Devante Darrius Rodney was born on 19 May 1998 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Rochdale.
19 Facts About Devante Rodney
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Devante Rodney spent his youth at the academies at Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday before signing with Hartlepool United in January 2017.
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Devante Rodney was sold to Salford City in June 2018.
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Devante Rodney remained in Manchester for six years before joining the academy of Sheffield Wednesday.
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On 6 January 2017, Devante Rodney joined EFL League Two side Hartlepool United.
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Devante Rodney was reportedly not one of manager Craig Hignett's main targets and was assigned squad number 38 and sent to play for Sam Collins's reserve team.
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Devante Rodney scored seven goals in twelve games for Jamie Fullarton's "Shaymen".
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Devante Rodney returned to Moor Lane at the end of the loan period and came on as an extra time substitute in the National League play-off semi-final victory over Eastleigh.
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On 8 October 2019, Devante Rodney was loaned back to the National League with Stockport County until January 2020; he had tried to rejoin Halifax but had to instead go to Edgeley Park as a deal could not be arranged.
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Devante Rodney returned to Salford in January 2020 on the expiry of his loan period, having scored three goals in 14 matches playing on the right-wing for Jim Gannon's "Hatters".
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Devante Rodney enjoyed another successful loan spell at The Shay, scoring five goals in eight games.
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Devante Rodney was released from his contract at Salford after manager Graham Alexander confirmed he would not be offered a new deal on 17 May Halifax qualified for the play-offs, due to take place two months late in July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, but Wild confirmed that Devante Rodney would not be featuring as he was in negotiations to sign for another club.
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On 7 July 2020, Devante Rodney signed a three-year contract with League Two side Port Vale; manager John Askey brought him to the club to compete with Tom Pope, Mark Cullen and fellow new signing Theo Robinson.
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Devante Rodney was named as the club's Young Player of the Year after finishing as top-scorer with 12 goals from 44 games.
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On 28 January 2022, Devante Rodney signed for fellow League Two side Walsall for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Taylor was sacked the following month, and new head coach Michael Flynn said that Devante Rodney just needed to score his first goal at the Bescot Stadium in order to gain confidence.
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Teammate Conor Wilkinson said that Devante Rodney was sharp in training and that his build-up play was excellent.
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On 15 June 2022, Rodney signed for Rochdale from Walsall on a two-year deal after Walsall and Rochdale agreed a transfer; manager Robbie Stockdale said that "we want hungry players who we can develop, and Devante falls into that category".
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Devante Rodney is a forward with pace, energy and a high work rate.