Aaron Jones (footballer, born 1994)

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Aaron Jones
Personal information
Full name Aaron Jones
Date of birth (1994-03-12) 12 March 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Great Yarmouth, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 King's Lynn Town
Number 2
Youth career
2002–2012 Ipswich Town
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Georgia State Panthers 36 (3)
2015–2016 Clemson Tigers 39 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Carolina Dynamo 9 (0)
2017 Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
2017 → Bethlehem Steel (loan) 28 (2)
2018– King's Lynn Town 56 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Aaron Jones (born 12 March 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Central club King's Lynn Town.

Playing career[]

Youth, college and amateur[]

Jones spent 10 years with Ipswich Town's development academy before moving to the United States to play college soccer at Georgia State University.[1][2] He made a 36 appearances for the Panthers and tallied three goals and seven assists. On 8 January 2015, it was announced that Jones had decided to transfer to Clemson University.[3] He made 39 appearances during his time with the Tigers and finished with four goals and seven assists.[citation needed]

Jones also played in the Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo.[4]

Professional[]

On 13 January 2017, Jones was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.[5] He signed a professional contract with the club a month later.[6] On 1 April 2017, Jones made his professional debut with USL affiliate club Bethlehem Steel in a 3–2 defeat to Rochester Rhinos.[7]

On 1 November 2017, Philadelphia declined their contract option on Jones.[8]

King's Lynn Town[]

On 24 August 2018, upon his return from the US, Jones signed a two-year deal with Southern League Premier Central side King's Lynn Town.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ From Ipswich to Philadelphia: The Aaron Jones Story fivefityone.com
  2. ^ Lieberman, Randy (7 February 2013). "Men's Soccer inks Talented Class on Signing Day". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State Sports. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Jones Begins Spring Semester Classes at Clemson". ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Tigers. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Dynamo Talent Jones Signs with Union". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. ^ Bright, Ryan (13 January 2017). "Union trade up in the 2nd round to add Marcus Epps, also add Aaron Jones". CSNPhilly.com. CSN Philly. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Aaron Jones". PhiladelphiaUnion.com. Philadelphia Union Communications. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Union Exercise 2018 Options On 11 Players". philadelphiaunion.com. 1 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Defender happy to pen two-year deal with King's Lynn Town". lynnnews.co.uk. 24 August 2018.

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