Connor Jones (footballer)

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Connor Jones
Personal information
Full name Connor Stephen Malcom Jones [1]
Date of birth (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 (age 25) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players given a Free Transfer: As at 18th May 2019: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 102. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Connor Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Connor Jones". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Connor Jones Extends Loan at Mangotsfield". Bristol Rovers F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lewis Ellington and Connor Jones go out on Loan". Bristol Rovers F.C. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Connor Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Evely, John (14 November 2018). "The 'brilliant' positive despite Bristol Rovers' defeat to Exeter City". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bristol Rovers: Chris Lines heads list of nine players to leave League One club". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.


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