Joe Rodon

Joseph Peter Rodon (born 22 October 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team.

Joe Rodon
Personal information
Full name Joseph Peter Rodon[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997
Place of birth Llangyfelach, Swansea, Wales
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2015 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Swansea City 52 (0)
2018 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 12 (0)
2020– Tottenham Hotspur 7 (0)
National team‡
2017 Wales U20 3 (0)
2016–2018 Wales U21 7 (0)
2019– Wales 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:16, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:46, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

A youth product of Swansea City, Rodon made 54 senior appearances for the club before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in October 2020.

Club career

Swansea City

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 professional contract in July 2015 and was named on the first-team bench for the first time in January 2016 for the FA Cup tie with Oxford City.[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 win over Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy on 15 August 2017.[3]

On 30 January 2018, he joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until the end 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 senior debut by manager 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 coach Steve Cooper.

Tottenham Hotspur

Rodon signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 16 October 2020 for a fee of around £11 million on a five-year contract.[6][7] Rodon made his Premier League debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 26 October 2020 after coming on as a substitute for Son Heung-min in the 93rd minute in the 1–0 win away against Burnley.[8] He made his first start for the club in the away match against Chelsea on 29 November as Toby Alderweireld was out injured, and helped keep a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw.[9][10]

International career

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 time for an August 2019 qualifier against Azerbaijan.[12]

Style of play

Rodon is a ball-playing centre-back, and has earned comparisons to Fikayo Tomori and Shkodran Mustafi.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 31 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2015–16[14] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[15] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[16] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[17] Championship 2701000—280
2019–20[18] Championship 2100000—210
2020–21[19] Championship 400010—50
Total 5201010—540
Swansea City U23 2016–17[15] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
2017–18[16] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
Total ———8080
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18[16] League Two 120———120
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21[19] Premier League 7020000[lower-alpha 2]090
Career total 710301080830
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. Wathan, Chris (26 April 2016). "The talented youngsters pushing for first XI places". WalesOnline. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "Cheltenham Town 1–2 Swansea City U21s". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. "Joe Rodon: Cheltenham Town sign Swansea City defender on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "New Signing: Joe Rodon". Cheltenham Town F.C. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "Joe Rodon completes move to Tottenham Hotspur". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. "Joe Rodon: Tottenham sign Wales centre-back from Swansea for £11m". BBC Sport. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. Begley, Emlyn. "Burnley 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. Davies, Mathew (30 November 2020). "The unseen moment Tottenham's Jose Mourinho went 'crazy' at Joe Rodon vs Chelsea and his telling verdict". Wales Online.
  10. Kilpatrick, Dan (29 November 2020). "Tottenham defender Joe Rodon vows to learn from Chelsea mistake after late let-off". Evening Standard.
  11. "Hal Robson-Kanu not included in Wales squad for Mexico friendly". BBC Sport. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. "Ashley Williams: Wales captain left out of squad for Euro 2020 qualifier". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  13. "Celtic linked with Swansea defender Joe Rodon". Daily Record. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  16. "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  17. "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  18. "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  19. "Games played by Joe Rodon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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