Thomas Jones (footballer, born 1997)
Thomas Luciano Jones Mariani (born 25 September 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Magallanes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Luciano Jones Mariani[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Magallanes | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| 2012–2015 | Barnechea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Barnechea | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Santa Cruz | 44 | (4) |
| 2018– | Magallanes | 111 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Chile U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Santiago, Jones began his career in the academy of Universidad de Chile, where he stayed until an injury at under-13 level lead coaches to not register him for the next year.[2] He returned to playing football in his local neighbourhood, before joining the academy of Barnechea at under-15 level.[2]
Having made two appearances in the Copa Chile with Barnechea, Jones left early in the 2015–16 season, joining Segunda División side Santa Cruz, initially on loan.[3]
After three seasons with Santa Cruz, Jones returned to the Primera B with Magallanes. Having suffered a wrist injury at the beginning of 2022, he missed two-and-a-half months, before returning to the side to help them win the Copa Chile, as well as promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[4][5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 September 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Copa Chile | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnechea | 2015–16 | Primera B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Santa Cruz (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Santa Cruz | 2016–17 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Magallanes | 2018 | Primera B | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2023 | Chilean Primera División | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Total | 111 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 26 | ||
- Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in the Supercopa de Chile
References
- Thomas Jones at WorldFootball.net
- "Técnica, goles y metas" [Technique, goals and aims]. issuu.com (in Spanish). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "La gran aparición de Thomas Jones en vital triunfo de Magallanes" [The great appearance of Thomas Jones in Magellan's vital triumph]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- Silva, Felipe (12 October 2022). "De sufrir una dura lesión y jugar poco a marcar un triplete y regalarle el balón a su padre" [From suffering a serious injury and playing little to scoring a hat trick and giving the ball to his father]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "Thomas Jones: "En el fútbol se gana bien, pero no son todos"" [Thomas Jones: "You win well in football, but not everyone wins"]. flanlate.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- Thomas Jones at Soccerway