Jermaine Jones

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Jermaine Jones
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Jones
Date of birth November 3, 1981 (1981-11-03) (age 26)
Place of birth    Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Schalke 04
Number 13
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–
Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer Leverkusen
Eintracht Frankfurt
Schalke 04
046 0(7)
005 0(0)
038 0(5)
030 0(1)   
National team2
2008– Germany 02 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 17, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 27, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jermaine Jones (born November 3, 1981 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German-American footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04. His father is an African-American soldier stationed in Germany. In the 2005–06 season, he suffered a serious leg injury that required surgery, and was injured for 8 months, only returning in the first half of the last game of the season.

Jones grew up in Frankfurt-Bonames. He broke through the Eintracht Frankfurt squad, became a German Under-21 international and a fans' favourite, somewhat due to his flashy outward appearance. A short stint at Bayer Leverkusen proved unsuccessful, and after returning to Frankfurt, he shed his "teen idol" image, established himself as a quality player and recently became captain of the squad.

Jones is a good friend of female soccer player and multiple national champion Steffi Jones. They both started in the same club, SV Bonames (albeit not at the same time).[1]

[edit] Controversies

Jones caught flak in 2004 for an interview for popular sports magazine "Sport-BILD". When asked whether there were gay footballers in the Bundesliga, he said "hopefully not".

In March 2007 Jones announced on the official Eintracht bulletin board that he would not extend his contract expiring at the end of the 2006-07 season.[2] This enraged many Eintracht supporters, as Jones cancelled a contract negotiation with chairman Heribert Bruchhagen a few days before because his advisor was on a sudden journey to Brazil. In October 2006, he already had defended himself for turning down a contract offer, underlining he wanted to stay after all the management of the Eagles had done for him during his injuries.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Zwei von uns", ZDF, 21 May 2006. 
  2. ^ "Nichts als die Wahrheit", Eintracht Frankfurt bulletin board, 13 March 2007. 
  3. ^ "Jones lehnt Vertragsangebot ab", Eintracht Frankfurt bulletin board, 8 October 2006. 

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