José Salomón Rondón Giménez a.k.a. Salomón Rondón is a Venezuelan professional footballer currently playing as a striker for English club Newcastle United on loan from West Bromwich Albion, and the Venezuela national team. He started his professional career with Aragua. He also played for Las Palmas, Malaga, Rubin Kazan, Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Rondon has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2019. The significant source of his income is his football career. Currently signed to Newcastle United on loan from West Bromwich Albion, Rondon earns €44,000 which is around €2.2 million per annum as salary.
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Currently, his market value is €15 million.
Rondon, 29, is a married man. Together with his wife, he has two children. Besides this, there is no information about his personal life and past affairs/girlfriend.
It seems that the hunk enjoys his personal life private but sometimes post beautiful pictures with his wife and children.
Salomon Rondon was born as Jose Salomon Rondon Gimenez on 16 September 1989, in Caracas, Venezuela. He is Venezuelan. His ethnicity is unknown at this time. His birth sign is Virgo. He has already reached the height of success and it is all because of his dedication and devotion towards his work.
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He was raised alongside his elder sister by their parents: Maitana Gimenez and Jose Rafael Rondon.
At the age of 17, he made his debut with the Venezuelan Primera Division. On 8 October 2006, he appeared for Aragua against Carabobo. On 8 April 2007, he scored his first career goal for the club in a 2-2 draw against Caracas FC. In the summer of 2008, he was assigned by Spanish club Las Palmas.
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He made his official debut on 5 October against Alaves for the Segunda Division Championship. He scored 10 goals in 46 apps with Las Palmas. On 19 July 2010, he was assigned by Malaga for a record € 3.5 million transfer fee. From 2012 to 2014, he played with Rubin Kazan. Later on, he also played for Zenit Saint Petersburg for one season. On 10 August, Salomon Rondon agreed on a four-year contract with West Bromwich Albion.
On 3 February 2008, Salomon Rondon made his debut for the Venezuela senior team in a friendly game against Haiti. On 23 March 2008, he scored his first career goal against the EI Salvador.
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On 6 August 2018, Rondón joined Newcastle United on a one-year loan deal.
Salomon Rondon is a prolific goal scorer. He is well known for his finishing, positioning, and quick reactions and ability to make attacking runs to beat the opponent defensive line. He is an accurate free kick and penalty kick taker. He has the ability to score a goal from distance. His pace and technical ability are worth to watch for upcoming generations.
Salomon Rondon has a massive number of followers on social networking sites. His fans are largely growing on Instagram and Twitter.