Nialle Rodney
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nialle Seyi E. Rodney | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward/Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Greyhounders F.C. | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (0) |
2010 | → Ilkeston (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2011 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Bradford City | 5 | (0) |
2011 | → Darlington (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2011 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Lincoln City | 6 | (0) |
2013 | AFC Telford United | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Hartlepool United | 12 | (0) |
2014– | Greyhounders F.C. | 7 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:06, 31 July 2015 (UTC) |
Nialle Seyi E. Rodney (born 28 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently plays for Greyhounders F.C. in the Grantham and District Saturday League.[1]
Club career
Nottingham Forest
Rodney started his career with Nottingham Forest. In the 2009–10 season, he went out on loan to Ilkeston Town making nine appearances and scoring twice against Eastwood Town and Solihull Moors.[citation needed] He made his Forest debut in November 2010, against Cardiff City, coming on as a substitute for the injured Dexter Blackstock.[2] On 8 March 2011, he signed a one-month loan deal with Football League Two side Burton Albion,[3] but after three appearances he had to return to Nottingham Forest because of an ankle injury.
Bradford City
Rodney left Forest and signed a one-year contract with Bradford City in July 2011.[4] In October 2011, he was given a one-month loan spell at Conference side Darlington to gain first-team experience,[citation needed] before moving to Mansfield Town on loan in November 2011.[5]
Lincoln City
On 31 January 2012 Rodney signed for Conference National club Lincoln City, until the end of the season.[6]
AFC Telford United
He joined AFC Telford United on 19 February 2013 and on that same day he made his debut for the Bucks in a 3-3 draw at home against Tamworth. He left after the Mansfield game.
Hartlepool United
Rodney joined League 2 side Hartlepool United on a one-year contract after impressing coaching staff during a months trial after scoring in friendlies against Whitby Town[7] and during the club's pre-season tour of Holland against Almere City[8] Towards the end of March, Hartlepool announced that Rodney was to leave the club at the end of the month.[9]
Non-league
After Rodney's release from Hartlepool, he signed for Greyhounders F.C. of the Grantham and District Saturday League in December 2014. Rodney scored on his debut in a cup game against Caythorpe FC[10] and then scored five goals in his first league game in an 8-1 win against, the same side, Caythorpe in January 2015.[11]
Business interests
Rodney is the founder, head designer and co-owner of clothing company ENOS. Along with this, Rodney also does work with companies Grandeur Living and Signature.[12] Nialle Rodney is no longer working with Signature due to his creative accounting system
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 14 March 2014)
Club Performance | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||||
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Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Nottingham Forest | 2010–11 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Ilkeston Town (loan) | Conference North | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
Burton Albion (loan) | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
Nottingham Forest Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Bradford City | 2011–12 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Darlington (loan) | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Mansfield Town (loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Lincoln City (loan) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Bradford City Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
AFC Telford United | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Hartlepool United | 2013–14 | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
Career Total | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ "Burton sign Forest striker Rodney". Greyhounders F.C. 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Cardiff 0-2 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Cooperation. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Burton sign Forest striker Rodney". BBC News. 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Bradford City complete one-year deal for Nialle Rodney". B
BC Sport. 13 July 2011.
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at position 2 (help) - ^ "Mansfield Town sign Nialle Rodney, Aman Verma and Marcus Kelly". BBC Sport. 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Winger Rodney Becomes Latest Signing". Official Lincoln City Website. 31 January 2012.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT: Whitby Town 0 Hartlepool United 2". Hartlepool Mail. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Almere City 3-1 Hartlepool". Hartlepool Mail. 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Rodney Set For Pools Exit". Hartlepool United. 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Rodney & Fielder fire Greyhounders into next round". Greyhounders FC. 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Greyhounders cruise into 2015 with convincing win". Greyhounders FC. 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Signature Opens Its Doors to Footballer Nialle Rodney". Signature. 9 December 2014.
External links
- Nialle Rodney at Soccerbase
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nottingham
- English footballers
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Ilkeston Town F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- A.F.C. Telford United players
- The Football League players
- Association football forwards
- 1991 births
- Black English sportspeople