Jordan Rhodes

Player

Birthday February 5, 1990

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Oldham, England

Age 34 years old

Nationality United Kingdom

Height 6ft 1in

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1929

Rhodes scored his first hat-Trick in 29 minutes of the first half in the 3–1 away win at Shrewsbury Town on 31 January, also making him the youngest Brentford player to score a hat-Trick in the club's history, five days short of his 19th birthday.

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.

On 17 March, Rhodes suffered a broken metatarsal in a match against Chesterfield, ending his season.

Even though Rhodes was sidelined for nearly half of March, he was named as March's PFA League Two Fans' Player of the Month.

1930

On 10 October, he scored a hat-Trick of headers within eight minutes in a 4–0 victory over Exeter City, which beat the previous record set by Dixie Dean in the 1930s.

Rhodes finished the season as Huddersfield's top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions.

1990

Jordan Luke Rhodes (born 5 February 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Blackpool, on loan from Championship club Huddersfield Town.

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.

1998

Rhodes senior moved to Scotland later that year, when he joined Dunfermline Athletic, and stayed in Scotland until 1998, also playing for St Johnstone and Airdrieonians.

2004

Andy Rhodes joined Ipswich Town as a coach in 2004.

Jordan Rhodes attended Kesgrave High School in Ipswich through his secondary school years where he was scouted and recruited by Ipswich Town in 2004.

2005

Rhodes joined Ipswich Town in March 2005 when his father joined the club as a goalkeeping coach.

He was selected by the England under-17s team, but withdrew due to injury.

2006

At the start of the 2006–07 season Rhodes suffered numerous injuries including a dislocated shoulder and being knocked unconscious.

2007

He signed his first professional contract in August 2007, and made his debut for Ipswich in the 2007–08 season, coming on as a late substitute against Burnley on 22 December.

He joined Oxford United in the Conference Premier on a one-month loan deal on 10 October 2007.

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.

2008

On 9 April 2008, Rhodes scored his first league goal in the 73rd minute against Cardiff City and was the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw, after coming into the game as a half time substitute.

With his playing time at Ipswich being limited, Rhodes joined League Two club Rochdale on 12 September 2008 to get more first team opportunities.

2009

On 23 January 2009, he joined Brentford on a one-month loan deal, and made his debut the following day in a 2–0 defeat away at Macclesfield Town in a League Two fixture.

He scored his first Brentford goal on his home debut in the 3–0 win at home to Aldershot Town.

Despite only playing for Brentford for three months, Rhodes was awarded the PFA Fans' Player of the Year accolade for League Two, in 2009.

On 31 July 2009, Rhodes signed for Huddersfield Town on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be £350,000 plus a sell-on fee, becoming manager Lee Clark's sixth signing of the season.

Rhodes started the season well scoring six goals in his first six games at the club.

He made his debut coming off the bench in the 2–2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on 8 August 2009, where he scored Town's equaliser.

He scored two goals on his home debut against Stockport County in the League Cup three days later.

In his next game on 15 August he added a further two goals to his tally in a 3–1 win over Southampton.

and then in Huddersfield's 4–3 away loss to Newcastle United in the League Cup second round.

2010

He was again their top scorer in 2010–11, despite limited appearances, Rhodes scored 22 in total.

2011

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.

Rhodes began the 2011–12 season with 13 goals in his first 13 games in all competitions.

2012

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.

2016

In 2016, Rhodes joined Middlesbrough, briefly featuring in the Premier League.

The following year he signed for Sheffield Wednesday.

2018

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.

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.

Rhodes was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, while his father, English goalkeeper Andy Rhodes, was playing for Oldham Athletic.