Connor Jones (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Connor Stephen Malcom Jones[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 November 1998||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Bristol Rovers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Yate Town (loan) | ||
2017–2018 | → Mangotsfield United (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2018 | → Mangotsfield United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:30, 22 August 2019 (UTC) |
Connor Stephen Malcom Jones (born 30 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early and personal life
Jones' father died in January 2018; the police investigated it as murder.[3]
Career
Jones began his career at Bristol Rovers, spending time on loan at Yate Town during the 2016–17 season.[4] He moved on loan to Mangotsfield United in November 2017,[5] making 23 league appearances.[4] He returned to Mangotsfield United for a second loan spell in March 2018,[6] making a further 3 league appearances.[4] He made his senior debut for Bristol Rovers on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy,[7] one of four Bristol Rovers players (alongside Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Zain Walker and Theo Widdrington) to do so in that match.[8]
He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]
References
- ^ "List of Players given a Free Transfer: As at 18th May 2019: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 102. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Connor Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Ashcroft, Esme (13 January 2018). "Bristol Rovers 'shocked and saddened' by alleged murder of club player's father, Nathan Jones". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Connor Jones". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Connor Jones Extends Loan at Mangotsfield". Bristol Rovers F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Lewis Ellington and Connor Jones go out on Loan". Bristol Rovers F.C. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Evely, John (14 November 2018). "The 'brilliant' positive despite Bristol Rovers' defeat to Exeter City". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers: Chris Lines heads list of nine players to leave League One club". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.