- Chris Jones (footballer born 1989)
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Chris Jones Personal information Full name Chris Jones Date of birth 12 September 1989 Place of birth Swansea, Wales Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Neath Youth career Swansea City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2009 Swansea City 7 (0) 2008 → Cambridge United (loan) 8 (0) 2009–2010 Grimsby Town 7 (1) 2010 → Neath (loan) 16 (5) 2010– Neath 24 (6) National team‡ 2005–2007 Wales U17 10 (2) 2006–2008 Wales U19 11 (2) 2006–2007 Wales U21 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:09, 12 March 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:06, 12 March 2011 (UTC)Chris Jones (born 12 September 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Neath.
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Career
Swansea City
Born in Swansea, Jones progressed through the Swansea City youth ranks and signed his first professional contract in 2006 lasting two and a half years and made his senior debut for the club against Walsall in the Carling Cup in 2006. In July 2007 he trained with Hamilton Academical with a view to joing them on a season-long loan deal but he was recalled by Swansea in order to join up with the first team in preparation for the new season.[1]
Jones has played for Wales at various youth levels and is currently mainly playing for the under-19 team. However he was called up to the under-21 squad in February 2007 coming on as a substitute against Northern Ireland.[2]
Jones spent the first three months of the 2008/09 season on loan at Conference National side Cambridge United. He returned to Swansea on 18 November 2008.[3]
Grimsby Town
On 1 July 2009, Jones joined Grimsby Town on trial with a view to a permanent deal being struck.[4] On 18 July, manager Mike Newell offered Jones a permanent contract with the club.[5] Jones officially signed for Grimsby Town on 25 July 2009.[6] After struggling to break into the first team, Jones was made available for loan under new manager Neil Woods, and on January 2010, Jones signed for Welsh Premier League side Neath on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season,[7] scoring a hat trick on his debut in a 3–2 win over Porthmadog.[8]
Following the conclusion of the Welsh football season, Jones returned to Grimsby and was ready for selection in Town's final two games of the season. Despite this he was not picked and on 12 May 2010, Jones was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by Neil Woods following their relegation from the Football League.[9] After failing in his task to find a new club in the summer of 2010, Jones was kept on at Grimsby and was handed a squad number for the upcoming 2010–2011 campaign. On 30 July 2010 Jones had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.[10]
Neath
Following his departure, Jones returned to Neath on a permanent deal on 5 August 2010.[11]
After playing as a Striker during his loan spell, Jones has been converted to a right winger for the 2010-2011 season and has provided many assists as well as chipping in with several goals as well as Neath go in search of European football.
References
- ^ "Swans recall striker from Accies" BBC Sport Retrieved on 3 December 2007
- ^ "N Ireland U21 0–4 Wales U21" BBC Sport Retrieved on 3 December 2007
- ^ "Rendell Returns on Loan" Cambridge United Retrieved on 18 November 2008
- ^ Newell Looks at Welsh Striker, Grimsby Town F.C., 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009
- ^ Everybody Loves Chris, Grimsby Town F.C., 18 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009
- ^ Jones Completes Town Move, Grimsby Town F.C., 25 July 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009
- ^ "Jones joins Welsh side". grimsby-townfc.co.uk. 2010-01-08. http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1926062,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Neath 3–2 Porthmadog". welsh-premier.com. 2010-01-23. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php?option=com_asiframe&ipage=2&if_id=1993. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~2050024,00.html
- ^ http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~2106352,00.html
- ^ "Big spending Eagles swoop again". welsh-premier.com. 2010-08-05. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2458-big-spending-eagles-swoop-again. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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Neath F.C. – current squad Categories:- Living people
- 1989 births
- People from Swansea
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Neath F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
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