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José Salomón Rondón Giménez ( spanish pronunciation : [ saloˈmon ronˈdon ] ; born 16 September 1989 ) is a venezuelan professional football player who plays as a striker for Premier League baseball club Everton and the Venezuela national team.

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After starting out at Aragua, he went on to spend most of his career in Europe, appearing in La Liga with Málaga, the russian Premier League with Rubin Kazan, Zenit Saint Petersburg ( winning the 2015 national championship with the latter club ) & CSKA Moscow, and the Premier League with West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United and Everton. A Venezuela external since 2008, Rondón is the area ‘s all-time peak goalscorer with 31 goals, and he represented his area in four Copa América tournaments .

Club career [edit ]

early years [edit ]

Born in Caracas, Rondón ‘s dissipated idols growing up were Ronaldo and Michael Jordan. [ 4 ] He made his debut in the Venezuelan Primera División at the senesce of 17, appearing for Aragua FC against Carabobo FC on 8 October 2006 ; on 8 April of the pursue year he scored his first gear goal ( south ) for the cabaret, in a 2–2 trace against Caracas FC .

Las Palmas [edit ]

In the summer of 2008, Rondón was signed by UD Las Palmas in Spain, and made his official debut on 5 October in a 1–2 away loss against Deportivo Alavés for the Segunda División championship. [ 5 ] Almost one class after his arrival, on 2 September 2009, he netted his first finish, in a Copa del Rey match against Cádiz CF – becoming the youngest foreign actor to ever score for the clubhouse, at the age of 19 years, 11 months and 17 days [ 6 ] – and finished the temper with ten goals in 36 games, as the Canary Islands side narrowly debar delegating. [ 7 ]

Málaga [edit ]

On 19 July 2010, Málaga CF signed Rondón for a record € 3.5 million transfer tip. [ 8 ] He scored his first goal for the Andalusians precisely two months late, in a 1–2 home frustration against Sevilla FC in La Liga. [ 9 ] Four days late, he opened the score in a 2–0 succeed at Getafe CF, [ 10 ] adding a one-third the trace week in a 2–3 home passing to Villarreal CF. [ 11 ] On 1 May 2011, Rondón contributed with one goal as Málaga came from behind at home to defeat Hércules CF 3–1. [ 12 ] That was his thirteenth finish of the campaign, with which he surpassed the record of goals from a Venezuelan football player in the spanish crown escape previously held by Juan Arango ; [ 13 ] the team ultimately escaped relegation, with the musician finish as their exceed scorer. [ 14 ] Rondón started 2011–12 on the substitutes bench. He finally beat competition from ageing Ruud van Nistelrooy, [ 15 ] again coating as Málaga ‘s best scorer – this include goals in pin down home wins against RCD Espanyol ( 2–1 ) [ 16 ] and Levante UD ( 1–0 ), [ 17 ] and a brace against Rayo Vallecano ( 4–2 success, besides at La Rosaleda Stadium ). [ 18 ]

Rubin Kazan [edit ]

In August 2012, Rondón signed for russian Premier League team FC Rubin Kazan, for a report fee of €10 million [ 19 ] which made him the most expensive Venezuelan player in history. [ 20 ] He made his league debut on the 12th in a 2–0 home winnings over FC Dynamo Moscow, and he scored his first goal against FC Terek Grozny on 1 September, albeit in a 1–2 home kill. [ 21 ] Rondón made his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League against Inter Milan, and he scored once in a 2–2 group stage away draw, besides playing the entire pit. [ 22 ] In the second gear match between the two sides he netted a brace in the final three minutes, helping his team to a 3–0 succeed. [ 23 ] On 10 March 2013, following the winter break in the russian Premier League, Rondón scored the merely goal of the match as Rubin claimed a home victory over reigning champions FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. [ 24 ] In continental contest, he opened up the score in the hundredth minute of the round-of-16 clash against Levante, latching on to a thwart from Bibras Natkho as the hosts won it 2–0 in that leg and on aggregate. [ 25 ] On 19 April 2013, Rondón opened the score for Rubin, who could only manage a 1–1 pull at relegation-threatened FC Amkar Perm. [ 26 ] In the club ‘s adjacent league meet, against PFC CSKA Moscow, he netted the foremost goal in a 2–0 victory over the league leaders and eventual champions. [ 27 ] On 1 September 2013, Rondón scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against recently promoted FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. [ 28 ]

Zenit [edit ]

On 31 January 2014, Rondón underwent a medical and joined colleague league club Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year abridge for a tip in the region of £15.8 million. [ 29 ] He played his first game for his new team on 25 February, scoring in an eventual 2–1 away win against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League ‘s round of 16-second-leg ( 4–5 aggregate frustration ). [ 30 ] On 6 April 2014, again as a second-half ersatz, Rondón scored a rare second-half hat-trick in a 6–2 home route of former team Rubin. [ 31 ] On 20 September he added another three, in a 5–0 succeed at FC Rostov. [ 32 ] On 26 February 2015, Rondón scored a brace at family against PSV Eindhoven, being essential in a 3–0 home victory for the Europa League round of 32 and a 4–0 aggregate exuberate. [ 33 ]

West Bromwich Albion [edit ]

On 10 August 2015, Rondón joined English baseball club West Bromwich Albion on a four-year-deal for a club-record fee of £12 million. [ 34 ] He made his introduction in the Premier League five days later, replacing Craig Gardner in the 62nd minute of an eventual 0–0 away draw against Watford. [ 35 ] On 23 August, he made his first base begin, at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur -linked Saido Berahino, in a 2–3 home kill to Chelsea, assisting James Morrison in his first base goal and late being brought down by John Terry who received a directly red batting order. [ 36 ] Rondón scored his first finish for the Baggies on 29 August 2015, netting the game ‘s alone in stop time of the first half of the away fastness against nine-man Stoke City. [ 37 ] On 19 December, he was sent off at the end of a 1–2 home loss to Bournemouth for thrusting his capitulum at Dan Gosling, with teammate James McClean besides dismissed in the beginning half ; [ 38 ] he finished his foremost temper in English football with ten goals. [ 39 ] Rondón began the 2016–17 campaign strongly, scoring the winner in the opening match win over Crystal Palace, then continued his impressive form in September with goals in back-to-back matches against West Ham United [ 40 ] and Stoke. [ 41 ] On 21 November he netted once and provided an aid in a 4–0 victory over Burnley, [ 42 ] and on 14 December, against Swansea City, he scored his beginning Premier League hat-trick after netting three headers in a 3–1 win, which was alone the second time this feat was achieved in the history of the rival, the first base being Everton ‘s Duncan Ferguson in 1997. [ 43 ] Rondón ‘s goal in 1–1 draw with Tottenham, on 25 November 2017, made him the beginning Venezuelan to score at either the rebuild Wembley Stadium or the original facilities, [ 44 ] vitamin a well as the first Albion musician to score at the raw earth. The following 20 January, early into the second half of the away repair against Everton, he by chance broke James McCarthy ‘s branch, and was reduced to tears upon realising the extent of McCarthy ‘s injury ; [ 45 ] recalling the incidental in an interview some months late besides caused him to become upset. [ 46 ]

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newcastle United [edit ]

On 6 August 2018, Rondón joined Newcastle United on a annual lend trade, with Dwight Gayle head in the opposite commission. [ 47 ] He made his debut five days late, in a 2–1 home loss against Tottenham on the open day of the temper. [ 48 ] He scored his first goal in a 3–1 EFL Cup defeat at Nottingham Forest on 29 August. [ 49 ] Rondón opened his league bill on 10 November 2018, scoring twice to help the hosts defeat Bournemouth 2–1. [ 50 ] In the moment half of the season, his partnership up front with Ayoze Pérez began to take determine and the Venezuelan frequently assisted the Spaniard with his goals. [ 51 ] He besides maintained a steadily commemorate in terms of goalscoring and was neck-and-neck with Pérez until the latter stages of the political campaign, finishing with football team league goals—just one behind his teammate. In May 2019, Rondón was named Newcastle ‘s player of the year, becoming the foremost advancing to win the award since Alan Shearer in 2003. [ 52 ]

dalian Professional [edit ]

On 19 July 2019, Rondón signed with Dalian Professional F.C. ( then Dalian Yifang ) of the taiwanese Super League, reuniting with director Rafael Benítez who had joined the club two weeks before and reportedly activated the musician ‘s unblock clause of £16.5 million. [ 53 ] [ 54 ]

CSKA Moscow [edit ]

On 15 February 2021, Rondón joined russian Premier League english CSKA Moscow on lend. [ 55 ] In his first match at Arena CSKA, Rondón scored his beginning goal for the Moscow team and besides gave an assist, merits that led him to be named the best player of the match. [ 56 ] furthermore, he was voted the best CSKA player of the month of March. [ 57 ] Rondón ended his fourth dimension at CSKA becoming one of the most valuable players in the russian competition after participating in 37.5 % of the team ‘s goals since his arrival with four goals and two assists of the team ‘s 16 goals in that clock time. [ 58 ]

Everton [edit ]

On 31 August 2021, transfer deadline day, Rondón joined Everton on a free transmit, reuniting with his former Newcastle and dalian Pro director Rafael Benítez, signing a biennial narrow with the option for a third season. [ 59 ]

International career [edit ]

Rondón appeared for the Venezuela under-20 english in the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Egypt. He scored four times during the competition – as teammate Yonathan del Valle, with both netting hat-tricks in the 8–0 group stage route of Tahiti – as the erstwhile managed to qualify to the last-16 stage. [ 60 ] previously, on 3 February 2008, 18-year-old Rondón made his debut for the senior team in a friendly with Haiti, [ 61 ] scoring his first goal on 23 March against El Salvador ( another exhibition meet, another 1–0 winnings ) .In 2011, he took 4th set at Copa America. For this, the team received copper medals. [ 62 ] Selected by coach Noel Sanvicente to the 2015 Copa América, he scored in La Vinotinto’ s first gear bet on of the tournament to help defeat Colombia 1–0 ; [ 63 ] by and by that year, he was among 15 national players who threatened to quit the team after the president of the Venezuelan Football Federation accused them of conspiring to get the director sacked. [ 64 ] On 5 June 2016, during the Copa América Centenario, Rondón earned his fiftieth cap, starting in a 1–0 group stage acquire against Jamaica in Chicago. [ 65 ] He scored the only goal of the pursue game against Uruguay to become the foremost Venezuelan actor to find the net at three tournaments, [ 66 ] and repeated the feat in the quarter-finals, a 1–4 kill to Argentina. [ 67 ] On 9 June 2019, after his brace in a 3–0 friendly victory over the United States in Cincinnati, Rondón surpassed early holder Juan Arango to become Venezuela ‘s all-time scorekeeper at 24 goals. [ 68 ]

career statistics [edit ]

Rondón playing for Zenit in a match against Amkar Perm, 2015

clubhouse [edit ]

As of 24 October 2021[1]

International [edit ]

As of 17 November 2020[69]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Venezuela

2008
3
1

2009
3
1

2010
3
0

2011
11
3

2012
8
5

2013
6
2

2014
2
0

2015
10
2

2016
11
4

2017
9
1

2018
4
2

2019
10
9

2020
2
1

2021
0
0

Total
82
31

As of 17 November 2020[69]
Scores and results list Venezuela’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rondón goal.

Honours [edit ]

Rondón holding the russian Super Cup, won during his clock with Zenit Aragua
Zenit
Individual

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