nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
1 24 october 1986 norwich city 11:21 , 16 august 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- 000 2005 -- 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2009 -- ? 2010 2010 -- -- 2004 2005 -- 2010 2005 2005 000 ? -- 2004 39 19 34 183 1 5 3 4 11 5 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 2012 -- ruddy2012.jpg john ruddy ruddy at carrow road , august 2012 john thomas gordon ruddy 20:01 , 15 august 2012 -lrb- utc -rrb- st. ives , cambridgeshire , england england 6 ft 4 in m 2 on 1 0 cambridge united cambridge rushden & diamonds -lrb- loan -rrb- → chester city -lrb- united loan -rrb- → stockport county -lrb- loan -rrb- → wrexham everton -lrb- loan -rrb- → bristol city -lrb- loan -rrb- → → stockport county -lrb- loan -rrb- → crewe alexandra -lrb- loan walsall -rrb- → motherwell -lrb- loan -rrb- norwich city -lrb- loan -rrb- → goalkeeper john ruddy

john ruddy

john thomas gordon ruddy -lrb- born 24 october 1986 -rrb- is an english professional footballer who plays for norwich city and the england national team as a goalkeeper .
while being a good and reliable shot-stopper , he also has a reputation for being a dominant keeper , commanding his box on crosses and set pieces .
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 in 2010 and , in his first season , was part of the team that finished second in the championship , gaining promotion to the premier league .
the following year , norwich finished twelfth in the premier league , and ruddy was selected by new england manager roy hodgson for the squad for euro 2012 .
however , on 25 may 2012 , he was ruled out after breaking his finger during training .
he made his debut in a 2 -- 1 win against italy in august 2012 .
he suffered a long term thigh injury in november 2012 , but returned to help norwich to an 11th-place finish at the end of the 2012-13 premier league season .
