John Ruddy

 ( 1986 Births ) 

Ruddy made his debut for City against Watford in the opening fixture of the 2010–11 season which Norwich lost 3–2 at Carrow Road. He kept his first clean sheet of the season in a 1–0 away win against Scunthorpe United on 14 August, followed by another against Swansea City a week later which included a penalty save that atoned for his error that led to it. In Ruddy's first season for Norwich, he played 45 out of the 46 league matches and kept a clean sheet during the 1–0 away win against Portsmouth on 2 May 2011 that confirmed promotion to the Premier League.

Ruddy started the 2011–12 season as the first-choice keeper again for Norwich in the 1–1 draw at the DW Stadium against Wigan Athletic. He followed this up during Norwich's first home Premier League match in seven years, a 1–1 draw against Stoke City, with a penalty stop against Jon Walters and a save denying Matthew Etherington from a direct free kick. During the next match, he received his only red card of the season in the match against Chelsea after a foul on Ramires that led to a penalty. However, Ruddy's fortunes were reversed during the return fixture against Chelsea in January 2012 when he kept his first clean sheet of the season during a 0–0 draw at Carrow Road, making several impressive stops from Fernando Torres and others. Norwich finished in 12th place, and Ruddy was voted Player's Player of the Season, a testament to Ruddy's performances that led to calls for his inclusion in Roy Hodgson's England Euro 2012 squad which were answered in the affirmative.

For the 2012–13 season Ruddy found himself first choice again ahead of Declan Rudd, Jed Steer and newcomer Mark Bunn. Once again, he saved a penalty during Norwich's first home Premier League fixture of the season, a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, although Bobby Zamora scored from the rebound. He kept clean sheets in 1–0 wins against Arsenal and Manchester United, both during a run of form that saw him keep four clean sheets and concede just two goals in six matches, in the last of which, against his former club, Everton, he suffered a thigh injury. He required surgery and was expected to be out for three months, but was unable to return to action until 12 May 2013, in a 4–0 defeat of West Bromwich Albion that confirmed Norwich's Premier League status for a further season

Ruddy was ever-present in Norwich's league matches throughout the 2013–14 season, at the end of which they were relegated to the Championship, and, despite interest from top-flight clubs, he stayed with Norwich and was ever-present in league matches as they bounced back to the Premier League via the play-offs.

In May 2017, it was announced that Ruddy would be released when his contract expired. All seven players who were being released were given the option of whether or not they chose to be available for selection in the one remaining match of the season. In the end, Ruddy was the only one who played. He was made team captain for the day (he had previously captained the side for one match in the 2013–14 season when Sébastien Bassong and Russell Martin were both absent) and saw out his time with the club by keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win over Queens Park Rangers.