John Ruddy
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Thomas Gordon Ruddy | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2003 | Cambridge Utd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Cambridge Utd | 39 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Walsall (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Chester City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Stockport County (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Wrexham (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Bristol City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Stockport County (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Motherwell (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2010– | Norwich City | 65 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 15 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Thomas Gordon Ruddy (born 24 October 1986 in Cambridgeshire, England) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwich City.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Everton
Ruddy began his professional career at Cambridge United and made his professional debut in the final game of the season at Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road stadium on 8 May 2004, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty. Ruddy earned his place as Cambridge's first choice keeper in the 04/05 season, turning in a number of eye-catching erformances in his 39 appearances, in spite of Cambridge's struggles on the pitch and eventual relegation. He had a trial at Manchester United in November 2004, before moving to Everton in the summer of 2005 for a fee of around £250,000 that would rise depending on appearances.
Ruddy, was called into the England Under-19 squad in 2005 after being scouted by England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence and was touted by his manager David Moyes as a future England goalkeeper.
In September 2005, Ruddy signed for Walsall on loan, making four appearances in League One before returning to Everton. Loan spells with Rushden & Diamonds and Chester City followed.
Ruddy made his first team debut for Everton in February 2006 in unusual circumstances. Nine minutes into the match against Blackburn Rovers, Iain Turner was sent off for handling outside the area. Since Turner was substituting for injured first-choice and second-choice keepers Nigel Martyn and Richard Wright, it meant that Ruddy was the only keeper left who could play. Ruddy went on to keep a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.[2]
In September 2006, Ruddy went on loan again. A one-month deal was agreed with Stockport County, which was extended to three months after some impressive performances. He then agreed a one month loan with Wrexham in February 2007 but failed to establish a place in the team during his time at the Racecourse Ground and the Red Dragons decided against extending the loan beyond the initial month. On 21 April, Ruddy completed an emergency one-week loan to League One side Bristol City and helped them move closer to promotion. In January 2009, he went out on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season to Crewe Alexandra.
His numerous loan moves meant that Ruddy had played for eight clubs before his 21st birthday.
[edit] Motherwell
On 24 July 2009, Ruddy joined Scottish Premier League side Motherwell on a six-month loan deal, to vie with Michael Fraser and Sebastian Kosiorowski for the number one jersey.[3] When the original loan deal expired in January 2010, the Fir Park club decided that they wanted to keep Ruddy for longer and an extension of a month was agreed with Everton. On 27 January 2010, it was announced that both Ruddy and Everton teammate Lukas Jutkiewicz were to extend their stay at the Scottish Premier League side until May 2010.[4]
[edit] Norwich City
On 5 July 2010, Ruddy signed for Championship side Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, and was given the number 1 shirt, last worn by Michael Theoklitos. He made his debut for City against Watford in the opening fixture of the 2010–11 season which Norwich lost 3–2 at Carrow Road.[5] He kept his first clean sheet of the season in a 1–0 away win against Scunthorpe United on 14 August 2010. In Ruddy's first season for Norwich he played 45 out of the 46 league games helping the Canaries to the Premier League. A notable performance from the season was a last minute save in the 4–2 win against Sheffield United and in the 2–2 draw against Leeds United.[citation needed]
Ruddy started the 2011–12 season as the first choice keeper again for Norwich, starting the 1–1 draw at the DW Stadium against Wigan Athletic.[6] He received his first red card of the season in the match again Chelsea after a foul on Ramires. Frank Lampard scored the penalty past Declan Rudd to bring the match to 2–1 in Chelsea's favour; the final score was 3–1.[7]
[edit] Statistics
- As of 17 December 2011
| Season | Division | Club | Appearances | Clean sheets | Notes |
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| 2003–04 | Third Division |  Cambridge United |
1 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | League Two | 42 | 12 | Sold to Everton for £250,000 | |
| 2005–06 | League One | Walsall |
4 | 1 | On loan from Everton |
| League Two | Rushden & Diamonds |
3 | 1 | ||
| League Two | Chester City |
4 | 0 | ||
| Premier League | Everton |
1 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | League Two | Stockport County |
11 | 4 | On loan from Everton |
| League Two | Wrexham |
5 | 1 | ||
| League One | Bristol City |
1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | League Two | Stockport County |
12 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | League One | Crewe Alexandra |
19 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | SPL |  Motherwell |
34 | 14 | |
| 2010–11 | Championship | Norwich City |
46 | 11 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 19 | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ "Everton 1–0 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 11 February 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4680522.stm. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Well sign Everton keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8168189.stm. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Duo Extend Loans Until May". Everton FC. 27 January 2010. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/duo-extend-loans-until-may.html.
- ^ "Norwich 2–3 Watford". BBC Sport. 6 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8880936.stm. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Wigan 1–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14429588.stm. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Chelsea 3–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14600575.stm. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- People from St Ives, Cambridgeshire
- Association football goalkeepers
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- English people of Welsh descent
