Chris Jones (footballer, born 1985)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Porthmadog | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ? | Chester City | ||
| ? | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2001–2004 | Leeds United[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Leeds United | ? | (?) |
| 2005 | → A.F.C. Bournemouth (loan)[2] | ? | (?) |
| 2006 | Limerick | ? | (?) |
| 2006 | Colwyn Bay | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2007 | Caernarfon Town | 28 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Llangefni Town | 30 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Porthmadog | 64 | (10) |
| 2010–2016 | Bangor City | 175 | (37) |
| 2016– | Porthmadog | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| ? | Wales U19 | ? | (?) |
| ? | Wales U21 | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:04, 3 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
Chris Jones is a Welsh semi-professional footballer currently playing for Cymru Alliance side Porthmadog. A former professional with Leeds United,[2] Jones is currently in his fourth season with City. He made several appearances for Leeds and was heavily involved with the first team. Chris was playing with the likes of Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Rio Ferdinand, Scott Carson and Alan Smith during his spell with the Yorkshire outfit.
Youth career
Jones started off playing for Pwllheli, his local team, at a very young age. He was immediately spotted by scouts and Chester City introduced him to their youth system. From there on numerous clubs were after Jones' services. He then signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers before quickly being targeted by Leeds United scouts which led to the club immediately approaching the player. Jones then put pen to paper for Leeds United and also went on to make several appearances for Wales U19 and U21. He was thought to be one of the best youth products at the time for Leeds but was unfortunately released along with a number of other players when the club hit bankruptcy.
European goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 July 2010 | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto, Espoo, Finland |  FC Honka | 1 – 1 | 1–1 | Europa League qualifying[3] |
| 2. | 22 July 2010 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales | FC Honka | 2 – 1 | 2–1 | Europa League qualifying[4] |
Personal life
Chris is a fluent Welsh speaker and regularly takes interviews from S4C's Sgorio team after WPL matches.
References
- ↑ "Official Bangor City F.C. website". bangorcityfc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Welsh-Premier website". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Official BBC Sport website". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Official BBC Sport website". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2013.