Ellis Jones (footballer, born 2003)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ellis Raymond Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wednesbury, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder; centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Tucson | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Vale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Newcastle Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Alvechurch | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Oklahoma Christian Eagles and Lady Eagles | ||
| 2024– | FC Tucson | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:01, 2 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ellis Raymond Jones (born 4 December 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL League Two club FC Tucson.
Jones began his career at Port Vale and played on loan at Newcastle Town. He then joined American side Oklahoma Christian Eagles and Lady Eagles and moved on to FC Tucson.
Career
[edit]Port Vale
[edit]Jones made his first-team debut for Port Vale at the age of 17 whilst still a second-year youth team scholar, coming on as a half-time substitute for Brad Walker in a 1–0 win over Rochdale in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park on 5 October 2021.[4][5] manager Darrell Clarke said that he had done well in the game and that "he earned it [his debut], I don't give them out for the sake of it. Some clubs do but I don't agree with that".[6] He was then played in central defence by youth-team Coach Billy Paynter "to help him develop with more time on the ball", and was also given the captain's armband in youth-team games.[7] On 19 March 2022, Jones joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Newcastle Town on loan.[8] He played a total of five games for Newcastle.[9] He was not offered a professional contract when his youth-team contract expired in June 2022.[10]
Alvechurch
[edit]Jones signed with Southern League Premier Division Central club Alvechurch, making three starts and four substitute appearances during the 2022–23 season.[11]
United States
[edit]Jones travelled to the United States and joined the Oklahoma Christian Eagles and Lady Eagles whilst studying Business at Oklahoma Christian University.[12] He was named the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and All-Freshman team and became the first Oklahoma Christian men's soccer player to earn First Team All-South Central Region honours at the Division II level.[12] He joined FC Tucson of USL League Two in May 2024.[13]
Style of play
[edit]Jones is a central midfielder, though can also play at centre-back.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 2021–22[14] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Newcastle Town (loan) | 2021–22[9] | Northern Premier League Division One West |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alvechurch | 2022–23[11] | Southern League Premier Division Central |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "English Football League Two 2021/2022". .footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Ellis Jones player profile". onevalefan.co.uk. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ellis Jones - Youth Team - Port Vale". Port Vale F.C. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Papa John's Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (7 October 2021). "Every word from Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke ahead of Sutton United game". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (2 November 2021). "Port Vale youth captain Ellis Jones impressing after first-team debut". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ @NewcastleTownFC (March 19, 2022). "We are delighted to welcome Ellis Jones…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Newcastle Town | Appearances | Ellis Jones | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (24 June 2022). "Port Vale release youth players as they invest in academy". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Ellis Jones - Alvechurch F.C. Alvechurch 1sts". www.alvechurchfc.club. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ellis Jones – 2023 – Men's Soccer". Oklahoma Christian University Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ @FCTucson (May 1, 2024). "A new member of the squad 🖤👏 @BadgerMSoccer defender Ellis Jones joins us for the 2024 summer season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Wednesbury
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football central defenders
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Newcastle Town F.C. players
- Alvechurch F.C. players
- Oklahoma Christian Eagles men's soccer players
- FC Tucson players
- Northern Premier League players
- Southern Football League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century English sportsmen