Jay Rodriguez
Rodriguez while at Burnley in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jay Enrique Rodriguez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southampton | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Burnley | 105 | (31) |
| 2008 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Barnsley (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2012– | Southampton | 94 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:44, 27 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:18, 4 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Jay Enrique Rodriguez (born 29 July 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Southampton.
He began his career with his hometown club Burnley, for whom he scored 41 goals in 128 appearances across all competitions from his debut in 2007. In 2012, he joined Southampton for around £7 million, where his form earned him his only England national team cap, but missed over a year with injury.
Rodríguez, of Spanish descent through his father and paternal grandparents, was born in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of Enrique (Kiko) and Carol Rodríguez (née Threlfall). He attended Heasandford Primary School and Barden High School in the town. His father trialled for Deportivo de La Coruña before spending some time at Burnley in 1983, appearing for their reserve team.
He won himself a contract and was promoted to the senior squad at the end of the 2006–07 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and completing his two-year apprenticeship. He was the only player to be signed by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill from the seven youth players available at the time.
He made his first team debut for the Clarets in the Championship on 29 December 2007, when he came on as a late substitute for Stephen Jordan in the 1–0 defeat to Bristol City at Turf Moor. Rodriguez finished the 2007–08 season on loan at Scottish First Division side Stirling Albion after signing in January 2008. Jay continued to train with the Clarets whilst reporting for Stirling on match days. He made his debut for Albion a day later in the 3–0 defeat against Celtic in the fourth round tie of the Scottish Cup at Celtic Park. He came on as a second-half substitute for David McKenna. He made his first start a week after against Livingston, but after the match he then faced a six-week absence through fatigue and lack of fitness. His first game back on 1 March saw him come off the bench to score a consolation in the last minute and his first professional goal away at Morton which ended in a 2–1 defeat. He stayed with Stirling until the end of the campaign and also scored goals against Livingston and St Johnstone, but these goals weren't enough to keep Albion up and they were relegated after finishing bottom of the table.
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