Wayne Routledge
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Routledge warming up for Aston Villa in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Crystal Palace | 110 | (10) |
| 2005–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Fulham (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Queens Park Rangers | 44 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Newcastle United | 34 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2011–2021 | Swansea City | 259 | (25) |
| Total | 520 | (48) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | England U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | England U21 | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge (born 7 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.
Routledge began his career in London with Crystal Palace as a youth before making senior appearances with the first team. He then moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for two years but spent part of that time on loan to Portsmouth and Fulham. He made only five appearances with Tottenham before moving to Aston Villa for one season but only made two appearances and spent part of the time with Championship club Cardiff City on loan before a permanent transfer to fellow Championship team Queens Park Rangers.
After one season with them, he moved clubs again, this time to Newcastle United, helping them to win promotion and the Championship title. During his time there, he was loaned back to QPR who also sealed the title at the end of the season. After they were promoted, Routledge signed for Swansea City in 2011, where he remained until his retirement in 2021.