Jobi McAnuff

Jobi McAnuff

McAnuff playing for Reading in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Joel Joshua Frederick Melvin McAnuff[1]
Date of birth	(1981-11-09) 9 November 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000 2000	Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Wimbledon	96	(13)
2004	West Ham United	13	(1)
2004–2005	Cardiff City	43	(2)
2005–2007	Crystal Palace	75	(12)
2007–2009	Watford	82	(5)
2009–2014	Reading	189	(14)
2014–2016	Leyton Orient	51	(6)
2016–2017	Stevenage	31	(4)
2017–2021	Leyton Orient	115	(13)
Total		695	(70)
International career
2002–2016	Jamaica	32	(1)
Managerial career
2021	Leyton Orient
Medal record Men's football Representing  Jamaica CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 2015 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joel Joshua Frederick Melvin "Jobi" McAnuff (born 9 November 1981) is a former footballer. He was predominantly a winger but he has also played as an occasional central midfielder. Since his retirement he has worked as a pundit.

He began his career at Wimbledon, making over 100 appearances for the club before brief spells at West Ham United and Cardiff City. McAnuff joined Crystal Palace in 2005, spending two years there before moving again, this time to Watford before joining Reading in 2009. He was appointed captain in 2011 and went on to make over 200 appearances in all competition for the Royals. Prior to Reading's promotion to the Premier League in 2011–12 he had spent his entire career playing in England's second tier, amassing over 400 league appearances. He joined Leyton Orient in 2014.

Born in London, McAnuff has represented Jamaica, his father's country of birth, at international level. He made his debut in May 2002 although his next appearance did not come until nearly eleven years later in February 2013. He was part of their squads which won the 2014 Caribbean Cup and competed at the 2015 Copa América.