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{{Football player infobox 
| playername = Jobi McAnuff
| image = [[Image:Jobi McAnuff.jpg|125px]]
| fullname = Jobi McAnuff
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1981|11|09|df=y}} 
| cityofbirth = [[London]]
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
| currentclub = [[Watford]]
| clubnumber = 11
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears = 
| youthclubs = 
| years = 2001&ndash;2004<br>2004<br>2004&ndash;2005<br>2005&ndash;2007<br>2007&ndash;
| clubs = [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]<br>[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]<br>[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]<br>[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]<br>[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]<br>
| caps(goals) = 96 (13)<br>13 {{0}}(1)<br>43 {{0}}(2)<br>75 (12)<br>81 {{0}}(5)<ref>Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=27363 SoccerBase.com stats] {{en icon}}</ref> <!--STATS ACCOUNT FOR LEAGUE ONLY-->
| nationalyears = 2002 
| nationalteam = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}1 {{0}}(0)
| pcupdate = 23:02, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 26 November 2006
}}
Jobi McAnuff (born 9 November 1981 in [[Edmonton, London]]) is a professional [[Football (soccer)|footballer]]. He currently plays for [[Watford F.C.]], and has played for the [[Jamaica national football team]].

==Club career==
===Early career===
McAnuff made his professional debut in the [[2001-02 in English football|2001&ndash;02]] season with [[Football League First Division|Division One]] side [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]. He played 104 games and scored 15 goals for the club, staying until Wimbledon's last ever season, [[2003-04 in English football|2003&ndash;04]] (they would later become [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]). 

In the January 2004 transfer window McAnuff joined [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. He played only 14 games for the club, scoring 1 goal. On 12 August 2004 he joined [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] for a fee of £250,000 and was a virtual ever-present in his first year at the club. He made his debut against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], scoring his first goal against his former side West Ham United during a 4&ndash;1 win. He played 48 games and scored 3 goals and picked up numerous player of the month awards.{{fact|date=July 2008}} With Cardiff in financial difficulty, McAnuff left the club at the end of the [[2004-05 in English football|2004&ndash;05]] season to join [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] for a fee of around £600,000.<ref name="McAnuff completes Palace switch">{{cite news
| title = McAnuff completes Palace switch
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/4586531.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = [[2005-05-31]]
| accessdate = 2008-09-05}}</ref>

===Crystal Palace===
In his first season at Selhurst Park, McAnuff played 43 games and scored eight goals. His performances in the Championship understandably led to interest from a number of clubs and in the summer of 2006 being linked with moves to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], the latter managed by his former boss at Palace [[Iain Dowie]].{{fact|date=July 2008}} However, it was announced during the summer 2006 transfer window that he would stay at Crystal Palace, and play for the Eagles under new boss [[Peter John Taylor|Peter Taylor]].

===Watford===
After a less successful [[2006-07 in English football|2006&ndash;07]] campaign, McAnuff moved to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in June 2007 in a deal worth an initial £1.75 million.<ref name="Winger McAnuff signs for Watford">{{cite news
| title = Winger McAnuff signs for Watford
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/6724031.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = [[2007-06-05]]
| accessdate = 2007-06-05}}</ref>

McAnuff endured a slow start to his [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] career and found himself out of the side for the early part of the season due to the [loan] arrival of young [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] winger [[Adam Johnson (footballer)|Adam Johnson]]. After Johnson's loan ended prematurely in November, McAnuff returned to the side and scored two important goals - the winner away at [[Sheffield Wednesday]] and a last minute long-distance strike to save a point at home to [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. Since the departure of Aidy Boothroyd Watford have deployed a slicker passing style of football. This was in coincidence with a huge upturn in form for Jobi who was easily Watford's best player in the 2nd half of the season. Mcanuff should be in the Premiership by now he really has the talent. He is also being chased by stingy former manager [[Brendan Rodgers]], whose initial bid of £1.73 and the bus fare was rejected by Watford.

==International career==
McAnuff has only one cap for [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] which he picked up in a friendly against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], in 2002. He is now retired from international football. This is a shame as Mcanuff is easily the best talent out of Jamaica ever and with him Jamaica would surely qualify for the world cup. McAnuff, however, is a complete tool.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{soccerbase|id=27363|name=Jobi McAnuff}}
*[http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10400~18840,00.html Jobi McAnuff profile] at watfordfc.co.uk
*[http://www.jobimcanuff.com/ The Official Jobi McAnuff Site]
{{Watford F.C. squad}}

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