John Stones
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Stones[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 May 1994||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Barnsley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Barnsley | 25 | (0) |
2013– | Everton | 40 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2013 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
2013 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
2013– | England U21 | 10 | (0) |
2014– | England | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of match played 26 April 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2015 |
John Stones (born 28 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Everton and the England national football team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back.
He began his career with Barnsley, making his professional debut in the Championship in March 2012, before joining Everton for around £3 million in January 2013. Stones made his senior debut for England in 2014.
Club career
Barnsley
Born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire,[2] Stones came through the Barnsley youth academy to sign professional forms in December 2011. He made his professional debut in the Championship on 17 March 2012, in a 0–4 defeat to Reading at Oakwell, replacing Scott Wiseman after 52 minutes.[3] He scored his only goal for Barnsley on his first start, equalising before half time in a League Cup first round match away to Rochdale on 11 August 2012, which resulted in a 4–3 victory after extra time.[4] A week later, he made his first league start, in a 1–0 victory against Middlesbrough.[5]
Everton
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Stones signed a five-and-a-half-year deal with Everton on 31 January 2013,[6] for a transfer fee reported to be in the region of £3 million.[7] He was an unused substitute for three Premier League matches that season, starting on 10 February in a 0–2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.[8]
Manchester City
On the 5th of May 2015 a fee was agreed with Everton for the transfer of Stones. The fee was rumoured to be in the region of £17 million GBP along with Stevan Jovetic moving in the opposite direction. Stones will join the Manchester based team on July 15th after the European Under 21s championship ends and will wear the number 19 shirt which was previously vacant.
He made his debut for Everton against Stevenage in the League Cup second round on 28 August 2013, a 2–1 win after extra time at Goodison Park.[9] He made his league debut as a late substitute for Steven Naismith in a 1–0 home win over Chelsea on 14 September 2013.[10] He started his first Premier League game for Everton in a 1–1 draw against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 1 January 2014.[11]
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On 7 August 2014, Stones signed a new 5-year contract that will keep him with Everton until 2019. The deal is believed to be worth around £30,000 a week.[12]
He suffered an ankle injury against Manchester United on 5 October, ruling him out for between 10 and 14 weeks.[13]
Despite his injury woes, Stones was listed among the nominees for the Golden Boy 2014 Award alongside former Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu and fellow England internationals Calum Chambers, Raheem Sterling and Luke Shaw.
Stones was sent off in Everton's 4–1 away win at Young Boys in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League on 19 February 2015, for conceding a penalty with a foul on Guillaume Hoarau who went on to miss the spot-kick.[14] He scored his first goal for Everton in a 3–0 home win against Manchester United on 26 April 2015, heading in the team's second goal of the game.[15]
International career
On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[16] He made his England U20 debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.[17]
He made his under-21s debut against Scotland's U21s. He played the entire 90 minutes, resulting in a 6–0 win for England.
On 12 May 2014, he was named as a standby player for England's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. During his press conference, Roy Hodgson confirmed that Stones would join the squad at their pre-tournament training camp in Portugal and that should Phil Jones not be able to shake off a shoulder injury, Stones would take his place. Stones made his England debut on 30 May in a 3–0 win over Peru at Wembley, replacing Everton teammate Leighton Baines for the final 15 minutes,[18] also playing the next match, a 2-2 draw with Ecuador. Jones eventually recovered and retained his tournament berth.
On 3 September 2014, Stones made his first England start in a friendly against Norway at Wembley Stadium.[19] Five days later, in England's first match of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification, Stones made his competitive debut in a 2–0 victory away to Switzerland at St. Jakob-Park, Basel.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 April 2015.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley | 2011–12[21] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2012–13[22] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
Everton | 2013–14[23] | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
2014–15[24] | Premier League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
Career total | 64 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 2 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 8 September 2014.[25]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 427. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Reading maintained their promotion charge with an emphatic win at Oakwell to secure their ninth win in 10 games". BBC Sport. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Rochdale 3–4 Barnsley (aet)". BBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Tykes claim overdue home win". Sky Sports. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Blues sign Stones". Everton F.C. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Everton sign defender John Stones from Barnsley". BBC Sport. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (10 February 2013). "Man Utd 2-0 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Everton 2 – 1 Stevenage (aet)". BBC. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Everton 1 – 0 Chelsea". BBC. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Stoke City 1–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Jones, Simon (7 August 2014). "John Stones pens new Everton contract worth £30,000-a-week as Roberto Martinez rewards defender". Daily Mail.
- ^ "Everton: John Stones could miss rest of 2014 with ankle injury". BBC Sport. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "BSC Young Boys 1-4 Everton". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Everton 3-0 Manchester United" BBC Sport. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Final squad named" TheFA.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Training win for Three Lions" TheFA.com. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "England 3–0 Peru". BBC Sport. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (19 August 2014). "Besiktas 0–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Switzerland 0-2 England". BBC Sport. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Games played by John Stones in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by John Stones in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by John Stones in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by John Stones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Stones.html "John Stones". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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- John Stones Player Profile at Everton F.C.
- John Stones at Soccerbase
- John Stones at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Barnsley
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Premier League players
- England international footballers