Pat Jones (footballer, born 2003)

Patrick Samuel Jones (born 9 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Wales under-21 national team.

Pat Jones
Personal information
Full name Patrick Samuel Jones[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 26
Youth career
Ruthin Town
Bala Town
2017–2019 Wrexham
2019–2020 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Huddersfield Town 8 (1)
International career‡
2019 Wales U17 5 (0)
2022– Wales U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:35, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Stockport, England, Jones started his football career at his local team Ruthin Town, before moving to Bala Town and then Wrexham in 2017. He joined the Huddersfield Town Academy in September 2019, before signing a professional contract in October 2020.[3] Because the transfer was across the England–Wales border, Jones had to wait for international clearance before joining the club, which came in January 2020.[4]

Jones made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 9 January 2021, starting in their 3–2 FA Cup Third Round defeat to Plymouth Argyle, before being replaced by Rolando Aarons.[5]

He scored his first goal for Huddersfield against Norwich City on 16 August 2022.[6]

International

Jones has played for Wales' Under-17 side.[4]

In June 2022, Jones played twice for the Wales U21 team in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Netherlands U21 and Gibraltar U21.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2020–21[8] Championship 2010000030
2021–22[9] Championship 0000000000
2022–23[10] Championship 5100000051
Career total 7110000081

    References
    1. "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
    2. "Patrick Jones - Midfielder - U19 Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com.
    3. Tomlinson, Adam (6 October 2020). "FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT FOR PAT JONES". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
    4. Threlfall-Sykes, David (22 March 2020). "#YOUNGTERRIERS IN FOCUS – PAT JONES". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
    5. "Huddersfield Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle". BBC. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
    6. "Norwich 2-1 Huddersfield". BBC. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
    7. "WALES UNDER-21 DEBUT FOR PAT JONES!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
    8. "Games played by Pat Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    9. "Games played by Pat Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    10. "Games played by Pat Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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