Declan Rudd
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Declan Rudd
| image = Declan Rudd.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rudd playing for Preston North End in 2013
| fullname = Declan Thomas Rudd{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Preston North End |publisher=English Football League |page=56 |access-date=24 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|1|16}}{{cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=363}}
| birth_place = Diss, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1999–2008
| youthclubs1 = Norwich City
| years1 = 2008–2017
| clubs1 = Norwich City
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013
| clubs2 = → Preston North End (loan)
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = → Preston North End (loan)
| caps3 = 46
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → Charlton Athletic (loan)
| caps4 = 38
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2022
| clubs5 = Preston North End
| caps5 = 121
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 240
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = England U17
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam3 = England U19
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2009
| nationalteam4 = England U20
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2013
| nationalteam5 = England U21
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
}}
Declan Thomas Rudd (born 16 January 1991) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Early life
Born in Diss, Norfolk, he was originally spotted by Norwich City when playing for local side Bressingham as a striker.{{cite web |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~43628,00.html |title=Player profile |publisher=Norwich City F.C |access-date=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201200046/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10355~43628%2C00.html |archive-date=1 February 2009}}
"I think my size helped me," said Rudd speaking to Club's official matchday programme, 'On The Ball', back in October 2007. "I was quite tall for my age and I've always enjoyed playing in goal in the past. But the coaches at my old club always felt I was better outfield. It was only at Norwich when they said I wouldn't make it as a striker that I became a goalkeeper."
Club career
=Norwich City=
As a youth player, Rudd was heavily involved with Norwich's run in the FA Youth Cup in 2008–09. In the fifth round, he saved three penalties against Everton, having also scored a penalty in an earlier round.{{cite web |url=http://www.advertiser24.co.uk/content/advertiser24/sport/story.aspx |title=Home |website=Norwich Evening News}} Norwich manager Bryan Gunn said:
It's all in Declan's hands, literally, but then again it's in his feet as well. He showed the confidence he's got as a young goalkeeper. He stood up and took the winning penalty kick against Stoke – last night he just saved the three. I'm sure he'll be in there with a big smile on his face today and rightly so. He's got an opportunity to be a top quality goalkeeper. He's just got to be focused on his job ahead and not get rushed into things. We have to try and develop him in the right way. When he comes into the first team training he doesn't look out of place. He's got a great opportunity of being a top class goalkeeper.
Rudd was named as a substitute for the final game of the 2007–08 season at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday.
In summer 2008, Rudd signed a professional contract with the Canaries. In season 2008–09, he was allocated a squad number of 13.
He made his professional debut on 26 September 2009, in an away match at Gillingham, coming on as a substitute following the sending off of Fraser Forster.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8265467.stm |title=Gillingham 1–1 Norwich |date=26 September 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 September 2009}} His full debut came three days later at Carrow Road in a 4–0 win against Leyton Orient.
Rudd made his first appearance in the Championship in a 2–1 victory over Barnsley on 11 September 2010, due to an injury to John Ruddy.
Rudd made his first appearance in the Premier League on 27 August 2011, after John Ruddy was sent off in a 3–1 defeat to Chelsea. His first taste of Premier League football was to concede a penalty from Frank Lampard.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14600575.stm |title=Chelsea 3–1 Norwich |date=27 August 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 September 2011}} Due to Ruddy's subsequent suspension, Rudd made his full Premier League debut on 11 September at home to West Bromwich Albion, saving a penalty from Peter Odemwingie in a 1–0 defeat.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14778551.stm |title=Norwich 0–1 West Brom |date=11 September 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 September 2011}}
Following Norwich's 4–1 FA Cup victory over Burnley in January 2012, Rudd was ruled out for a few months with a thigh injury sustained in training.
On 12 August 2014, following two loan spells at Preston North End, Rudd signed a new three-year contract at Norwich, with the option for a further twelve months.{{cite news |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/20140812-declan-rudd-new-contract-1823108.aspx |title=Declan Rudd signs new contract with Canaries |publisher=Norwich City FC |date=12 August 2014}}
= Preston North End =
It was announced on 20 June 2017 that Rudd had signed a permanent deal with Preston North End for an undisclosed fee.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}
On 31 March 2022, Rudd announced his retirement from football due to a knee injury.{{cite news |url=https://www.pnefc.net/news/2022/march/declan-rudd-retires-from-football/|title=Declan Rudd Retires From Football|publisher=Preston North End FC |date=31 March 2022|accessdate=31 March 2022}}
International career
Rudd played for England at various youth levels.{{cite web |title=Declan Rudd |url=http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/r/declan-rudd |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=9 December 2014}} He gained his first Under-21 call up in August 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~2430993,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630225536/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~2430993,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2012 |title=England U-21 call up for Rudd |date=24 August 2011 |publisher=Norwich City F.C |access-date=30 August 2011}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Norwich City
|2009–10{{soccerbase season|49100|2009|access-date=29 September 2017}} |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010–11{{soccerbase season|49100|2010|access-date=29 September 2017}}
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12{{soccerbase season|49100|2011|access-date=29 September 2017}}
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13{{soccerbase season|49100|2012|access-date=29 September 2017}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15{{soccerbase season|49100|2014|access-date=29 September 2017}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|49100|2015|access-date=29 September 2017}}
|Premier League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Preston North End (loan)
|League One |14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14
|League One |46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2Appearances in the League One play-offs | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic (loan)
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|49100|2016|access-date=29 September 2017}} |League One |38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| rowspan="6"|Preston North End
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|49100|2017|access-date=29 September 2017}} |Championship |16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|49100|2018|access-date=3 April 2019}}
|Championship |36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|49100|2019}}
|Championship |46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|49100|2020}}
|Championship |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|49100|2021}}
|Championship |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!121 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!240 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 0 |
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Honours
Norwich City
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2015{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32776552 |title=Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich City |first=Phil |last=Shepka |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2015 |access-date=24 December 2018}}
England U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2009{{cite web |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15215/match=2001285/report=lu.html |title=England 0–2 Ukraine: Lineups |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219192059/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15215/match=2001285/report=lu.html |archive-date=19 December 2015}}
References
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External links
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Category:People from Diss, Norfolk
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:England men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Norwich City F.C. players
Category:Preston North End F.C. players
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Premier League players