Dan Jones (footballer)

Dan Jones
Personal information
Full nameDaniel John Jones[1]
Date of birth14 December 1994
Place of birthSedgefield, England
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Hartlepool United
Number20
Youth career
2011–2013Hartlepool United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Hartlepool United10(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:31, 11 January 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Daniel John Jones (born 14 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Hartlepool United as a defender playing either at left-back or centre-half.

Career

A product of Hartlepool United's youth system, Having previously been at Sunderland's Academy for four years and Wallsend Boys Club,Jones established himself in the youth team in the 2012-13 season making 23 appearances for the youth side and nine appearances for the reserves.[2] Jones' form saw him offered his first professional contract in April 2013.[3]

Jones' progress was hampered after a knee injury in October 2013 which saw Dan ruled out for two months with a meniscus cartilage tear.[4]

Jones made his first-team debut in March 2014, as a substitute for the injured Darren Holden, in a 4-2 defeat to Mansfield Town.[5]

On 22 May 2014, Jones signed a new contract of an undisclosed length.[6]

On the 5th of December 2014, Jones started for Hartlepool against non-league Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup 2nd Round.

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 36. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dan Jones". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pools Offer Contract To Jones". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Injury blow for Pools youngster". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hartlepool United 2-4 Mansfield Town". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dan Jones extends Hartlepool United contract". Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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