Curtis Jones (footballer)
 Jones playing for Liverpool U18s in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Curtis Julian Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16[3] | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019– | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:36, 29 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:05, 14 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Curtis Julian Jones (born 30 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.
Club career
Having grown up in the centre of Liverpool, Jones joined Liverpool at the age of nine.[4] After making his U23s debut in January 2018, Jones signed his first professional contract on 1 February 2018.[5]
He was named in Liverpool's squad for the Premier League match against Everton on 7 April 2018 and was included on the substitute bench without making an appearance.[6]
Jones featured prominently for Liverpool during pre-season ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7] Manager Jürgen Klopp praised his mobility and dribbling skills.[8]
Jones made his first team debut on 7 January 2019, in the FA Cup third round against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9] His second competitive match for the club came on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons where he was chosen as Player of the Match.[10]
He then scored the winning penalty in Liverpool's EFL Cup penalty shoot-out victory against Arsenal.[11] He made his Premier League debut on 7 December 2019, from the substitute's bench, against AFC Bournemouth.[12]
On 5 January 2020, Jones was part of a Liverpool team largely made up of teenagers and reserves that defeated rivals Everton 1–0 in the FA Cup at Anfield, with Jones scoring the winning goal – his first goal for the club – with a curling strike from 20 yards.[13] At 18 years and 340 days, Jones is the youngest goalscorer in the Merseyside derby since Robbie Fowler scored for Liverpool in 1994.[14] In the next round three weeks later, he scored again to open a 2–2 draw at Shrewsbury Town, becoming the first teenager to net in consecutive games for the Reds since Raheem Sterling in April 2014.[15] On 5 February 2020, Jones became Liverpool's youngest ever captain – at 19 years and 5 days[16] – when he captained Liverpool's youngest ever first team side with an average age of 19 years and 102 days to a 1–0 victory over Shrewsbury in the FA Cup replay at Anfield.[16]
International career
Jones has represented England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2018–19[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[18] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Liverpool U21 | 2019–20[18] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
Liverpool
Individual
- UAE Sports Chain Cup Player of the Tournament: 2019[20]
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Liverpool" (PDF). FIFA. 21 December 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Curtis Jones: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "England - C. Jones - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ Pearce, James (7 January 2019). "Jones on living Liverpool dream & his mentor during pre-season tour". Liverpoolecho.co.uk.
- ^ "Curtis Jones signs first professional deal with LFC". LiverpoolFC.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Reddy, Melissa (7 April 2018). "LFC starting XI v EFC: First squad involvement for Curtis Jones, 17". Twitter.com.
- ^ "Who is Curtis Jones, how old is he and when did he join Liverpool?". talksport. 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Klopp reveals Liverpool's plan for Curtis Jones". Liverpool F.C.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Liverpool - 7 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool vs Arsenal result: Prodigy Curtis Jones settles Carabao Cup epic in game that had it all". The Independent. 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Fabinho's message for Curtis Jones after Liverpool youngster makes Premier League debut at Bournemouth". Liverpool Echo. 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Klopp's teenagers and reserves serve Ancelotti with a painful reality-check". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Teenager Jones lights up Anfield with stunning derby winner". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Liverpool: Cummings double earns surprise draw". Yahoo! Sports. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury: Own goal by Ro-Shaun Williams sends young Reds through". Bbc.co.uk. 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Curtis Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Curtis Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Poole, Harry (21 December 2019). "Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "England U18s seal second spot in UAE tournament after thrilling victory over Mexico - 24 March 2019". The FA.com.
External links
- Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website