Devante Rodney

Devante Darrius Rodney (born 19 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Rochdale. Rodney spent his youth at the academies at Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday before signing with Hartlepool United in January 2017. Four months later, he made his senior debut and established himself in the first team in the 2017–18 season. He was sold to Salford City in June 2018. However, he spent the second half of the 2018–19 season on loan at National League rivals FC Halifax Town, before returning to Salford to help the club to win promotion into the English Football League with victory in the 2019 play-off final. He spent much of the 2019–20 season on loan at Stockport County and FC Halifax Town. He signed with Port Vale in July 2020 and finished as the top-scorer for the 2020–21 campaign before joining Walsall for an undisclosed fee in January 2022. He transferred to Rochdale in June 2022. He was promoted out of the National League play-offs with Rochdale in 2026.