Matt Jones (footballer)

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Matt Jones
Full name	Matthew Graham Jones
Date of birth	September 1, 1980
Place of birth	Llanelli, Wales
Position	Centre Midfield
Youth clubs
2000–2002	Leeds Utd
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997-2000 2000-04 1997-2004	Leeds Utd Leicester City Overall	67 (15) 73 (32) 140 (47)
National team**
2003-	Wales	35 (11)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:52, 6 November 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2006.

Matt Jones (born 1st September 1980) is a former Welsh international football player. He has played centre-midfield for most of his career. He formerly played for Leeds United and Leicester City FC.

[edit] Biography

Jones was born in Llanelli, Wales and joined the Leeds United Youth Academy in 1997 at the age of 17. Unable to establish himself as a first team regular he transferred to Leicester City in August 2000 for a then club record fee of 3.5million.

In a premiership game against Liverpool FC at Anfield in 2003 Jones suffered a major back injury in a tackle with Gary Mcallister an after numerous operations in a bid to recover Jones decided to retire in 2004 at the age of 24.

Since his retirement Jones has worked within the sports media including appearances for BBC Sport, Sky Sports and John Barnes Soccer Night.