Joe Rodon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Peter Rodon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Llangyfelach, Swansea, Wales | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2016 | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Swansea City | 48 | (0) |
2018 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Wales U20 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
2019– | Wales | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 7 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 13 October 2019 (UTC) |
Joseph Peter Rodon (born 22 October 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Club career
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. He was named on the first-team bench for the first time in January 2016 for the FA Cup tie with Oxford City.[2] He was named on the 1st team bench in the Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal in October 2017. He 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 EFL 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]
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.[6] He was called up for a competitive game for the first time for an August 2019 qualifier against Azerbaijan.[7]
Style of play
Rodon is a ball-playing centre-back, and has earned comparisons to John Stones.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City | 2015–16[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[12] | Championship | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
2019–20[13] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
Swansea City U23 | 2016–17[10] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2017–18[11] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2017–18[11] | League Two | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Career total | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
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". www.skysports.com. 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". ctfc.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "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. BBC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Celtic linked with Swansea defender Joe Rodon". Daily Record. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "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.