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James Rodríguez won the Golden Boot as the 2014 World Cup's top scorer with six goals in five matches, despite Colombia being eliminated in the quarter-finals by Brazil. He was also named in the World Cup All-Star Team and won the FIFA Puskás Award for his volleyed goal against Uruguay, which was voted the tournament's best goal by more than four million people on FIFA's website.
Real Madrid paid a reported £63 million for James Rodríguez on the 22nd of July 2014, making him at the time the fourth most expensive transfer in the world, the third most expensive in Madrid's history, and the most expensive Colombian player ever, surpassing Radamel Falcao's €60 million transfer in 2013.
James Rodríguez has played for Envigado, Banfield, Porto, AS Monaco, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich (on loan), Everton, Al-Rayyan, Olympiacos, São Paulo, Rayo Vallecano, León, and Minnesota United. He began his professional career in 2006 at age 14 with Envigado in Colombia.
The FIFA Puskás Award is given to the player who scores the best goal of the year. James Rodríguez won the award in 2014 for his chest-trap volley against Uruguay in the 2014 World Cup round of 16 at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, a goal voted the best of the tournament by more than four million people on FIFA's website.
At the 2024 Copa América, James Rodríguez set a new record for the most assists in a single edition of the tournament with six, surpassing Lionel Messi's previous record. He also received the Copa América Golden Ball as the tournament's best player and helped Colombia reach the final.
James Rodríguez is frequently compared to Carlos Valderrama, widely regarded as the most iconic Colombian footballer of all time. Valderrama himself declared Rodríguez his "successor." Rodríguez is regarded as one of the best Colombian players of all time, praised for his technique, vision, and playmaking skills.