José Salomón Rondón

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Salomón Rondón
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Rondón with Zenit in 2014
Personal information
Full name José Salomón Rondón Giménez
Date of birth (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 33
Youth career
1996–2004 San José de Calasanz
2004–2005 Deportivo Gulima
2005–2006 Aragua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Aragua 49 (15)
2008–2010 Las Palmas 46 (10)
2010–2012 Málaga 67 (25)
2012–2014 Rubin Kazan 36 (13)
2014–2015 Zenit Saint Petersburg 37 (20)
2015– West Bromwich Albion 34 (9)
International career‡
2009 Venezuela U20 11 (7)
2008– Venezuela 48 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rondón and the second or maternal family name is Giménez.

José Salomón Rondón Giménez (born 16 September 1989) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for English club West Bromwich Albion as a striker.

After starting out at Aragua, he went on to spend most of his career in Spain, appearing in La Liga with Málaga, and Russia, winning the 2015 national championship with Zenit.

A Venezuelan international since 2008, Rondón represented his country in three Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Early years

Born in Caracas, Rondón made his debut in the Venezuelan Primera División at the age of 17, appearing for Aragua FC against Carabobo FC on 8 October 2006. On 8 April of the following year he scored his first goal(s) for the club, in a 2–2 draw against Caracas FC.

Las Palmas

In the summer of 2008 Rondón was signed by UD Las Palmas in Spain, and made his official debut on 5 October in a 1–2 away loss against Deportivo Alavés for the Segunda División championship.[2] Almost one year after his arrival, on 2 September 2009, he netted his first goal, in a Copa del Rey match against Cádiz CF – becoming the youngest foreign player to ever score for the club, at the age of 19 years, 11 months and 17 days –[3] and finished the 2009–10 season with ten goals in 36 games, as the Canary Islands side barely avoided relegation.

Málaga

On 19 July 2010, Málaga CF signed Rondón for a record transfer fee of €3.5 million.[4] He scored his first goal for the Andalusians exactly two months later, in a 1–2 home defeat against Sevilla FC in La Liga.[5] Four days later, he opened the score in a 2–0 win at Getafe CF,[6] adding a third the following week in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF.[7]

On 1 May 2011, Rondón contributed with one goal as Málaga came from behind at home to defeat Hércules CF 3–1.[8] That was his 13th goal of the campaign, with which he surpassed the record of goals from a Venezuelan footballer in the Spanish top flight previously held by Juan Arango;[9] the team finally escaped relegation, with the player finishing as its top scorer.

Rondón started 2011–12 on the substitutes bench. He eventually beat competition from ageing Ruud van Nistelrooy,[10] again finishing as Málaga's best scorer – this included goals in narrow home wins against RCD Espanyol (2–1)[11] and Levante UD (1–0),[12] and a brace against Rayo Vallecano (4–2 success, also at La Rosaleda Stadium).[13]

Rubin Kazan

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Rondón before a Europa League match against Chelsea

In August 2012 Rondón signed for Russian Premier League team FC Rubin Kazan, for a reported fee of €10 million[14] which made him the most expensive Venezuelan player in history.[15] He made his league debut on the 12th in a 2–0 home win over FC Dynamo Moscow, and he scored his first goal against FC Terek Grozny on 1 September, albeit in a 1–2 home defeat.[16]

Rondón made his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League against Inter Milan, and he scored once in a 2–2 group stage away draw, also playing the entire match.[17] In the second game between the two sides he netted a brace in the final three minutes, helping his team to a 3–0 win.[18]

On 10 March 2013, following the winter break in the Russian Premier League, Rondón scored the only goal of the game as Rubin claimed a home victory over reigning champions FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[19] In continental competition, he opened up the scoring in the 100th minute of the round-of-16 clash against Levante UD, latching on to a cross from Bibras Natkho as the hosts won it 2–0 in that game and on aggregate.[20]

On 19 April Rondón opened the scoring for Rubin, who could only manage a 1–1 draw at relegation-threatened FC Amkar Perm.[21] In the club's next league match, against PFC CSKA Moscow, he netted the first goal in a 2–0 victory over the league leaders and eventual champions.[22]

On 1 September 2013, Rondón scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against recently promoted FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[23]

Zenit

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Rondón holding the 2015 Russian Super Cup

On 31 January 2014, Rondón underwent a medical and joined fellow league club Zenit, signing a five-year contract for a fee in the region of £15.8 million.[24] He played his first game for his new team on 25 February, scoring in an eventual 2–1 away win against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League's round-of-16 second-leg (4–5 aggregate defeat).[25]

On 6 April 2014, again as a second-half substitute, Rondón scored a rare second-half hat-trick in a 6–2 home routing of former team Rubin.[26] On 20 September he added another three, in a 5–0 win at FC Rostov.[27]

On 26 February 2015, Rondón scored a brace at home against PSV Eindhoven, being essential in a 3–0 home victory for the Europa League round-of-32 and a 4–0 aggregate triumph.[28]

West Bromwich Albion

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Rondón playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2016

On 10 August 2015, Rondón joined English club West Bromwich Albion on a four-year-deal for a club-record fee of £12 million.[29] He made his debut in the Premier League five days later, replacing Craig Gardner in the 62nd minute of an eventual 0–0 away draw against Watford.[30] On the 23rd he made his first start, at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur-linked Saido Berahino, in a 2–3 home defeat to Chelsea, assisting James Morrison in his first goal and later being brought down by John Terry who received a straight red card.[31]

Rondón scored his first goal for the Baggies on 29 August 2015, netting the game's only in stoppage time of the first half of the away fixture against nine-man Stoke City.[32] On 19 December, he was sent off at the end of a 1–2 home loss to Bournemouth for thrusting his head at Dan Gosling, with teammate James McClean also dismissed in the first half.[33]

International career

Rondón appeared for the Venezuelan under-20s in the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Egypt. He scored four times during the competition – as teammate Yonathan del Valle, with both netting hat-tricks in the 8–0 group stage routing of Tahiti – as the South Americans managed to qualify to the round-of-16.[34]

Previously, on 3 February 2008, 18-year-old Rondón made his debut for the senior team in a friendly with Haiti, scoring his first international goal on 23 March against El Salvador (another exhibition match, another 1–0 win). Selected by manager Noel Sanvicente to the 2015 Copa América, he scored in La Vinotinto's first game of the tournament to help defeat Colombia 1–0.[35] Later that year, he was among 15 national players who threatened to quit the team after the president of the Venezuelan Football Federation accused them of conspiring to get the manager sacked.[36]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2016[37]
Club Season League Cups Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aragua 2006–07 21 7 0 0 – – 21 7
2007–08 28 8 9 3 – – 37 11
Total 49 15 9 3 – – 58 18
Las Palmas 2008–09 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2009–10 36 10 1 2 — 37 12
Total 46 10 1 2 — 47 12
Málaga 2010–11 30 14 2 2 — 32 16
2011–12 37 11 3 0 — 40 11
Total 67 25 5 2 — 72 27
Rubin Kazan 2012–13 25 7 0 0 12 6 37 13
2013–14 11 6 0 0 8 6 19 12
Total 36 13 0 0 20 12 56 25
Zenit 2013–14 10 7 0 0 2 1 12 8
2014–15 26 13 2 1 16 6 44 20
2015–16 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 37 20 3 1 18 7 58 28
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16 34 9 6 1 — 40 10
Career total 268 91 24 9 38 19 331 120

International

As of 28 May 2016
Venezuela
Year Apps Goals
2008 3 1
2009 3 1
2010 3 0
2011 11 3
2012 8 5
2013 6 2
2014 2 0
2015 10 2
2016 2 1
Total 48 15

International goals

Scores and results lists Venezuela's goal tally first.[38]

Honours

Club

Aragua
Zenit

References

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  3. ↑ El gol extranjero más joven (Youngest foreign goal); La Provincia, 4 September 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Transfer record for Malaga Football Club; List Andalucia, 20 July 2010
  5. ↑ Report: Malaga vs Sevilla; Goal.com, 20 September 2010
  6. ↑ Primera Liga round-up: Sevilla held at home, Malaga stun Getafe, Villarreal edge past Deportivo La Coruna; Goal.com, 23 September 2010
  7. ↑ First-half thriller; ESPN Soccernet, 27 September 2010
  8. ↑ The Beast boosts Malaga hopes; ESPN Soccernet, 1 May 2011
  9. ↑ Salomón Rondón anotó e hizo historia (Salomón Rondón scored and made history); El Tiempo, 2 May 2011 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Malaga end losing run; ESPN Soccernet, 30 October 2011
  12. ↑ Rondon boosts Boquerones; ESPN Soccernet, 10 March 2012
  13. ↑ Rondon doubles up in Malaga win; ESPN Soccernet, 22 March 2012
  14. ↑ Rubin lure Rondón from Málaga; UEFA.com, 5 August 2012
  15. ↑ Salomón Rondón es el futbolista venezolano más caro de la historia (Salomón Rondón is Venezuela's most expensive footballer in history); La Nación, 6 August 2012 (Spanish)
  16. ↑ FK Rubin Kazan 1–2 Terek Grozny; ESPN Soccernet, 1 September 2012
  17. ↑ Nagatomo salvages Inter draw against Rubin; UEFA.com, 20 September 2012
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  34. ↑ Salomón Rondón – FIFA competition record
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