John Ruddy
Ruddy training with Norwich City in 2012
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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, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2004 | Cambridge United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Cambridge United | 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 | → (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Wrexham (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Bristol City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Motherwell (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2010– | Norwich City | 217 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 27 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 18 September 2016 (UTC) |
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John Thomas Gordon Ruddy (born 24 October 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Norwich City and the England national team.
Ruddy began his career at Cambridge United, before signing for Everton as a 19-year-old. He spent five years with Everton, but made just one appearance, while playing on loan at nine different clubs. Ruddy was signed by Paul Lambert to play for Norwich in 2010 and, in his first season, was part of the team that finished second in the Championship, gaining promotion to the Premier League. The following year, Norwich finished twelfth in the Premier League, and Ruddy was selected by new England manager Roy Hodgson for the squad for Euro 2012. However, on 25 May 2012, he was ruled out after breaking his finger during training. He made his debut in a 2–1 win against Italy in August 2012. He suffered a long term thigh injury in November 2012, but returned to help Norwich to an 11th-place finish at the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season.
Born in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, Ruddy began his career at Cambridge United and made his professional debut in the final game of the 2003–04 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 2004–05 season, making 38 appearances in a season that saw the U's relegated from league two after finishing bottom with 30 points. This was despite Ruddy's tremendous efforts that included keeping 9 clean sheets and conceding just 45 goals.
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