Adriana Konjarski

Adriana Konjarski (née Jones, born 11 October 1995) is an Australian women's association football player who plays for Newcastle Jets in the A-League Women.

Adriana Konjarski
Personal information
Full name Adriana Konjarski
Birth name Adriana Jones
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Newcastle Jets 6 (0)
2015–2016 Newcastle Jets 8 (1)
2016–2018 Adelaide United 20 (9)
2018–2019 Melbourne City 9 (1)
2019 South Melbourne 8 (8)
2022 Warners Bay 15 (33)
2022–2023 Newcastle Jets 9 (1)
2023 Broadmeadow Magic[1]
2023– Newcastle Jets 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022

Personal life

Jones is the daughter of former NSL player and former Newcastle Jets head coach Mark Jones.[2][3]

Club career

Newcastle Jets

Jones signed for Newcastle Jets in 2013.[4] After a season off, Jones re-joined Newcastle Jets in October 2015.[5][3][6]

Adelaide United

Jones joined Adelaide United ahead of the 2016–17 season.[4] Jones went on to score nine goals during her first season for Adelaide.[4] Jones also completed a hat trick during the 12th round clash against Western Sydney Wanderers.[7][4]

Zhuhai Suoka Guangdong Football Club

Jones would go onto spending some time at the Chinese outfit before returning to Adelaide for the 2017–18 season.[8] She would go on to score 13 times while playing in China.[4][9]

Melbourne City

Jones would go on to join her third W-League side for the 2018–19 season for Melbourne City.[4][10][11]

South Melbourne

For the 2019 WNPL season, Jones signed for the former NSL side, South Melbourne.[12] Debuting against Bulleen Lions,[13] Jones would go on to score for her latest club the following game very early on against Senior NTC.[14]

Return to Newcastle Jets

In October 2022, following a break-out season in the second tier with Warners Bay, Konjarski returned to the professional level, returning to her first club, Newcastle Jets.[15][16]

References
  1. Adriana Konjarski at Magic
  2. "Hyundai A-League lads and their dads". Football Federation Australia. 4 February 2016.
  3. Prichard, Greg (10 September 2016). "Jones puts his hand up for 'dream job' at Jets". The World Game. SBS.
  4. "Get to Know... Adriana Jones". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. "Deans Boosts Squad With Mix Of Youth And Experience". Northern NSW Football. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. "Newcastle Jets preview". Football Federation Australia. 29 October 2015.
  7. "Adelaide United Women vs Western Sydney Wanderers Women, Westfield W-League, Round 12, 14th Jan 2017". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. "Adriana Jones re-commits to AUFC Women for 2017/18". Adelaide United. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. Cootes, Isobel (27 April 2017). "Adriana stays on target in China | photos". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. "'Australia can learn from China'". The Women's Game. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  11. Lynch, Michael (24 September 2018). "Melbourne City confirm Kellond Knight and Butt as they aim at fourth W-League". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  12. "Competition Stats". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  13. "FFV – NPL Match Centre". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  14. "FFV – NPL Match Centre". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. "Newcastle Jets sign Adriana Konjarski". Newcastle Jets. 24 October 2022.
  16. Valentine, Renee (24 October 2022). "In-form Adriana Konjarski earns national league recall with Newcastle Jets colours after break-out NPLW NNSW season at Warners Bay: A-League Women". The Newcastle Herald.
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