverpool saved from humiliation by Gerrard". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-saved-from-humiliation-by-gerrard-1817794.html. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  13. ^ Lawton, Matt (10 November 2009). "Liverpool 2 Birmingham 2: Fall guy David Ngog cheats to get under pressure Rafa Benitez off the hook". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1226485/Liverpool-2-Birmingham-2-Fall-guy-David-Ngog-cheats-pressure-Rafa-Benitez-hook.html. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  14. ^ Tattum, Colin (12 April 2010). "Manchester City 5, Birmingham City 1: Colin Tattum's big match verdict". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2010/04/12/manchester-city-5-birmingham-city-1-colin-tattum-s-big-match-verdict-97319-26222550/. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  15. ^ a b "Dubious goals". Premier League. 25 May 2010. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2059030,00.html. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
  16. ^ McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9405702.stm. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  17. ^ Magowan, Alistair (31 August 2011). "Cameron Jerome moves from Birmingham to Stoke". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14733502.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  18. ^ "Jerome confirmed by Stoke". Sky Sports. 31 August 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_7141505,00.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  19. ^ Rej, Arindam (15 September 2011). "Dynamo Kiev 1 - 1 Stoke". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14940854.stm. 
  20. ^ Da Silva, Michael. "Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15285214.stm. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  21. ^ Rej, Arindam. "Stoke 2 - 2 Wigan". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16325019.stm. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  22. ^ "Cameron Jerome accepts squad rotation at Stoke City". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16467097.stm. Retrieved 14 January 2012. 
  23. ^ a b "Cameron Jerome". Stoke City F.C. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10310~30567,00.html. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  24. ^ "Results & Matches on: Fri, 9 Mar 2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2007-03-09. Retrieved 13 May 2011.  Click on match score for team details.
  25. ^ "Birmingham 1–0 Derby". BBC Sport. 9 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6415039.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
  26. ^ "Extra Goal For Jerome!". Birmingham City F.C. 20 May 2010. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2059057,00.html. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
  27. ^ "Results & Matches on: Sat, 1 May 2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2010-05-01. Retrieved 13 May 2011.  Click on "i" for goalscorer details.

[edit] External links

Stoke City F.C. – current squad
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