Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emma Louise Jones [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Griffithstown, Wales | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Newport Strikers | |||
Newport County | |||
Merthyr Tydfil | |||
2003–2011 | Bristol Academy | ||
2011 | Liverpool Ladies | 6 | (0) |
2012– | Cardiff City | ||
National team‡ | |||
2000– | Wales [2] | 60 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 3 December 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2011 |
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Emma Jones has moved onto Liverpool which is a loss as Emma has been a great servant to the football club and is a player I would have liked to keep but we now wish her all the best at her new club.
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