Ex-Burnley striker Rodriguez announces retirement

The 37-year-old England international, who won two Premier League promotions with Burnley and finished his career at Wrexham, has ended his playing days.

Jay Rodriguez has announced his retirement from professional football at age 37. The former England international began his career at Burnley, his hometown club, before moving to Southampton in 2012. He earned one England cap in a 2013 friendly against Chile while at St Mary's and also played for West Bromwich Albion. Rodriguez returned to Burnley in 2019 and won promotion to the Premier League twice with the Clarets across his two spells, making 311 appearances for the club. He finished his career at Wrexham, appearing 25 times and helping them secure promotion from League One in 2025. Over his career, Rodriguez played more than 250 Premier League games and was part of Southampton's EFL Cup final run in 2016-17, which they lost to Manchester United.