Jobi McAnuff

Born in England, McAnuff qualifies to play for Jamaica through his Jamaican born father. 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. 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. He started the game and helped Jamaica to a 0–0 draw in the Estadio Azteca. 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. At the 2016 Copa América held in the United States he made appearances in all 3 of Jamaica's group games.

Early career

Born in Edmonton, London, McAnuff made his professional debut in the 2001–02 season with First Division side Wimbledon. 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. Financial problems resulted in the player remaining at Wimbledon despite having already signed contracts with Portsmouth. 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. He played only 14 games for the club, scoring one goal against Crewe. To generate funds for future transfers Pardew was forced to sell McAnuff 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. He played 48 games and scored 3 goals and picked up numerous player of the month awards. 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.

Crystal Palace

In his first season at Selhurst Park, McAnuff played 43 games and scored eight…

Club

As of match played 2 April 2021

International

As of match played 6 September 2016.

International goals

As of match played 29 March 2016. Jamaica score listed first, score column indicates score after each McAnuff goal.

Reading

Football League Championship: 2011–12 Leyton Orient

National League: 2018–19 FA Trophy runner-up: 2018–19 Jamaica

Caribbean Cup: 2014 Individual

National League Team of the Year: 2018–19 Sir Tom Finney Award: 2022 Leyton Orient Hall of Fame