Chris Jones (footballer, born 1989)

Chris Jones (born 12 September 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for Afan Lido.

Chris Jones
Personal information
Full name Chris Jones
Date of birth (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Afan Lido
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)
2010–2012 Neath 55 (11)
2012–2014 The New Saints 65 (8)
2014–2015 Gloucester City 15 (1)
2015–2016 Port Talbot Town 12 (0)
2016 Thunder Bay Chill 14 (3)
2016–2017 Aberystwyth Town
2017 Afan Lido
2017–2019 Llanelli Town
2019–2020 Carmarthen Town
2020– Afan Lido
International career‡
2005–2007 Wales U17 10 (2)
2006–2008 Wales U19 11 (2)
2006–2007 Wales U21 1 (0)
2010–2012 Wales Semi-Pro 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

He has previously played for Swansea City, Cambridge United, Grimsby Town, Neath, The New Saints and Gloucester City.

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 Football League Trophy in 2006.[1] In July 2007 he trained with Hamilton Academical with a view to joining them on a season-long loan deal but he was recalled by Swansea to join up with the first team in preparation for the new season.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Grimsby Town

On 1 July 2009, Jones joined Grimsby Town on trial with a view to a permanent deal being struck.[5] On 18 July, manager Mike Newell offered Jones a permanent contract with the club.[6] Jones officially signed for Grimsby Town on 25 July 2009.[7] After struggling to break into the first team, Jones was made available for loan under new manager Neil Woods, and in January 2010, Jones signed for Welsh Premier League side Neath on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season,[8] scoring a hat trick on his debut in a 3–2 win over Porthmadog.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

Neath

Following his departure, Jones returned to Neath on a permanent deal on 5 August 2010.[12]

After playing as a striker during his loan spell, Jones has been converted to a right winger for the 2010–11 season and has provided many assists as well as chipping in with several goals as well as Neath go in search of European football. At the end of the 2010–11 season Jones won the Welsh Premier League Young Player of the Year Award. Jones was also Picked in the Welsh Premier League Dream Team in 2010–11 and 2011–12. Jones left Neath in May 2012 when the club folded.

The New Saints

Jones joined Newport County on trial on 5 July 2012. He however signed for The New Saints the following week.[13] After two years with the club, and with his contract with the Saints about to expire, he was again keen to join Newport and went on trial with them again in the summer of 2014.[14]

Gloucester City

On 31 July 2014, Jones joined Gloucester City on a short-term deal.[15]

Port Talbot Town

In January 2015, Jones joined Port Talbot Town.[16]

Thunder Bay Chill

He then joined Canadian team Thunder Bay Chill in May 2016, scoring three goals in 14 league matches, also appearing in one playoff match.[17]

Aberystwyth Town

In August 2016 he joined Aberystwyth Town.[18]

Afan Lido

In March 2017 he joined Afan Lido.[19]

Llanelli Town

In July 2017 he joined Llanelli Town.[20]

Carmarthen Town

In May 2019 he joined Carmarthen Town.[21]

Afan Lido (second time)

In January 2020 he re-joined Afan Lido.

Honours

References
  1. "Walsall 1 Swansea 1" BBC Sport Retrieved on 3 December 2007
  2. "Swans recall striker from Accies" BBC Sport Retrieved on 3 December 2007
  3. "N Ireland U21 0–4 Wales U21" BBC Sport Retrieved on 3 December 2007
  4. "Rendell Returns on Loan" Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cambridge United Retrieved on 18 November 2008
  5. Newell Looks at Welsh Striker Archived 4 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Grimsby Town F.C., 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009
  6. Everybody Loves Chris Archived 18 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Grimsby Town F.C., 18 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009
  7. Jones Completes Town Move Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Grimsby Town F.C., 25 July 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009
  8. "Jones joins Welsh side". grimsby-townfc.co.uk. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  9. "Neath 3–2 Porthmadog". welsh-premier.com. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  10. "Grimsby Town | News | Latest News | Latest News | 3 Released, 7 Transfer Listed". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  11. "Grimsby Town | News | Latest News | Latest News | Jones Departs". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  12. "Big spending Eagles swoop again". welsh-premier.com. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  13. "Saints get their man as Jones signs". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  14. "TNS wingman still hoping to impress Exiles' boss". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  15. "Forward Chris Jones Signs For City". Gloucester City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  16. "Steelmen swoop for ex-Swan Chris Jones". Port Talbot Town F.C. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  17. "Thunder Bay Chill - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Christopher Jones - M".
  18. "Double League Champion Signs for Black and Greens".
  19. "Chris Jones swaps Black and Greens for Lido". 17 March 2017.
  20. "Reds snap-up experienced Premier League winger Chris Jones". 20 July 2017.
  21. @CarmarthenAFC (15 May 2019). "We are delighted to welcome Chris Jones from @LlanelliTownAFC into our 2019/20 @WPL_Official squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. "People A to Z". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  23. "Dream team 2010/11". welsh-premier.com. 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  24. "Dream team 2011/12". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  25. "Dream team 2013/14". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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