Darwin Jones (soccer)

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Darwin Jones
Personal information
Full name Darwin L. Jones
Date of birth (1992-04-04) April 4, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2008–2010 Washington Premier FC
2010–2011 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Highline CC Thunderbirds 15 (15)
2013–2014 Washington Huskies 37 (15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 10 (4)
2015–2016 Seattle Sounders FC 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 33 (12)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 23 (1)
2018 IFK Värnamo 5 (0)
2018–2021 Orange County SC 64 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021

Darwin L. Jones (born April 4, 1992) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Youth, college and amateur

Jones spent his youth career with Washington Premier FC and the Seattle Sounders FC Academy before beginning his college career at Highline College. In his only season with the Thunderbirds, Jones tallied 15 goals and 10 assists and led the team to the semifinals of the NWAC.

On February 6, 2012, it was announced that Jones transferred to the University of Washington. [1] However, on August 26, it was reported that Jones did not meet the state of Washington's Direct Transfer Agreement and would not play for the Huskies in 2012. [2] He would join the Huskies in 2013 and in his two seasons with the team, he made a total of 37 appearances and tallied 15 goals and nine assists and helped lead the Huskies to a Pac-12 title in 2013. He was also named First Team All-Pac-12 in back to back seasons.

Jones also played in the Premier Development League for Seattle Sounders FC U-23. [3] [4]

Professional

On January 9, 2015, Jones signed a homegrown player contract with Seattle Sounders FC, making him the fifth homegrown signing in club history. [5] On March 21, he made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory over defending USL champion Sacramento Republic FC. [6] He made his first professional start the following week and netted his first career hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over Whitecaps FC 2. [7] [8] Jones made his MLS debut on May 16 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

In April 2018, Jones moved to IFK Värnamo in Superettan. [9]

In July 2018, Jones joined Orange County SC in USL Championship. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "UW Men's Soccer And Jamie Clark Sign Eight For 2012". GoHuskies.com. UW Athletics. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Bird, Liviu (26 August 2012). "Darwin Jones Not With Huskies Because of Issues With Transfer". Prost Amerika. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "2012 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "2013 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sounders FC Signs Darwin Jones to Homegrown Contract". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Match Recap: Sounders FC 2 earns 4-2 win over Sacramento in inaugural match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sounders FC 2 earns 4-0 win over Cascadia rival Whitecaps FC 2 after hat trick from Jones". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Pentz, Matt (29 March 2015). "Darwin Jones nets hat trick, S2 defeats Vancouver 4-0". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Officiellt: IFK Värnamo värvar Darwin Jones". fotbolltransfers.com. Premier Development League. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "ORANGE COUNTY SC ADDS DARWIN JONES, FORMER SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC FORWARD". www.orangecountysoccer.com. Orange County SC Communications. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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