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Eddy Jones

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Eddy Jones
Personal information
Full name Edward Thomas Jones[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Chester, England[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Altrincham
Number 3
Youth career
Bury
2020–2021 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Stoke City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → AFC Telford United (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2022 → Hartlepool United (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Altrincham (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 → Altrincham (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Altrincham 61 (5)
International career‡
Wales U17
2021– Wales U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:45, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Edward Thomas Jones (born 25 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for National League club Altrincham. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

Club career

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Jones began his career with Stoke City having joined from Bury's academy.[3] He spent part of the 2020–21 season on loan with AFC Telford United, where he made 12 appearances.[4][5] Jones moved on loan to Hartlepool United in August 2021.[6][7] He moved back to Stoke following the expiration of his loan deal in January 2022.[8] Jones made six appearances in all competitions for Hartlepool United.[9] On 4 February 2022, Jones joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10][11] Jones played 13 times for Altrincham as they finished in mid-table.[9]

On 2 September 2022, Jones returned to Altrincham on a six-month loan along with Stoke teammate Dan Malone.[12] On 10 January 2023, he joined Altrincham on a permanent deal.[13]

International career

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Jones is a Wales youth international, playing for them at under-17 and under-21 levels.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 29 April 2024
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
Stoke City 2020–21[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AFC Telford United (loan) 2020–21[1] National League North 10 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 12 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22[9] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 6 0
Altrincham (loan) 2021–22[1] National League 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
Altrincham (loan) 2022–23[1] National League 19 0 2 0 — 1 0 22 0
Altrincham 2022–23[1] National League 21 2 0 0 — 5 0 26 2
2023–24[1] National League 42 2 1 0 — 2 0 45 2
Total 63 4 1 0 0 0 7 0 71 4
Career total 108 4 3 0 0 0 12 0 123 4
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wales - E. Jones - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ Eddy Jones at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Stoke City complete very last minute final deal of transfer window". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cox, Lewis. "Former AFC Telford loanee Eddy Jones handed a Wales U21 call". www.shropshirestar.com.
  5. ^ Smith, Peter (31 March 2021). "Stoke City loan plan as teen Jones nudges closer to first team". StokeonTrentLive.
  6. ^ "Hartlepool sign Stoke's Jones on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Hartlepool sign left-sided defender signalling end of transfer business". The Northern Echo.
  8. ^ "Pools sign Hull". Hartlepool United FC.
  9. ^ a b c d "Games played by Eddy Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. ^ "Jones heads back out on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Welcome to Alty - two more loan signings boost Robins squad!". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. ^ "DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR ALTY AS STOKE DUO ARRIVE ON LOAN". Altrincham. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Eddy's a fully-fledged Robin! Loan star Jones commits to Alty". altrinchamfc.com. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Eddy Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. ^ "Games played by Eddy Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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