Dan Jones (footballer, born 1994)

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Dan Jones
Personal information
Full name Daniel John Jones[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England[3]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[4]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Port Vale
Number 3
Youth career
Sunderland
000–2013 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Hartlepool United 37 (0)
2016–2017 Grimsby Town 3 (0)
2016 → Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → AFC Fylde (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2019 Barrow 74 (4)
2019–2021 Salford City 3 (0)
2020 → Barrow (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Harrogate Town (loan) 21 (1)
2021– Port Vale 21 (0)
National team
2018 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Daniel John Jones (born 14 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Port Vale.

Jones started his career in Hartlepool United's youth system, signing his first professional contract in 2013. Having been released by the club in 2016, Jones signed for League Two club Grimsby Town, with loan spells at Gateshead and AFC Fylde during the 2016–17 season. He joined Barrow in 2017 and was a first-team regular for two seasons, winning two caps for the England C team, before he joined Salford City on a two-year contract in June 2019. He spent the second half of the of the 2019–20 season on loan at former club Barrow, which would end in them winning promotion as champions of the National League. He was loaned to Harrogate Town the following season and played in the 2020 FA Trophy final victory over Concord Rangers. He joined Port Vale after being released from Salford at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Club career[]

Hartlepool United[]

Jones born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.[3] He spent four years in the Academy at Sunderland, before he started his career in Hartlepool United's youth system and established himself in the youth-team in the 2012–13 season.[5][6] He was offered his first professional contract in April 2013.[7] Jones' progress was hampered after a knee injury in October 2013 which saw him ruled out for two months with a meniscus cartilage tear.[8] He made his first-team debut at Victoria Park on 25 March 2014, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in a 4–2 defeat to Mansfield Town.[9] He signed a new contract of undisclosed length with Hartlepool two months later.[10]

Having failed to play again under Colin Cooper's stewardship, Jones came into first-team contention during Sam Collins's caretaker spell.[11] On 7 October 2014, he made his first start in a 2–1 home defeat to Sheffield United in the Football League Trophy.[12] He was initially dropped to the bench by new permanent manager Paul Murray, who would last just six weeks in the role, before Jones established himself in defence following the appointment of Ronnie Moore in December.[13][14] He went on to start 23 League Two games primarily as a left-sided centre-half in the 2014–15 campaign, helping "Pools" to avoid relegation out of the Football League, and signed another new contract of undisclosed length in the summer.[15][16][14] He made just 12 appearances in the 2015–16 season.[17] On 10 May 2016, Jones was released by Hartlepool; manager Craig Hignett said that "It might be the best thing that’s happened to him because Dan has got everything, but, for one reason or another, it hasn’t really clicked for him".[18][19]

Grimsby Town[]

Jones signed a one-year contract with newly-promoted League Two club Grimsby Town on 24 June 2016.[20] According to the Grimsby Telegraph, manager Paul Hurst saw him as "one for the future upon his arrival at Blundell Park".[21] He joined National League club Gateshead on a one-month loan on 7 October 2016.[22] Jones featured in just three league games at the Gateshead International Stadium, but "Tynesiders" boss Neil Aspin said that "if Grimsby decide to loan him out again then he will be somebody we consider".[23] Jones instead joined National League North leaders AFC Fylde on a one-month loan, starting on 10 February 2017.[24] Dave Challinor, manager of the "Coasters", tried to extend the loan to keep Jones at Mill Farm, but his request was denied by Grimsby.[25] Upon returning to Grimsby, new manager Marcus Bignot said that "Dan is back with us now and is going to be important for us moving forward".[26] However Bignot was sacked three weeks later and, having made only five appearances for Grimsby in the 2016–17 season,[27] Jones was released by new manager Russell Slade in May 2017.[28][29]

Barrow[]

On 22 June 2017, Jones signed a one-year contract, with the option of another year, at National League club Barrow.[30] Speaking six days later, manager Paul Cox said that he had missed out on a number of other targets and that the transfer market was “the hardest in a number of years”.[31] Jones scored his first career goal on his Barrow debut in a 2–1 defeat away to Dagenham & Redbridge on 5 August.[16] It proved to be a difficult campaign however, with Cox leaving the club in August, and his replacement – Micky Moore – was sacked after just three months despite being publicly backed in the media by Jones.[32] Jones would miss a month of action with a knee injury, but impressed new manager Adrian Pennock with his work-rate on the sidelines.[33] He ended the 2017–18 season with three goals in 35 appearances as the "Bluebirds" finished one points above the relegation zone.[16] The following season Jones was named in the National League Team of the Year for the 2018–19 season, having stood out in an inconsistent Barrow team.[34]

Salford City[]

On 5 June 2019, Jones joined newly-promoted League Two club Salford City on a two-year contract.[35] However he struggled to break into Graham Alexander's first-team plans, with Ibou Touray preferred at left-back, and was limited to just three league games.[36][37] On 10 February 2020, he rejoined Barrow on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[38] Manager Ian Evatt stated that Jones would provide fresh competition for a team aiming to win the league and that he would provide cover for the centre-back position with Josh Granite out injured.[39] He was limited to just four appearances during his second spell at Holker Street however, as due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England the season was curtailed early on 16 March, and Barrow were promoted as league winners on a points-per-game basis.[40]

He joined fellow League Two side Harrogate Town on a season-long loan in September 2020.[41] He scored his first goal for Harrogate in an EFL Trophy tie against Leicester City U21s on 6 October.[42] However he missed three months after picking up a groin injury in training towards the end of November.[43] He scored his first Football League goal on 13 April, in a 2–2 draw with Leyton Orient at Wetherby Road, and was praised by manager Simon Weaver after the game.[44] He played for Harrogate at Wembley Stadium in the 2020 FA Trophy final, which had been delayed from the previous season due to the pandemic; Harrogate won the game 1–0, though Jones was substituted on 62-minutes after being shown a yellow card.[45] Jones did not play a first-team game for Salford during the 2020–21 season and left Moor Lane after not being offered a new contract by new "Ammies" manager Gary Bowyer.[46]

Port Vale[]

On 10 June 2021, he reached an agreement to join League Two club Port Vale on a two-year contract, with manager Darrell Clarke commenting that "I've always liked Dan to be honest... he'll give us options in a number of positions defensively".[47] He played at left-back, right-back and centre-back in the opening three games of the 2021–22 season.[48] He played the first 21 league games of the season before being suspended for three games after picking up a straight red card for a foul on Oli Cooper in a 2–1 defeat at Newport County on 11 December.[49][50]

International career[]

Jones was called up to an England C training camp in September 2017.[51] He made his debut on 20 March 2018 when starting a 3–2 away win over Wales in a friendly.[52] On 20 March 2019, Jones played in the reverse fixture for England, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[53]

Style of play[]

Jones is a defender who plays primarily at left-back, though is able to play at centre-back.[54][55] He has the ability to play out from the back and make diagonal passes to switch the play.[56] He is also an accomplished throw-in taker, having been a javelin thrower at school.[47][48]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 11 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepool United 2013–14[9] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[12] League Two 25 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 28 0
2015–16[17] League Two 11 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Total 37 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 41 0
Grimsby Town 2016–17[27] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 5 0
Gateshead (loan) 2016–17[16] National League 3 0 2 0 — 0 0 5 0
AFC Fylde (loan) 2016–17[16] National League North 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Barrow 2017–18[16] National League 33 3 0 0 — 2[b] 0 35 3
2018–19[16] National League 41 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 43 1
Total 74 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 78 4
Salford City 2019–20[57] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
2020–21[58] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Barrow (loan) 2019–20[16] National League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Harrogate Town (loan) 2019–20[16][c] — — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
2020–21[58] League Two 21 1 1 0 1 0 2[a] 1 25 2
Port Vale 2021–22[59] League Two 21 0 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 25 0
Career total 171 5 8 0 2 0 14 1 195 6
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ The 2019–20 FA Trophy was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing Harrogate to play it in during the 2020–21 season, the match counting as an appearance in the 2019–20 season

Honours[]

Individual

Barrow

Harrogate Town

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