Lloyd Jones (English footballer)

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Lloyd Jones
Personal information
Full name Lloyd Richard Jones[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 28
Youth career
2006–2011 Plymouth Argyle
2011–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Liverpool 0 (0)
2015 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2016 → Blackpool (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 → Swindon Town (loan) 24 (2)
2018– Luton Town 1 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Wales U17 11 (1)
2012 Wales U19 1 (0)
2014 England U19 3 (0)
2014 England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:22, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Lloyd Richard Jones (born 7 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Luton Town.

Club career

Liverpool

Liverpool signed Lloyd Jones in May 2011 from the Plymouth Argyle for a sum of £150,000.[2]

The large figure of Jones quickly became a regular starter for Liverpool's Under-21 squad during the 2012–13 season. He was rewarded with his good performances by earning a call up to the senior squad on 12 May 2013 for Liverpool's Premier League encounter against Fulham. He was an unused substitute in the 3–1 victory for Liverpool.[3] In July 2013, he signed a 3-year professional deal with the club.[4]

Jones captained the Reserve team for the latter part of the 2013–14 campaign & throughout the 2014–15 season.

Various loan spells

On 1 January 2015, Lloyd Jones signed a 6 weeks loan deal with Cheltenham Town along with fellow reserve teammates Kevin Stewart and Jack Dunn.[5] He made his Cheltenham, and senior debut, on 3 January in a League Two match against Oxford United which saw Cheltenham win 2–1.[6][7][8]

On 12 March 2015, Jones joined Accrington Stanley on a 6 weeks loan.[9]

On the 3 August 2015, Jones signed a season long loan with Blackpool FC.[10] On 30 September 2015, he suffered a serious injury being out for 6 months injuring both knee & ankle in the same tackle.[11]

On 6 August 2016, Jones signed new 2-year contract with Liverpool and on the same day, he was loaned to Swindon Town.[12]

Luton Town

On 31 January 2018, Jones joined Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[13]

International career

Jones is eligible to represent his birth country England as well as Wales through his Welsh father. He made eleven appearances for the Welsh under-17s scoring once. He earned one cap for the Welsh U19s before switching allegiance to England in October 2013, having rejected a call-up to the Welsh U21s.[14] He got called up for the England U19s for their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification matches in May 2014. Jones featured in all three matches. Four months later he made his debut for the U20s in a friendly against Romania. He has played four times for the U20s.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 September 2018
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
Liverpool 2014–15[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2014–15[15] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2014–15[15] League Two 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Blackpool (loan) 2015–16[16] League One 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2016–17[17] League One 24 2 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 29 2
Luton Town 2017–18[18] League Two 1 0 — — — 1 0
2018–19[19] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Career total 52 3 2 0 3 0 3 0 60 3
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Liverpool prospect Lloyd Jones grateful to home club Plymouth Argyle". The Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Fulham 1 – 3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Liverpool defender Lloyd Jones has signed a professional deal at Anfield". Sky Sports. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Liverpool youngsters to join Cheltenham on month's loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Oxford Utd 1–2 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Jones extends Cheltenham loan deal". liverpoolfc.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Lloyd Jones returns to Liverpool after Cheltenham Town loan spell". International Business Times. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Lloyd Jones: Liverpool defender joins Accrington Stanley on loan". BBC Sport. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Jones joins Blackpool on loan". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Jones extends Blackpool youth loan". Liverpool F.C. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Lloyd Jones signs new deal and joins Swindon on loan". Liverpool FC.
  13. ^ "Lloyd Jones joins the Hatters from Liverpool". Luton Town FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Liverpool's Lloyd Jones rejects Wales Under-21s for England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Lloyd Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

External links

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