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Dan Jones
Personal information
Full name Daniel John Jones[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 3
Youth career
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 → A.F.C. Fylde (loan) 5 (0)
2017– Barrow 45 (3)
International career‡
2018– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

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

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 A.F.C. Fylde during the 2016–17 season. He joined Barrow in 2017.

Early life

Jones born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.[4]

Club career

Hartlepool United

Jones started his career in Hartlepool United's youth system and established himself in the youth team in the 2012–13 season.[5] He was offered his first professional contract in April 2013.[6] Jones' progress was hampered after a knee injury in October 2013 which saw him ruled out for two months with a meniscus cartilage tear.[7] He made his first-team debut on 25 March 2014 as a 65th-minute substitute in a 4–2 home defeat to Mansfield Town.[8]

Jones signed a new contract of undisclosed length with Hartlepool on 22 May 2014.[9] On 7 October 2014, Jones made his first start in a 2–1 home defeat to Sheffield United in the Football League Trophy.[10] He made 12 appearances in the 2015–16 season.[11] On 10 May 2016, Jones was released by Hartlepool.[12]

Grimsby Town

Jones signed a one-year contract with newly promoted League Two club Grimsby Town on 24 June 2016 on a free transfer.[13] He joined National League club Gateshead on a one-month loan on 7 October 2016.[14] He then signed for National League North club A.F.C. Fylde on 10 February 2017 on a one-month loan.[15] After making 5 appearances for Grimsby in the 2016–17 season,[16] he was released by the club on 10 May 2017.[17]

Barrow

Jones signed for National League club Barrow on 22 June 2017 on a one-year contract with the option of another year.[18] He scored his first career goal on his Barrow debut in a 2–1 defeat away to Dagenham & Redbridge on 5 August 2017.[19]

International career

Jones was called up to a England C training camp in September 2017.[20] He made his debut on 20 March 2018 when starting a 3–2 away win over Wales in a friendly.[21]

Career statistics

As of end of 2017–18 season
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[8] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[10] League Two 25 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 28 0
2015–16[11] 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[16] League Two 3 0 — 0 0 2[b] 0 5 0
Gateshead (loan) 2016–17[19] National League 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
A.F.C. Fylde (loan) 2016–17[19] National League North 5 0 — — — 5 0
Barrow 2017–18[19] National League 33 3 0 0 — 2[c] 0 35 3
Career total 81 3 4 0 0 0 6 0 91 3
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "List of players given a free transfer: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 104. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Dan Jones". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Dan Jones". Barrow A.F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Dan Jones". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Dan Jones". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Pools offer contract to Jones". Hartlepool United F.C. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Injury blow for Pools youngster". EatSleepSport. FirstRival Publishing. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Dan Jones in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Dan Jones extends Hartlepool United contract". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Dan Jones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Dan Jones in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  12. ^ Loughlin, Nick (11 May 2016). "Dan Jones exits Hartlepool United as Craig Hignett clears the decks". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Grimsby Town: Defender Dan Jones and forward Ashley Chambers join League two side". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Dan Jones: Grimsby defender joins Gateshead for a month". BBC Sport. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  15. ^ Wood, Liam (10 February 2017). "Grimsby Town defender Dan Jones signs for National League North side on loan". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2017.[dead link]
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Dan Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Retained list announced". Grimsby Town F.C. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  18. ^ Turner, Paul (22 June 2017). "Barrow AFC land League Two full-back". The Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d "D. Jones: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  20. ^ "England come calling for Dan Jones!". Barrow A.F.C. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Badcock, Matthew (21 March 2018). "A Fejiri Okenabirhie ha-trick fires England C to victory over Wales in Barry". The Football Association. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

External links

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