Jobi McAnuff

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Template:Short description Template:Use Jamaican English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Joel Joshua Frederick Melvin "Jobi" McAnuff (born 9 November 1981) is a former footballer. He was predominantly a winger but he has also played as an occasional central midfielder. Since his retirement he has worked as a pundit.

He began his career at Wimbledon, making over 100 appearances for the club before brief spells at West Ham United and Cardiff City. McAnuff joined Crystal Palace in 2005, spending two years there before moving again, this time to Watford before joining Reading in 2009. He was appointed captain in 2011 and went on to make over 200 appearances in all competition for the Royals. Prior to Reading's promotion to the Premier League in 2011–12 he had spent his entire career playing in England's second tier, amassing over 400 league appearances. He joined Leyton Orient in 2014.

Born in London, McAnuff has represented Jamaica, his father's country of birth, at international level. He made his debut in May 2002 although his next appearance did not come until nearly eleven years later in February 2013. He was part of their squads which won the 2014 Caribbean Cup and competed at the 2015 Copa América.

Club career

Early career

Born in Edmonton, London, McAnuff made his professional debut in the 2001–02 season with First Division side Wimbledon.[1] He played 104 games and scored 15 goals for the club, staying until Wimbledon's last season, 2003–04. In March 2003, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp agreed a deal to bring McAnuff and teammate Nigel Reo-Coker to the south coast club in preparation for their first Premiership season.[2] Financial problems resulted in the player remaining at Wimbledon despite having already signed contracts with Portsmouth.[3]

In the January 2004 transfer window, with Wimbledon now in administration, West Ham manager Alan Pardew signed McAnuff for West Ham United joining fellow former Wimbledon players, Nigel Reo-Coker and Adam Nowland.[4] He played only 14 games for the club, scoring one goal against Crewe.[5] To generate funds for future transfers Pardew was forced to sell McAnuff[6] and on 12 August 2004, he joined Cardiff City for a fee of £250,000 and was virtually ever-present in his first year at the club. He made his debut against Ipswich Town, scoring his first goal against his former side West Ham United during a 4–1 win.[7] He played 48 games and scored 3 goals and picked up numerous player of the month awards.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". With Cardiff in financial difficulty, McAnuff left the club at the end of the 2004–05 season to join Crystal Palace for a fee of around £600,000.[8]

Crystal Palace

In his first season at Selhurst Park, McAnuff played 43 games and scored eight goals. His performances in the Championship understandably led to interest from a number of clubs and in the summer of 2006 being linked with moves to Watford, Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic, the latter managed by his former boss at Palace Iain Dowie.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". However, it was announced during the summer 2006 transfer window that he would stay at Crystal Palace, and play for the Eagles under new boss Peter Taylor.

Watford

After a less successful 2006–07 campaign, McAnuff moved to Watford in June 2007 in a deal worth an initial £1.75 million.[9]

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McAnuff playing for Watford in 2008

Reading

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McAnuff playing for Reading in 2010

McAnuff joined Reading on 27 August 2009, then managed by former Watford boss Brendan Rodgers, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his debut against his former club Watford on 26 September 2009 with his first goal coming a month later in a 3–1 win over Coventry City on 31 October.[11]

He scored the third goal against Cardiff City in the 2011 play-off semi-final with a storming run, sealing a 3–0 victory and sending Reading to Wembley for the final against Swansea City.[12] McAnuff started in the final and provided assists for both Reading goals but was unable to prevent them losing the game 4 – 2.[13] Ivar Ingimarsson and Matt Mills both left the club in the months following the play-off final defeat and on 13 July 2011, days after extending his contract until 2014, McAnuff was named as the new Reading captain.[14] On being named captain he paid tribute to his predecessors and described it as a "massive honour".[15]

The 2012–13 season saw McAnuff playing in the Premier League for the first time in his twelve-year career. By 27 November, he had laid on four goals for his teammates, lying joint third in the league assists table.[16] He had to wait until February for his first goal of the season, scoring in Reading's 2–1 FA Cup fifth round defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.[17]

He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[18] McAnuff gave an exclusive interview to Get Reading saying he is fine over not getting a renewed contract, though he went on to say: "My time at Reading has been fantastic. It's been a thoroughly enjoyable chapter of my life, a stable one as well. Five seasons is a large chunk of my career. I've captained the club with massive amounts of pride and enjoyment. I've had many great times, the Championship win obviously, and also some bad ones as well. But it's been a fantastic experience. It's a time of my career I'll never forget."[19]

Leyton Orient

On 25 July 2014, McAnuff signed a two-year deal with League One side Leyton Orient.[20] In May 2016, he was released from Leyton Orient when it was announced that he would not be retained when his contract expired.[21]

McAnuff began trialing with Minnesota United of the North American Soccer League in June 2016.[22] McAnuff made an appearance for Minnesota United in an international friendly against Liga MX side Club León on 25 June 2016 in the first ever football match at Target Field.[23]

Stevenage

On 19 July 2016 McAnuff signed for League Two team Stevenage on a free transfer.[24]

Return to Leyton Orient

On 20 July 2017, it was announced that McAnuff would return to Leyton Orient. He captained the side in the 2018–19 season and went on to win the league title. He later signed a further contract extension and moved into a player/coach role.

He was made interim manager of Leyton Orient on 28 February 2021 following the sacking of Ross Embleton[25] He retired from playing at the end of the 2020–21 season. He was released from his management duties and left the club on 8 May 2021.[26][27]

International career

Born in England, McAnuff qualifies to play for Jamaica through his Jamaican born father.[28] He made his international debut on 18 May 2002 in the 'Unity Cup', an exhibition game against Nigeria at Loftus Road, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute replacing Omar Daley.[29] On 24 January 2013, more than ten years after he won his first cap, McAnuff was called up to the Jamaica squad to face Mexico on 7 February alongside fellow Reading players Adrian Mariappa and Garath McCleary.[30] He started the game and helped Jamaica to a 0–0 draw in the Estadio Azteca.[31][32] McAnuff was in the Jamaican squad which won the 2014 Caribbean Cup on home soil, scoring in the penalty shootout following their goalless draw against Trinidad and Tobago in the final in Montego Bay.[33] At the 2016 Copa América held in the United States he made appearances in all 3 of Jamaica's group games.[34]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wimbledon 2001–02[35] First Division 38 4 2 0 0 0 — 40 4
2002–03[36] First Division 31 4 1 1 2 1 — 34 6
2003–04[37] First Division 27 5 3 0 0 0 — 30 5
Total 96 13 6 1 2 1 — 104 15
West Ham United 2003–04[37] First Division 12 1 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 13 1
2004–05[38] Championship 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 13 1 — — 1 0 14 1
Cardiff City 2004–05[38] Championship 43 2 2 1 3 0 — 48 3
Crystal Palace 2005–06[39] Championship 41 7 2 1 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 47 8
2006–07[40] Championship 34 5 2 1 0 0 — 36 6
Total 75 12 4 2 2 0 2 0 83 14
Watford 2007–08[41] Championship 39 2 2 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 43 2
2008–09[42] Championship 40 3 3 0 2 0 — 45 3
2009–10[43] Championship 3 0 — 1 0 — 4 0
Total 82 5 5 0 3 0 2 0 92 5
Reading 2009–10[43] Championship 36 3 5 0 — — 41 3
2010–11[44] Championship 40 4 4 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 1 47 5
2011–12[45] Championship 40 5 1 0 1 0 — 42 5
2012–13[46] Premier League 38 0 1 1 2 0 — 41 1
2013–14[47] Championship 35 2 0 0 0 0 — 35 2
Total 189 14 11 1 3 0 3 1 206 16
Leyton Orient 2014–15[48] League One 34 3 0 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 38 3
2015–16[49] League Two 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 3
Total 51 6 2 0 2 0 2 0 57 6
Stevenage 2016–17[50] League Two 31 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 33 4
Leyton Orient 2017–18[51] National League 37 6 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 40 6
2018–19[52] National League 38 5 1 0 — 4[lower-alpha 4] 0 43 5
2019–20[53] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[54] League Two 33 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 36 3
Total 109 13 2 0 2 1 7 0 120 14
Career total 689 70 32 5 19 2 17 1 757 78

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  1. ↑ Appearance in the First Division play-offs
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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2002 1 0
2013 7 0
2014 4 0
2015 12 1
2016 8 0
Total 32 1

International goals

As of match played 29 March 2016. Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each McAnuff goal.[55]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2015 StubHub Center, Carson, United States 17 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 2–2 2–2 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial statistics

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Team Nat From To Record Ref
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Total

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Honours

Reading

Leyton Orient

Jamaica

Individual

References

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