James Rodríguez is the Golden Boot winner for
the 2014 World Cup. One of the main concerns for Colombia coming into the
World Cup was who would provide the finishing touch with Falcao out due
to injury. However, the attacking midfielder was the
breakout star in Brazil, inspiring his side to a first ever appearance in the
quarter-final stage with 6 goals and 2 assists in just five games.Thomas Müller and Lionel Messi both had a chance to pass the
Colombian midfielder in the championship game but were unable to equal his
total of six goals.
James David Rodríguez Rubio, usually known as James Rodríguez or
simply James, is a Colombian footballer who plays for AS Monaco and
the Colombian national team. He was born on 12 July 1991 in Cúcuta, Colombia. Rodríguez is a product of Envigado’s youth system. In 1995
Rodríguez joined the academy of this club where he spent 9 years. During this
time he played for different youth teams of this age taking part in junior championships.In 2006 Rodríguez was ready
to start his career in professional football that’s why Envigado management
signed an agreement with the midfielder under which he began playing for the
club since the 2006/2007 season. He proved himself to be a reliable team member
which allowed him to come on the pitch virtually in all the matches for
Envigado. From 2006 to 2008 Rodríguez featured in 55 games scoring 20 goals for
his first professional club. From 2007 to 2011 James Rodríguez made 16
appearances for the Colombia U-17 and U-20 national teams scoring 6 goals.
Since 2011 he has been featuring for the Colombia national football team.In 2008 Rodríguez
attracted the attention of Banfield which was impressed by his performance. In
the same year Rodríguez penned a contract with the Argentine side a two-year
contract. During his spell with Banfield he often got into the starting eleven
and sometimes made substitute appearances. For two years Rodríguez netted 5
goals in 42 matches for Banfield.In the summer 2010
James Rodríguez signed a permanent contract with the Portuguese outfit Porto
where he played until 2013 when he moved to Monaco in a Ligue 1 record deal
worth around 45 million euros. In
2013, Rodríguez moved from Porto to Monaco for a transfer fee of
€45 million, making him the second most expensive Colombian in history
after Falcao.
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