Welsh association football actor

Joseph Peter Rodon ( wear 22 October 1997 ) is a Welsh professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team. A youth product of Swansea City, Rodon made 54 aged appearances for the club before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in October 2020.

Club career [edit ]

Swansea City [edit ]

Rodon grew up in Llangyfelach, Swansea, and was a Swansea City season ticket holder before joining the club at the age of eight in 2005. [ 2 ] He signed his first gear professional condense in July 2015 and was named on the first-team bench for the foremost time in January 2016 for the FA Cup necktie with Oxford United. [ 2 ] He was then named on the first-team bench in the Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal in October 2017. Rodon played as captain of Swansea ‘s under-23 team in a 2–1 succeed over Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy on 15 August 2017. [ 3 ] On 30 January 2018, he joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loanword until the conclusion of the 2017–18 season. [ 4 ] Manager Gary Johnson said that “ we have been keeping an eye on him for some time and he is undoubtedly a quality player ”. [ 5 ] Rodon returned to Swansea and was given his aged introduction by coach Graham Potter ahead of the 2018–19 Championship season. He became a regular starter at the club and made 21 appearances the following season under new passenger car Steve Cooper .

Tottenham Hotspur [edit ]

Rodon signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 16 October 2020 for a fee of around £11 million on a five-year narrow. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Rodon made his Premier League introduction for Tottenham Hotspur on 26 October 2020 after coming on as a alternate for Son Heung-min in the 93rd infinitesimal in the 1–0 win away against Burnley. [ 8 ] He made his beginning begin for the clubhouse in the away meet against Chelsea on 29 November as Toby Alderweireld was out injured, and helped keep a clean tabloid in a 0–0 draw. [ 9 ] [ 10 ]

International career [edit ]

He was named in a preliminary senior Wales squad in May 2018 for a friendly against Mexico but was left out of the final selection. [ 11 ] He was called up for a competitive game for the first clock for an September 2019 qualifier against Azerbaijan. [ 12 ] Rodon made his debut against Azerbaijan, playing all 90 minutes in a 2–1 succeed [ 13 ] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the check UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [ 14 ]

style of dally [edit ]

Rodon is a ball-playing centre-back, and has earned comparisons to Fikayo Tomori. [ 15 ]

personal life [edit ]

Rodon ‘s father Keri played basketball for Wales. [ 16 ] Rodon ‘s grandfather Peter, and his uncle Chris Rodon were besides professional footballers. [ 17 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 27 October 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 26 June 2021[25]
Wales
Year Apps Goals
2019 4 0
2020 6 0
2021 12 0
Total 22 0

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
  • Joe Rodon at Soccerbase