Jack Christian Rodwell (born 11 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who last played for A-League side Sydney as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.

[10][11] At youth level, he started out of as having the potential to become a top centre back early in his professional career, but was primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder once in the senior team.

[13] Rodwell then broke a record on his senior debut becoming the youngest player to represent Everton in Europe, when he came on as a substitute against Dutch team AZ at the age of 16 years and 284 days, as the club won 3–2.

[7][10][14] It wasn't until on 9 March 2008 when Rodwell appeared as a substitute on his Premier League debut – before also featuring as a replacement in the final match of the season, replacing Tim Cahill in a 1–0 victory over Sunderland,[15] and signed his first professional contract with Everton on 17 March 2008, after spending six years in the reserve team.

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Rodwell earned his first start in European competition in a UEFA Europa League match against Czech Republic team Sigma Olomouc and he marked the occasion by scoring two long-range goals, helping Everton to a 4–0 win.

[28] After missing one match, Rodwell returned to the starting line–up against Stoke City, playing the whole game, in a 1–1 draw on 4 October 2009.

[30] His return was short–lived when Rodwell suffered a hamstring injury and was substituted in the 8th minute, as Everton loss 1–0 against BATE Borisov on 17 December 2009.

[32] On 10 February 2010, Rodwell returned to the first team from injury following a two-month absence, coming on as 74th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 win against Chelsea.

[40] Rodwell scored, as well as setting up the club's third goal of the game, in a 5–1 win against Huddersfield Town in the third round of the League Cup.

[44] His performance led to transfer speculation that Rodwell made an agreement to join Manchester United, a claim that was denied by Manager Moyes.

[62] Rodwell made his UEFA Champions League debut, starting a match and played 56 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Borussia Dortmund on 3 October 2012.

[63] After being out due to injury since October, Rodwell made a successful return to the team on 26 January 2013 in a 1–0 win away to Stoke City in the FA Cup.

[75] Rodwell made his Sunderland debut, starting a match and playing 68 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion in the opening game of the season.

[81] On 24 January 2015, Rodwell was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in the FA Cup fourth round against Fulham, in a match that ended 0–0.

[83] His third goal of the season came on 3 March 2015, where Rodwell scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Hull City, in a match where he was also booked for diving.

On 25 August 2015, Rodwell scored two goals and made two assists in Sunderland's 6–3 win over Exeter City in the second round of the 2015–16 League Cup.

[95] It wasn't until on 1 October 2016 when Rodwell returned to the first team, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw against West Bromwich Albion.

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Rodwell avoided taking a cut despite Sunderland's relegation from the Premier League, although the club were willing to sell him, but he ended up staying throughout the summer.

[108] When asked in April 2018, after Sunderland were relegated for a second successive season, manager Chris Coleman said he did not know where the midfielder was mentally.

[112][7] Rodwell signed for Championship club Blackburn Rovers on 23 August 2018 on a one-year deal, lasting until the end of the 2018–19 season.

[117] It was not until on 26 December 2018 when Rodwell returned to the starting line–up, playing in the defensive midfield position, in a 3–2 loss against Leeds United.

[123] Although Rodwell returned to training in late–March, he didn't make an appearance until on 13 April 2019 against Nottingham Forest, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 win.

[127] After leaving Blackburn Rovers, Rodwell was linked with a transfer to Italian side Roma, but was ultimately not offered a contract.

[130] Upon joining Sheffield United, Manager Chris Wilder defended Rodwell following his appearance in the Netflix series Sunderland 'Til I Die.

[131] Rodwell made his debut for Sheffield United two days later in an FA Cup third round match against AFC Fylde.

[133] Once the season resumed behind closed doors, he made his first Premier League appearance in three years, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Burnley on 5 July 2020.

[136] After playing professionally in England for 15 years, Rodwell took up a new challenge, moving to Australia with his Australian wife and son, saying: "Physically, when I'm fit, I'm a young 30.

At the start of the 2023–24 season, Rodwell scored his first goal for the Sky Blues, in a 3–0 win against Western United in the quarter–finals of the Australian Cup.

[179] On 2 June 2013, Rodwell made his first appearance since 2011, earning his third cap as a substitute, replacing Theo Walcott in the second half of a 2–2 draw against Brazil.

[183] In September 2018, he was fined £660 with £166 in prosecution costs and a £66 victim surcharges at the earlier hearing after being banned from driving for six months without him knowing.