SOCCER PLAYER

John Ruddy

1986 - Today

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John Thomas Gordon Ruddy (born 24 October 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United. Ruddy began his career at Cambridge United, before signing for Everton as a 19-year-old. He spent five years with Everton, but made just one appearance, while playing on loan at nine different clubs. Ruddy was signed by Paul Lambert to play for Norwich City in 2010 and, in his first season, was part of the team that finished second in the Championship, gaining promotion to the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. John Ruddy is the 17,464th most popular soccer player (down from 16,572nd in 2024), the 8,097th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,831st in 2019) and the 903rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Ruddy ranks 17,464 out of 21,273. Before him are Gabriel Boschilia, Pablo Insua, Cayman Togashi, Hitoshi Matsushima, Keisuke Osako, and Álvaro Domínguez. After him are Kelvin Leerdam, Yáser Asprilla, Juan Pablo Vargas, Don Goodman, Edgar Castillo, and Brendan Augustine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, John Ruddy ranks 1,386. Before him are Rommel Pacheco, Florent Rouamba, Hannah Kearney, Maciej Paterski, Nikola Vujadinović, and Simone Ponzi. After him are Edgar Castillo, Thomas Howes, Brando Eaton, Onyekachi Apam, Eijiro Mori, and Li Wenquan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Ruddy ranks 8,099 out of 8,785. Before him are Gareth Emery (1980), Jo Johnson (1971), Nikola Jović (2003), Fred Scarlett (1975), James McClean (1989), and Bonnie Langford (1964). After him are Alexandra Roach (1987), Don Goodman (1966), Brandon Lewis (1971), Thomas Howes (1986), Ryan Shawcross (1987), and Jessica Sula (1994).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Ruddy ranks 903. Before him are Ian Cox (1971), Sean St Ledger (1984), Ethan Nwaneri (2007), Kyle Lafferty (1987), Jay Rodriguez (1989), and James McClean (1989). After him are Don Goodman (1966), Ryan Shawcross (1987), Eddie McGoldrick (1965), Chris Birchall (1984), David Vaughan (1983), and Joe Willock (1999).

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