James Rodríguez

James Rodríguez

Profile:

Full name          James David Rodríguez Rubio

Date of birth           12 July 1991 (age 23)

Place of birth            Cúcuta, Colombia

Height                            1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Playing position       Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club                       Real madrid
Number                  10

About:

James David Rodríguez Rubio, usually known as James Rodríguez or simply James, is a Colombian footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Colombian national team, as an attacking midfielder or winger.

  Personal life:

 James has been married to Daniela Ospina, sister of David Ospina, since 2011, and has a daughter named Salome, born on 29 May 2013. James is a devout Christian

 Style of play: 

 Widely considered to be among the best young players in the world, James can play in several positions across the midfield, having played as a playmaker, a winger, and a central midfielder for both club and country. Although in an interview, he expressed having a main preference for an attacking midfielder position to his comfort.James's emergence during his time in Argentina led to comparisons with the famous Colombian footballer Carlos Valderrama; Valderrama himself declared James as his "successor".

James has shown ambidexterity in his dribbling and style of play. His goal scoring abilities were a highlight of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he managed to claim the Golden Boot despite Colombia's elimination in the quarter finals.

World cup 2014:

  On 2 June 2014, James was named in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and assigned the number 10 shirt. In the team's opening match of the tournament, James had set up the first two goals and scored a last-minute goal with a low shot to seal a 3–0 victory over Greece and was named man of the match by FIFA. In the second match, James continued on his form by scoring with a header and setting up a second goal for Juan Fernando Quintero in a 2–1 victory over Ivory Coast; he was once again elected as man of the match.In the final group stage match against Japan, James came on as a second-half substitute and assisted two Jackson Martínez goals before scoring the final goal in a 4–1 victory. At the end of the group stage, James was ranked as the best performing player at the tournament by FIFA.[
 On 28 June, James scored both goals to defeat Uruguay 2–0 at the Estádio do Maracanã in the round of 16, taking Colombia to its first ever World Cup quarter-final. These goals made him the first player to score in all of his team's opening matches since Ronaldo and Rivaldo in 2002. His volleyed opening goal was described as "one of the greatest goals the World Cup has ever seen" by opposition manager Óscar Tabárez, who also called James "the best player in the World Cup". For his performance against the Uruguayans, James was named by FIFA as man of the match for the third time in four matches.The goal would later be voted as the best goal in the tournament by more than 4 million people on FIFA's website,as well as winning the FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of the 

 

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