Jay Bothroyd
Jay Bothroyd (born 7 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Bothroyd playing for Cardiff City in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jay Bothroyd | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Coventry City | 72 | (14) |
| 2003–2005 | Perugia | 26 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 55 | (12) |
| 2008 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Cardiff City | 116 | (41) |
| 2011–2013 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2014 | Muangthong United | 16 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Júbilo Iwata | 54 | (34) |
| 2017–2021 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 107 | (35) |
| Total | 518 | (153) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | England U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | England U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2010 | England | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 2 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:24, 13 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
A product of the Arsenal Academy, he left in 2000 and signed with Coventry City, spending three years with the Sky Blues and becoming the club's top-scorer with 11 goals during the 2002–03 season. His form attracted attention from Serie A's Perugia, and he signed with the club in 2003. He later returned to the UK and played for Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday.
In 2014, Bothroyd began playing in Asia, first in Thailand for Muangthong United, and later in Japan for Júbilo Iwata and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. He also played for the England national team, earning his only cap in 2010.