Nialle Seyi E. Rodney (born 28 February 1991) is an

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who plays as a

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. He retired in 2014 to pursue a career in

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, but resumed playing at amateur level shortly thereafter. He is currently playing at

Runcorn Linnets Runcorn Linnets F.C. are an English football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire. The club currently plays in the , and is a full member of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club is run by a trust which is a registered society under t ...

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Rodney started his career with

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

. In the 2009–10 season, he went out on loan to Ilkeston Town making nine appearances and scoring twice against

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

and

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...

. He made his Forest debut in November 2010, against

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

, coming on as a substitute for the injured

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. On 8 March 2011, he signed a one-month loan deal with

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side

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

, but after three appearances he had to return to Nottingham Forest because of an ankle injury.

Bradford City

Rodney left Forest and signed a one-year contract with

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

in July 2011. In October 2011, he was given a one-month loan spell at

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side

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

to gain first-team experience, before moving to

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

on loan in November 2011.

Lincoln City

On 31 January 2012 Rodney signed for

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club Lincoln City, until the end of the season.

AFC Telford United

He joined

AFC Telford United AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, they ...

on 19 February 2013 and on that same day he made his debut for the Bucks in a 3–3 draw at home against Tamworth. He left after the Mansfield game.

Hartlepool United

Rodney joined

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side

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

on a one-year contract after impressing coaching staff during a month's trial after scoring in friendlies against

Whitby Town Whitby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English football. Founded in 1880, Whitby are one of the oldest clubs from the Nor ...

and during the club's pre-season tour of Holland against

Almere City Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional Association football, football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and hosts home matches ...

. Towards the end of March, Hartlepool announced that Rodney was to leave the club at the end of the month.

Non-league

After Rodney's release from Hartlepool, he signed for

Ilkeston Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...

in October 2014, making four substitute appearances for the club in all competitions. He then played in the Grantham and District Saturday League for Greyhounders. He then played for Spalding United, Coalville Town, Long Eaton United, Wythenshawe Amateurs and

Ramsbottom United Ramsbottom United Football Club are an English association football, football club based in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester. Nicknamed "The Rams", they currently compete in the and play their home matches at the Harry Williams Riverside Stadi ...

. In May 2019 he signed for

FC United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English football league system, and plays home matches at Broadhurst Park. Founded ...

. He left FC United in October 2019 and was training with

Curzon Ashton Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...

before he signed for

Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Footb ...

in November 2019. He made his debut for the club on 16 November in a league match against Scarborough. In January 2020 he departed Lancaster, signing for

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. History The club was founded in 1878 as Hurst Football Club and the earliest known match ...

. He then rejoined

. In June 2022 he signed for

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodney, Nialle Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players Burton Albion F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players AFC Telford United players Hartlepool United F.C. players Ilkeston F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards 1991 births Black British sportsmen Spalding United F.C. players Coalville Town F.C. players Long Eaton United F.C. players Ramsbottom United F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Wythenshawe Amateurs F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Runcorn Linnets F.C. players