Jordan Rhodes

Jordan Rhodes
Rhodes in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jordan Luke Rhodes[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Oldham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Blackpool
Number 16
Youth career
2003–2005 Barnsley
2005–2007 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Ipswich Town 10 (1)
2007Oxford United (loan) 4 (0)
2008Rochdale (loan) 5 (2)
2009Brentford (loan) 14 (7)
2009–2012 Huddersfield Town 124 (73)
2012–2016 Blackburn Rovers 159 (83)
2016–2017 Middlesbrough 24 (6)
2017Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 18 (3)
2017–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 83 (15)
2018–2019Norwich City (loan) 36 (6)
2021–2024 Huddersfield Town 55 (8)
2023–2024Blackpool (loan) 29 (15)
2024– Blackpool 0 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Scotland U21 8 (8)
2011–2017 Scotland 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:23, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Jordan Luke Rhodes (born 5 February 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Blackpool. Born in England, he represented the Scotland national team.

He started his career at Ipswich Town and after loan spells at Oxford United, Rochdale and Brentford he joined Huddersfield Town. In the 2011–12 season, he was the top scorer in England with 36 league goals, breaking Huddersfield's club record for most league goals scored in a season.[3][4]

In August 2012, he became English football's most expensive player outside the top flight when he joined Blackburn Rovers for an £8 million fee, equalling Blackburn's record transfer fee.[5] In 2016, Rhodes joined Middlesbrough, briefly featuring in the Premier League. The following year he signed for Sheffield Wednesday. His season-long loan with Norwich City began in July 2018. After being released by Sheffield Wednesday in May 2021, he re-signed for former club Huddersfield Town.

In the summer of 2024, he moved on a free transfer to Blackpool, where he had been on loan the previous season.

Born in England, Rhodes opted to play for Scotland, for whom he had become eligible through school attendance while his father Andy Rhodes played as a goalkeeper for Scottish football clubs. Rhodes has represented Scotland at both U-21 level and as a full international.

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ^ Cryer, Andy (30 August 2012). "Rhodes completes Rovers move". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ Barrow, Peter (13 April 2012). "Jordan Rhodes handed his fifth hat trick of the season for Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ^ Cryer, Andy (11 September 2012). "Mackay urges Rhodes to bide his time over Scot shot". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2013.