Salomon Rondon

Jose Salomon Rondon Gimenez (Spanish pronunciation: [saloˈmon ronˈdon]; born 16 September 1989) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Venezuela national team.

After starting out at Aragua, he went on to spend most of his career in Europe, appearing in La Liga with Malaga, the Russian Premier League with Rubin Kazan, Zenit Saint Petersburg (winning the 2015 national championship with the latter club) & CSKA Moscow, and the Premier League with West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United. A Venezuela international since 2008, Rondon is the country's all-time top goalscorer with 31 goals, and he represented his country in four Copa America tournaments.

Club Career

Early years

Born in Caracas, Rondon's sporting idols growing up were Ronaldo and Michael Jordan. He made his debut in the Venezuelan Primera Division at the age of 17, appearing for Aragua FC against Carabobo FC on 8 October 2006; on 8 April of the following year he scored his first goal(s) for the club, in a 2–2 draw against Caracas FC.

Las Palmas

In the summer of 2008, Rondon was signed by UD Las Palmas in Spain, and made his official debut on 5 October in a 1–2 away loss against Deportivo Alaves for the Segunda Division championship. Almost one year after his arrival, on 2 September 2009, he netted his first goal, in a Copa del Rey match against Cadiz CF – becoming the youngest foreign player to ever score for the club, at the age of 19 years, 11 months and 17 days– and finished the season with ten goals in 36 games, as the Canary Islands side narrowly avoided relegation.

Malaga

On 19 July 2010, Malaga CF signed Rondon for a record €3.5 million transfer fee. He scored his first goal for the Andalusians exactly two months later, in a 1–2 home defeat against Sevilla FC in La Liga. Four days later, he opened the score in a 2–0 win at Getafe CF, adding a third the following

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