Jordan Rhodes
Jordan Luke Rhodes (born 5 February 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Blackpool.[citation needed] At the start of the 2006–07 season Rhodes suffered numerous injuries including a dislocated shoulder and being knocked unconscious.[citation needed] He signed his first professional contract in August 2007,[8] and made his debut for Ipswich in the 2007–08 season, coming on as a late substitute against Burnley on 22 December.[11] He failed to score in his four league appearances and he was recalled from his loan spell on 6 November by Ipswich as he was required for their FA Youth Cup.[12] With his playing time at Ipswich being limited, Rhodes joined League Two club Rochdale on 12 September 2008 to get more first team opportunities.[13] On 23 January 2009, he joined Brentford on a one-month loan deal,[14] and made his debut the following day in a 2–0 defeat away at Macclesfield Town in a League Two fixture.[24] He made his debut coming off the bench in the 2–2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on 8 August 2009, where he scored Town's equaliser.[28] On 10 October, he scored a hat-trick of headers within eight minutes in a 4–0 victory over Exeter City,[29] which beat the previous record set by Dixie Dean in the 1930s.[citation needed] Rhodes celebrated this achievement with his 26th league goal of the season, a deft lob from an acute angle over Palace goalkeeper Julián Speroni.[citation needed] By the turn of the year Rhodes had 15 league goals in 24 games, and scored the opener in a 2–1 away win at Leeds United.[53] Rhodes recorded his final goal of the season in the second-from-last league match on 29 April 2016, which would result in a 2–2 away draw to Birmingham City.[56] Following the signing of Álvaro Negredo on loan from Valencia, Rhodes' future with the club did not look certain, creating extra pressure for him to be in the first-team squad.After a 1–1 aggregate score, Wednesday lost 3–4 on penalties to Huddersfield Town, thus confirming their stay in the second level of English football for the 2017–18 EFL Championship season.[74] He received his first call-up to the Scotland under-21 squad in November 2010, but was immediately withdrawn because Huddersfield were due to play an FA Cup replay against Cambridge United on the day before the under-21 match.[citation needed] After scoring two goals against Bulgaria in only his eighth appearance for the team, he became the all-time leading scorer for the Scottish U21s.[78][79] Rhodes was included in the full Scotland squad for their match against Cyprus at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca on 11 November 2011, as a reward for his October form for Huddersfield and the under-21s.
OldhamStrikerBlackpoolBarnsleyIpswich TownOxford UnitedRochdaleBrentfordHuddersfield TownBlackburn RoversMiddlesbroughSheffield WednesdayNorwich CityScotland U21ScotlandfootballerEFL League OneScotland national team2011–12Premier LeagueAndy RhodesgoalkeeperGreater ManchesterOldham AthleticDunfermline AthleticSt JohnstoneAirdrieoniansKesgrave High SchoolIpswichEngland under-17s2006–072007–08substituteBurnleyCardiff CityConference PremierLeague TwoMacclesfield TownAldershot Townhat-trickShrewsbury TownmetatarsalChesterfieldPFA Fans' Player of the YearLee ClarkSouthend UnitedRoots HallStockport CountyLeague CupSouthamptonNewcastle UnitedExeter CityDixie Dean2010–11Preston North EndWycombe WanderersDave MangnallAlf LythgoeFootball League AwardsCharlton AthleticJohnnie JacksonSheffield UnitedChed EvansLeyton OrientSam TaylorGeorge BrownLeeds UnitedBristol CityCrystal PalaceJulián Speroni2013–14Bolton WanderersChampionshipSteve AgnewKike GarcíaDavid Nugentnumber 9Milton Keynes DonsBirmingham City2015–16 season2016–17 Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove AlbionÁlvaro NegredoValencia2016–17 seasonWigan Athletic2016–17 EFL Championship seasonplay-offs2017–18 Premier LeagueEnglish football2017–18 EFL ChampionshipLeague OneReadingThe ScotsmanScotland national under-21 football teamFA CupCambridge UnitedBelgiumDeinzeNorwaySt Mirren ParkLuxembourgStade Josy BarthelLuxembourg CityAustriaNetherlandsBulgariaScotland squadCyprusAntonis Papadopoulos StadiumLarnacaJamie MackieAustraliaEaster RoadMark BrescianoJason DavidsonRoss McCormack2008–092009–102012–132014–152015–162016–172017–182019–202020–21