1. Joel Joshua Frederick Melvin "Jobi" McAnuff was born on 9 November 1981 and is a former footballer.
17 Facts About Jobi McAnuff
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Jobi McAnuff was predominantly a winger but he has played as an occasional central midfielder.
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Jobi McAnuff began his career at Wimbledon, making over 100 appearances for the club before brief spells at West Ham United and Cardiff City.
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Jobi McAnuff was appointed captain in 2011 and went on to make over 200 appearances in all competition for the Royals.
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Jobi McAnuff made his debut in May 2002 although his next appearance did not come until nearly eleven years later in February 2013.
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Jobi McAnuff was part of their squads which won the 2014 Caribbean Cup and competed at the 2015 Copa America.
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Jobi McAnuff played only 14 games for the club, scoring one goal against Crewe.
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Jobi McAnuff played 48 games and scored 3 goals and picked up numerous player of the month awards.
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Jobi McAnuff joined Reading on 27 August 2009, then managed by former Watford boss Brendan Rodgers, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Ivar Ingimarsson and Matt Mills both left the club in the months following the play-off final defeat and on 13 July 2011, days after extending his contract until 2014, Jobi McAnuff was named as the new Reading captain.
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On 25 July 2014, Jobi McAnuff signed a two-year deal with League One side Leyton Orient.
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Jobi McAnuff began trialing with Minnesota United of the North American Soccer League in June 2016.
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Jobi McAnuff made an appearance for Minnesota United in an international friendly against Liga MX side Club Leon on 25 June 2016 in the first ever football match at Target Field.
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On 19 July 2016 Jobi McAnuff signed for League Two team Stevenage on a free transfer.
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Jobi McAnuff was released from his management duties and left the club on 8 May 2021.
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On 24 January 2013, more than ten years after he won his first cap, Jobi McAnuff was called up to the Jamaica squad to face Mexico on 7 February alongside fellow Reading players Adrian Mariappa and Garath McCleary.
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Jobi 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.