Joe Rodon

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Joe Rodon
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Peter Rodon
Date of birth	22 October 1997 (1997-10-22)
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Centre-back defender
Club information
Current club	Leeds United (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number	TBA
Youth clubs
2005–2016	Swansea City
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2018–2020 2020 2020– 2022–2023 2023–	Swansea City → Cheltenham Town (loan) Tottenham Hotspur → Rennes (loan) → Leeds United (loan)	052 00(0) 012 00(0) 015 00(0) 016 00(1) 000 00(0)
National team
2017 2016–2018 2019–	Wales U19 Wales U21 Wales	003 00(0) 007 00(2) 037 00(0)

Joseph Peter Rodon (born 22 October 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Leeds United on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, and the Wales national team. A youth product of Swansea City, Rodon made 54 senior appearances for the club before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in October 2020. Rodon helped Wales qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 for the first time since 1958.

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. 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 United. 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.

On 30 January 2018, he joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. Manager Gary Johnson said that "we have been keeping an eye on him for some time and he is undoubtedly a quality player".

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. 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. 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.

Rennes (loan)

On 1 August 2022, it was announced that Rodon had joined French club Rennes on a year-long loan with an option to buy.

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. He was called up for a competitive game for the first time for an August 2019 qualifier against Azerbaijan. In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

External links

• Joe Rodon profile at Soccerbase
• Joe Rodon profile at Transfermarkt

Wales – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16

1. Hennessey 2. Gunter 3. N. Williams 4. B. Davies 5. Lockyer 6. Rodon 7. Allen 8. Wilson 9. T. Roberts 10. Ramsey 11. Bale (c) 12. Ward 13. Moore 14. C. Roberts 15. Ampadu 16. Morrell 17. Norrington-Davies 18. J. Williams 19. Brooks 20. James 21. A. Davies 22. Mepham 23. Levitt 24. Cabango 25. Colwill 26. Smith Manager:   Rob Page

Wales – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Hennessey 2. Gunter 3. N. Williams 4. B. Davies 5. Mepham 6. Rodon 7. Allen 8. Wilson 9. Johnson 10. Ramsey 11. Bale (c) 12. Ward 13. Moore 14. Roberts 15. Ampadu 16. Morrell 17. Lockyer 18. J. Williams 19. Harris 20. James 21. A. Davies 22. Thomas 23. Levitt 24. Cabango 25. Colwill 26. Smith Manager:   Rob Page