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Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome (born 14 August 1986), known as Cameron Jerome, is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for club
Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...
.
Jerome began his career as a trainee with
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...
,
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
,
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
and
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
before signing a professional contract with
Cardiff City in the summer of 2004. He quickly became a regular at
Ninian Park
Ninian Park was a football stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales, that was the home of Cardiff City F.C. for 99 years. Opened in 1910 with a single wooden stand, it underwent numerous renovations during its lifespan and hosted fixture ...
and after scoring 20 goals in the
2005–06 season he was signed by
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
for a fee of £3 million. He spent five years at
St Andrew's where he experienced two promotions and two relegations and also helped the side win the
2011 Football League Cup.
Jerome joined
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
in August 2011 for a fee of around £4 million and was mainly used as an impact player by
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard Pulis (; born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh football manager and former footballer who last managed Sheffield Wednesday.
Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at age 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him on ...
. After not figuring in new manager
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the manager of Bradford City.
During his playing career he usually operated as a forward or midfielder. He had two spells at Manchester United, an ...
' plans Jerome joined
Crystal Palace
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on loan for the
2013–14 season. Jerome joined
Norwich City
Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...
in August 2014, and after 138 appearances in three-and-a-half years, he signed for
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
in January 2018. After a spell at Turkish club
Göztepe he joined
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...
in October 2020 on a free transfer, and then signed for Luton Town.
Club career
Early career
Jerome was born in
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
, West Yorkshire,
and is of Grenadian descent. As a youth, Jerome played for Stile Common, alongside
Anthony Griffith,
Fraizer Campbell
Fraizer Lee Campbell (born 13 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Huddersfield Town. He has also played for Manchester United, Royal Antwerp, Hull City, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, ...
, and
Reuben Noble-Lazarus
Reuben Courtney Noble-Lazarus (born 16 August 1993) is an English-born Grenadian professional footballer. On 30 September 2008, he became the youngest player to debut in the English Football League, at 15 years and 45 days old, breaking the recor ...
, who all went on to enjoy careers as professional players.
Griffith and Jerome also played for Yorkshire Counties.
Jerome later joined home town club Westend Juniors before moving on to
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...
as a junior, then moved on via
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
,
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
and
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
to gain a contract at
Cardiff City, after being recommended by reserve team manager
Paul Wilkinson. Jerome played under Wilkinson in Grimsby's youth system, but after Wilkinson left
Blundell Park
Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1899, but only one of the original stands remains. The current capacity of the ground is 9, ...
to take up his position with Cardiff in October 2003, Jerome was released by replacement
Neil Woods
Neil Stephen Woods (born 30 July 1966) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is academy manager at Grimsby Town.
As a player, he was a striker from 1983 to 2000 for Doncaster Rovers, Rangers, Ipswich Town, Bra ...
for being a disruptive influence.
Cardiff City
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as "one of Cardiff's rising stars", Jerome made his debut in a 0–0 draw with
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
on 2 October 2004, as a substitute for
Andy Campbell. He scored his first professional goal in his second senior appearance in
League Cup
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tie against
Bournemouth
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, before going on to score seven goals in 32 appearances in the
2004–05 season, and was in a good run of form in the
2005–06 season, finishing top scorer for Cardiff with 20 goals.
His hot form earned him a contract with second-city club
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
. The move not only benefitted Jerome but also helped Cardiff as they used the transfer money to sign
Michael Chopra
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A product of the Newcastle United youth system, he spent six years at the club without managing to se ...
,
Stephen McPhail and
Glenn Loovens
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Club career Early career
Loovens is the son of Hans Loovens, who played for FC Twente. He also has a brother called Ivo. He signed for ...
.
Birmingham City
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Jerome signed for Birmingham City on 31 May 2006, for a
transfer fee
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reported as an initial £3 million, potentially rising to £4m. Jerome made his debut as a 66th-minute
substitute against
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
at
St Andrew's on 5 August. However, it was a debut to forget, as he was sent off within five minutes of entering play elbowing an opponent in the face. He netted his first goal for Birmingham against
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
at
Loftus Road
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In 1981, it became the first stadium in British professional football to have an artificial pitch of Omniturf installed. This remained in ...
on 12 September.
Jerome scored his first
Premier League
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goal after 32 seconds of the away match against
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
on 25 August 2007; his second goal of that game confirmed Birmingham's first win of the
2007–08 season. He finished the season as Birmingham's second top goal scorer with 7 goals in 33 games as Birmingham were relegated. However, the Blues immediately bounced back in the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the
Championship
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Title match system
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. Jerome's 10 goals in 45 appearances were only bettered by veteran partner
Kevin Phillips in the Birmingham attack. He scored the first goal in the West Midlands derby match against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
as Birmingham won 2–0.
In July 2009, Jerome signed a new five-year contract with the club. He scored a spectacular first goal of the
2009–10 season to give his club a 2–1 lead against
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
, described as "the kind of goal that only the likes of
Gerrard usually scores at Anfield"; he "fended off the irritation of
Mascherano and unleashed a thunderous shot which dipped over keeper
Reina." Jerome hit a purple patch as the Blues notched up a club-record fifteen consecutive games unbeaten in the Premier League, scoring crucial goals against
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
,
Manchester United
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and two versus
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
. His tenth goal of the season, a header from
James McFadden
James Henry McFadden (born 14 April 1983) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who played as a forward.
McFadden started his playing career with Motherwell, where he came to prominence in the 2002–03 season by scoring ...
's cross, came in a 5–1 defeat away to
Manchester City
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. Two weeks after the final game of the season, Jerome's goals total rose to 11 when he was awarded an extra goal by the
Dubious Goals Committee
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The Premier League Committee mee ...
for his attempt against
Burnley
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, which had originally been given as an
own goal
An own goal, also called a self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a football player kicks a ball into their own ...
by
Brian Jensen.
Jerome was a 92nd-minute substitute as Birmingham won the
2011 League Cup, defeating favourites
Arsenal
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2–1 at
Wembley Stadium
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.
Stoke City
On 31 August 2011, the last day of the transfer window, Jerome signed a four-year contract with Premier League club
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
for an undisclosed fee, believed by ''
Sky Sports
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'' to be £4 million. He scored on his Stoke City debut in the
UEFA Europa League
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against
Dynamo Kiev
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to earn his side a 1–1 draw away from home. He scored against
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
in a 3–0 win but was then sent off for two bookable offences. Jerome scored his first League goal for Stoke against
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, ...
on 31 December 2011; it was his first league goal for more than 13 months. He was used in a squad rotation system by manager
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard Pulis (; born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh football manager and former footballer who last managed Sheffield Wednesday.
Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at age 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him on ...
, something which he admitted he would have to accept. He continued to make an impact as a substitute, scoring against
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...
and
Everton. However, he began to vent his frustration at his lack of starts.
The
2012–13 season began with Jerome again on the bench and almost joining
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
on loan. In a rare appearance, against
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
on 28 November 2012 coming on as a substitute, he provided an assist for
Jonathan Walters
Jonathan Ronald Walters (born 20 September 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Walters started his career at Blackburn Rovers but failed to break into the first team and joined Bolton Wanderers. He then went out ...
and then scored the winning goal. On 29 December, Jerome "lashed into the top corner from 30 yards" to score Stoke's third goal in a 3–3 draw with
Southampton
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in the final minute of the match. He scored his third and final goal of the season in a 2–1 win against
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on 9 February 2013. Stoke ended the season in 13th position with Jerome making 30 appearances of which nine were starts. At the end of the season Tony Pulis was replaced by
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the manager of Bradford City.
During his playing career he usually operated as a forward or midfielder. He had two spells at Manchester United, an ...
and Jerome criticised Pulis' lack of squad rotation. – "There's no guarantees
or places under Hughesbut before in the old regime, there was a guaranteed XI who played. No matter what happened, how you trained or if you came on and did well in the games you were involved in, you were still never going to start."
On 5 August 2013, Jerome admitted an FA charge of breaching betting regulations. He was fined £50,000 and was also severely warned as to his future conduct by the FA.
Loan to Crystal Palace
On 2 September 2013, Jerome joined
Crystal Palace
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on loan for the
2013–14 season. He made his debut for the club on 14 September, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for
Dwight Gayle
Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle (born 17 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Gayle played in the Arsenal academy as a youth, but was released in 2007, after which he began ...
in a 2–0 defeat away at
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
. After a poor start to the season
Ian Holloway
Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional football manager, former player, media personality and television pundit who was most recently the manager of Grimsby Town.
A midfielder, he notably played in the Premier League ...
left Palace by mutual consent and Tony Pulis was appointed manager on 23 November. Despite Jerome criticising Pulis towards the end of his time at Stoke, he started and scored against his former club Cardiff City on 7 December. In total Jerome played 29 times for the Eagles scoring twice as they finished in 11th position.
Norwich City
![Norwich City Defensive Wall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Norwich_City_Defensive_Wall.jpg)
On 20 August 2014, Jerome joined
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
club
Norwich City
Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...
for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1.5 million. He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September in a 4–2 away victory over Cardiff City. His goal was the fourth of Norwich's second-half goals, in a game which they came from 2–0 behind to win. Jerome scored twice in a 3–0 win three days later away at
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
. He scored another two on 20 September against former club Birmingham City, taking his tally to five goals in four league matches. He scored his sixth goal on 4 October in a draw with
Rotherham United
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that kept Norwich top of the table. He added another two on 31 October as Norwich beat Bolton 2–1.
After an impressive first season at Norwich, Jerome was voted third in the club's annual Player of the Season competition. Norwich finished third, just short of automatic promotion, and qualified for the playoffs. They reached the final against
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
, and Jerome scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory for the Canaries. Jerome had an effective game, frustrating Middlesbrough with his frequent pressing, and was named
man of the match
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.
On 6 August 2016, Jerome scored in the 4–1 win away to Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the 2016–17 season. On 21 August, he scored Norwich's only goal in the
East Anglian derby
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, which ended in a 1–1 draw at
Portman Road
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. Jerome scored his 16th and last goal of the season in the 7–1 thrashing of
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on 8 April 2017.
Derby County
On 16 January 2018, Jerome joined
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
on a one-and-a-half-year contract. The fee, officially undisclosed, was reported by
Sky Sports
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as £1.5 million. He scored his first goal for Derby in a 3–0 home win against
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
on 3 February, and finished the season with 6 from 20 appearances, including a goal in the
play-off semi-final, as Derby failed to gain promotion.
[
]
Göztepe
On 31 August 2018, Jerome joined Turkish Süper Lig
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club Göztepe for an undisclosed fee. His first goal for the club opened the scoring in a 3–2 home win against Konyaspor
Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium ...
on 30 September.[
]
Milton Keynes Dons
On 9 October 2020, Jerome returned to England following his release from Göztepe. Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...
manager Russell Martin moved to bring his former teammate to the club on a free transfer of an undisclosed length. Jerome made his league debut for the club the following day in a 2–1 defeat to Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth is the most dens ...
, and scored his first goal for the club a week later in a 2–0 home win over Gillingham.
Luton Town
On 18 June 2021, Championship
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Title match system
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club Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...
confirmed Jerome would be joining them following the expiration of his contract with MK Dons on 1 July 2021.
International career
Jerome made 10 appearances for England U21
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This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calen ...
between 2005 and 2008 without scoring.
In October 2022, Jerome agreed to represent Grenada
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.
Personal life
Jerome's younger brother, Sam, played football for Leeds United's youth teams until May 2009. Jerome grew up supporting Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
.
Career statistics
Honours
Birmingham City
*Football League Championship
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runner-up: 2006–07, 2008–09
*Football League Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
: 2010–11[
Norwich City
*]Football League Championship play-offs
The English Football League Championship play-offs are a series of play-off matches contested by the association football teams finishing from third to sixth in the EFL Championship table and are part of the English Football League play-offs. , ...
: 2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Huddersfield
English footballers
Association football forwards
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Göztepe S.K. footballers
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
English Football League players
Premier League players
Süper Lig players
England under-21 international footballers
Black British sportspeople
English expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
English sportspeople of Grenadian descent