.JPG) Rhodes in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Luke Rhodes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (age 35)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers (loans manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Barnsley | ||
| 2005–2007 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Ipswich Town | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | →Oxford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Rochdale (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2009 | →Brentford (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2009–2012 | Huddersfield Town | 124 | (73) |
| 2012–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 159 | (83) |
| 2016–2017 | Middlesbrough | 24 | (6) |
| 2017 | →Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2017–2021 | Sheffield Wednesday | 83 | (15) |
| 2018–2019 | →Norwich City (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2021–2024 | Huddersfield Town | 55 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | →Blackpool (loan) | 29 | (15) |
| 2024–2025 | Blackpool | 21 | (0) |
| 2025 | →Mansfield Town (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 596 | (220) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (8) |
| 2011–2017 | Scotland | 14 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jordan Luke Rhodes (born 5 February 1990) is a former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He is currently the loans manager atBlackburn Rovers. Born in England, he represented theScotland national team.
He started his career atIpswich Town and after loan spells atOxford United,Rochdale andBrentford he joinedHuddersfield Town. In the2011–12 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 joinedBlackburn Rovers for an £8 million fee, equalling Blackburn's record transfer fee.[5] In 2016, Rhodes joinedMiddlesbrough, briefly featuring in thePremier League. The following year he signed forSheffield Wednesday. His season-long loan withNorwich 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 fatherAndy Rhodes played as agoalkeeper for Scottish football clubs. Rhodes has represented Scotland at bothU-21 level and as afull international.
Rhodes was born inOldham,Greater Manchester,[2] while his father, English goalkeeperAndy Rhodes, was playing forOldham Athletic. Rhodes senior moved to Scotland later that year, when he joinedDunfermline Athletic, and stayed in Scotland until 1998, also playing forSt Johnstone andAirdrieonians.
Andy Rhodes joinedIpswich Town as a coach in 2004.[6] Jordan Rhodes attendedKesgrave High School inIpswich through his secondary school years where he was scouted and recruited by Ipswich Town in 2004.[7]
Rhodes joinedIpswich Town in March 2005 when his father joined the club as a goalkeeping coach. He was selected by theEngland under-17s team, but withdrew due to injury.[citation needed]
At the start of the2006–07 season Rhodes suffered numerous injuries including a dislocated shoulder and being knocked unconscious.[citation needed] He signed his first professional contract in August 2007,[8] and made his debut for Ipswich in the2007–08 season, coming on as a latesubstitute againstBurnley on 22 December.[9]
On 9 April 2008, Rhodes scored his first league goal in the 73rd minute againstCardiff City and was the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw, after coming into the game as a half time substitute.[10]
He joinedOxford United in theConference Premier on a one-monthloan deal on 10 October 2007.[11] He failed to score in his four league appearances and he was recalled from his loan spell on 6 November by Ipswich as he was required for their FA Youth Cup.[12]
With his playing time at Ipswich being limited, Rhodes joinedLeague Two clubRochdale on 12 September 2008 to get more first-team opportunities.[13]
On 23 January 2009, he joinedBrentford on a one-month loan deal,[14] and made his debut the following day in a 2–0 defeat away atMacclesfield Town in a League Two fixture.[15] He scored his first Brentford goal on his home debut in the 3–0 win at home toAldershot Town.[16] Rhodes scored his firsthat-trick in 29 minutes of the first half in the 3–1 away win atShrewsbury Town on 31 January,[17] also making him the youngest Brentford player to score a hat-trick in the club's history, five days short of his 19th birthday.[18] On 26 February, having scored six goals in seven matches, his loan was extended for "a further two months", with the addition of a 24-hour recall clause.[19] On 17 March, Rhodes suffered a brokenmetatarsal in a match againstChesterfield,[20] ending his season.[16] Even though Rhodes was sidelined for nearly half of March, he was named as March's PFA League Two Fans' Player of the Month.[21]
Despite only playing for Brentford for three months, Rhodes was awarded thePFA Fans' Player of the Year accolade for League Two, in 2009.[21]
On 31 July 2009, Rhodes signed forHuddersfield Town on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be £350,000 plus a sell-on fee, becoming managerLee Clark's sixth signing of the season.[22][23] Rhodes started the season well scoring six goals in his first six games at the club.[24] He made his debut coming off the bench in the 2–2 draw againstSouthend United atRoots Hall on 8 August 2009, where he scored Town's equaliser.[25] He scored two goals on his home debut againstStockport County in theLeague Cup three days later.[26] In his next game on 15 August he added a further two goals to his tally in a 3–1 win overSouthampton.[27] and then in Huddersfield's 4–3 away loss toNewcastle United in the League Cup second round.[28]
On 10 October, he scored ahat-trick of headers within eight minutes in a 4–0 victory overExeter City,[29] which beat the previous record set byDixie Dean in the 1930s.[30] Rhodes finished the season as Huddersfield's top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions.[24] He was again their top scorer in2010–11, despite limited appearances, Rhodes scored 22 in total.[31]
Rhodes began the2011–12 season with 13 goals in his first 13 games in all competitions.[31] He was also the first Huddersfield player to score back to back hat-tricks since the 1920s, the two coming againstExeter City on 15 October 2011 in a 4–0 away victory and then in the 3–1 home win overPreston North End on 22 October 2011.[32] On 17 December, he scored all four of Huddersfield's goals in an away fixture which ended 4–4 againstSheffield Wednesday.[33] Rhodes scored five times in a 6–0 win againstWycombe Wanderers, equalling the record for goals scored by a Huddersfield Town player in a match set byDave Mangnall andAlf Lythgoe in the 1930s.[34] On 11 March 2012, Rhodes was named League One Player of the Year at theFootball League Awards, ahead ofCharlton Athletic'sJohnnie Jackson andSheffield United'sChed Evans.[35] On 3 April 2012, in a match againstLeyton Orient, he surpassedSam Taylor andGeorge Brown's jointly held goalscoring record for the club with his 36th league goal of the season, as part of his sixth hat-trick of the season.[4] Rhodes finished the 2011–12 season as both the club's and the league's top scorer with 36 league goals during the campaign.[3][4]
Rhodes joinedBlackburn Rovers on 30 August 2012, for a then club record £8 million fee.[36] After being unveiled as a Rovers player the following morning, Rhodes said of his move to the Lancashire club: "I'm delighted, it's great to be here and to be part of a prestigious club."[37]
Rhodes made his Blackburn Rovers debut on 1 September 2012 in a 3–3 draw withLeeds United.[38] On 15 September, he scored twice in a 5–3 away win againstBristol City.[39] On 6 November, he scored a goal on his return toHuddersfield Town in a 2–2 draw.[40] On 17 November, he scored his first Blackburn Rovers hat-trick against Peterborough United in a 4–1 victory for Rovers. Rhodes was named Blackburn's player of the season and he received his trophy at Ewood Park on 27 April 2013, before Blackburn's 1–1 draw at home toCrystal Palace.[citation needed] Rhodes celebrated this achievement with his 26th league goal of the season, a deft lob from an acute angle over Palace goalkeeperJulián Speroni.[41]
He began the2013–14 season in fine form, scoring consecutive braces againstBarnsley andBolton Wanderers to take his tally to nine goals after seven games in the season.[citation needed] By the turn of the year Rhodes had 15 league goals in 24 games, and scored the opener in a 2–1 away win atLeeds United.[42] On 15 March 2014, Rhodes scored a hat-trick against his former clubHuddersfield Town in a 4–2 away win.[43]
On 10 July 2014, Rhodes extended his contract with Blackburn Rovers to 2019. He said of the contract extension: "I'm very happy. It is a fantastic football club and I'm very lucky to be here."[44] On 19 April 2015, Rhodes was selected inThe Football Manager Team of the Decade at the Football League Awards.[45] On 24 July 2015, Rhodes expressed his displeasure after Blackburn rejected an offer for him in excess of £10 million fromMiddlesbrough.[46]
On 1 February 2016, Rhodes signed forChampionship clubMiddlesbrough, on a four-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[47] At the club, he was linked up with his uncle, assistant managerSteve Agnew.[48] The signing of Rhodes led to the departure of fellow striker,Kike García, as the latter player felt that he would not be able to make as many first-team appearances with the club having both Rhodes andDavid Nugent as strikers.[49][50] He was given thenumber 9 shirt, previously worn by Kike.[51]
Rhodes made his debut on 6 February 2016, against his previous clubBlackburn Rovers, which ended in a 1–1 home draw.[52] He would go on to score his first league goal for the club in the following match, which would result in a 1–1 away draw againstMilton Keynes Dons.[53] Rhodes recorded his final goal of the season in the second-from-last league match on 29 April 2016, which would result in a 2–2 away draw toBirmingham City.[54]
At the end of the2015–16 season, Rhodes recorded 6 goals in 18 league appearances.[55] Middlesbrough also secured promotion to the2016–17 Premier League, finishing as runners-up behind championsBurnley, and determining their promotion on the final day of the season, in a 1–1 home draw againstBrighton & Hove Albion, taking place on 7 May 2016.[56]
Following the signing ofÁlvaro Negredo on loan fromValencia, Rhodes' future with the club did not look certain, creating extra pressure for him to be in the first-team squad.[57] He managed to play six league games for the2016–17 season, but was unable to score a goal.[58]
On 1 February 2017, it was announced that Rhodes had signed forSheffield Wednesday, on loan for the rest of the season.[59] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2017, in a 1–0 away victory toWigan Athletic.[60]
A successful loan spell led to the club to finish in fourth place for the2016–17 EFL Championship season, qualifying for theplay-offs, in an attempt to receive promotion to the2017–18 Premier League season. After a 1–1 aggregate score, Wednesday lost 3–4 on penalties toHuddersfield Town, thus confirming their stay in the second level ofEnglish football for the2017–18 EFL Championship season.[61][62]
He joined Sheffield Wednesday on a permanent basis on 1 July 2017, as agreed at the time of the loan deal.[59][63]
On 10 July 2018, Rhodes joined fellowChampionship sideNorwich City on a season-long loan.[64]
On 20 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[65]
On 21 May 2021, a day after it was announced he was to leave Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town announced Rhodes had agreed to re-sign for them, nine years after he left to sign for Blackburn Rovers. He signed a three-year contract with his contract starting on 1 July 2021.[66][67]
Rhodes joinedLeague One clubBlackpool on 25 August 2023, on loan until the end of the season.[68] In his first eight league games for the club, he scored seven goals, including a hat-trick againstReading in a 4–1 victory on 23 September.[69][70]
He was sent off for the first time in his 17-year career on 9 March 2024.[71] The dismissal was overturned on appeal two days later.[72]
On 3 June 2024, Rhodes agreed to join Blackpool on a twelve-month contract from 1 July.[73]
Rhodes joinedMansfield Town on 3 February 2025 on loan until the end of the season.[74]
On 3 September 2025, Rhodes announced his retirement from playing football, and became the loans manager atBlackburn Rovers.[75]
Rhodes became eligible to play for Scotland because he attended school there for more than five years while his English father Andy Rhodes played for Scottish clubs.[76] In July 2010, it was reported byThe Scotsman newspaper that Rhodes was being considered for selection by theScotland national under-21 football team.[76] He received his first call-up to the Scotland under-21 squad in November 2010, but was immediately withdrawn because Huddersfield were due to play anFA Cup replay againstCambridge United on the day before the under-21 match.[77]
Rhodes eventually made his debut for Scotland under-21s on 24 March 2011, in a 1–0 loss toBelgium inDeinze.[citation needed] He made his home debut on 10 August 2011, in the 3–0 win overNorway atSt Mirren Park.[citation needed] He scored his first goals for Scotland with ahat-trick in a 5–1 win againstLuxembourg atStade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City on 6 October 2011.[78] Four days later, Rhodes scored both of the Scotland goals in a 2–2 draw againstAustria.[79] He also scored in Scotland's 2–1 victory overNetherlands in an U21 qualifier for the 2013 U21 European Championships.[citation needed] After scoring two goals againstBulgaria in only his eighth appearance for the team, he became the all-time leading scorer for the Scottish U21s.[80][81]
Rhodes was included in the fullScotland squad for their match againstCyprus at theAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium inLarnaca on 11 November 2011, as a reward for his October form for Huddersfield and the under-21s.[82] He was an 87th-minute substitute forJamie Mackie and had a stinging shot parried by theCyprus goalkeeper in injury time. Scotland won the match 2–1.[83] Rhodes said to the press after the game, "It was never in doubt I would be sticking with Scotland. I'm Scottish through and through. I had all the jerseys as a kid and grew up watching Scotland."[84]
Rhodes made his first start for the Scots in the friendly againstAustralia atEaster Road. He marked the occasion with a goal, a superb header to draw Scotland level, afterMark Bresciano opened the scoring for the Australians. Scotland went on to win 3–1 with an own goal fromJason Davidson and a third fromRoss McCormack.[85]
Rhodes is married to Emma,[86] with whom he had a son in 2018.[87]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2007–08[9] | Championship | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09[16] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2007–08[88] | Conference Premier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2008–09[16] | League Two | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Brentford (loan) | 2008–09[16] | League Two | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2009–10[89] | League One | 45 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3[a] | 0 | 53 | 23 |
| 2010–11[90] | League One | 37 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6[b] | 4 | 48 | 22 | |
| 2011–12[91] | League One | 40 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4[c] | 2 | 45 | 40 | |
| 2012–13[92] | Championship | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 124 | 73 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 148 | 87 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2012–13[92] | Championship | 43 | 27 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 28 | ||
| 2013–14[93] | Championship | 46 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 25 | ||
| 2014–15[94] | Championship | 45 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 21 | ||
| 2015–16[55] | Championship | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 11 | ||
| Total | 159 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 169 | 85 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2015–16[55] | Championship | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17[58] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2016–17[58] | Championship | 18 | 3 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2017–18 | Championship | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 35 | 7 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 7 | ||
| Total | 83 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 95 | 17 | |||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2021–22[95] | Championship | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| 2022–23[96] | Championship | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2023–24[97] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 10 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2023–24[97] | League One | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15 | |
| Blackpool | 2024–25[98] | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[f] | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2024–25[98] | League One | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 596 | 220 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 665 | 248 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August 2012 | Easter Road,Edinburgh, Scotland | 2 |  Australia | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [85] |
| 2 | 14 November 2012 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 5 |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [100] |
| 3 | 2–0 |
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