Joey Jones (footballer, born 1994)

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Joey Jones
Personal information
Full name Joseph Dylan Jones [1]
Date of birth (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Altrincham
Number 22
Youth career
2007–2010 Arsenal
2010–2013 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Yeovil Town 0 (0)
2014 → Woking (loan) 12 (2)
2014–2018 Woking 162 (10)
2018–2019 Eastleigh 32 (2)
2019–2020 Salford City 21 (0)
2020–2022 Dagenham & Redbridge 31 (0)
2022 → Grimsby Town (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Solihull Moors 19 (0)
2023– Altrincham 9 (0)
International career
Northern Ireland U16
Northern Ireland U17 9 (1)
2012 Northern Ireland U19 3 (1)
2012 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Joseph Dylan Jones (born 15 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Altrincham.

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Despite being born in England, he won caps for Northern Ireland up until under-21 level. He spent time in the youth-teams at Arsenal, Leicester City and Yeovil Town, before signing with Woking in July 2014 after a successful loan spell He spent four years with the club, before joining Eastleigh in June 2018. He was signed by English Football League club Salford City in June 2019 and has also played for Dagenham & Redbridge and Grimsby Town.

Club career

Early career

On 26 June 2013, he signed a six-month contract with Championship club Yeovil Town. [2] On 10 September, a Yeovil XI played a Bournemouth XI in a behind closed doors friendly and Jones was one of the goalscorers for the "Glovers". [3] His contract was later extended until the end of the 2013–14 season. [4] On 31 January, he joined Conference Premier club Woking on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended into a second month. [5] [6] He made his debut in senior football in Woking's 5–1 defeat at Dartford and was sent off on 34 minutes for a foul on Jim Stevenson. [7] On 29 March, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Wrexham at the Kingfield Stadium. [8] He scored two goals in 12 games during his loan spell, but left Huish Park after he was released by Yeovil in May 2014. [9]

Woking

On 14 July 2014, Jones signed a permanent deal with Woking. [10] He made 50 appearances across the 2014–15 season, as the "Cards" narrowly missed out on a play-off place. [11] He signed a new one-year deal in May 2015, having rejected approaches from Cheltenham Town (managed by former Yeovil boss Gary Johnson) and Dover Athletic, and stated that he hoped to nail down a more clearly defined and settled role in the team following discussions with Garry Hill and the departure of central midfielder Josh Payne. [12] He scored five goals from 47 games in the 2015–16 campaign as the "Cardinals" posted a 12th-place finish. On 25 February 2017, he scored a goal from 40-yards in a 4–3 defeat to Forest Green Rovers that later won him the club's goal of the season award. [13] He signed a new contract with Woking in May 2017, having hit five goals from 50 games in the 2016–17 campaign, helping Woking to finish three points above the relegation zone. [14] He made 36 appearances across the 2017–18 season, scoring one goal, as Woking were relegated out of the National League.

Eastleigh

On 29 June 2018, Jones signed with Andy Hessenthaler's Eastleigh. [15] He scored two goals from 35 matches in the 2018–19 season, featuring in the National League play-off quarter-final defeat at Wrexham. [16] He was offered a new contract by manager Ben Strevens. [17]

Salford City

On 4 June 2019, Jones signed a two-year deal with newly promoted EFL League Two side Salford City. [18] He made his debut in the English Football League on 10 August, coming on for Mark Shelton at half-time in a 2–0 defeat at Crawley Town. [19] He left the club by mutual consent on 9 November 2020. [20]

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 10 November 2020, Jones signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge until June 2022. [21]

On 25 March 2022, Jones joined National League promotion rivals Grimsby Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [22] Upon signing for Grimsby, Jones told local news that he would be looking to move away from Dagenham on a permanent basis when his contract expires in the summer. [23]

On 1 June 2022, Dagenham announced that they would be releasing Jones at the end of his contract. [24]

Solihull Moors

On 1 July 2022, Jones signed for National League side Solihull Moors on a one-year deal. [25] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season. [26]

Altrincham

On 15 June 2023, Jones signed for National League side Altrincham FC [27]

International career

Eligible to represent Northern Ireland due to his father, Dave, he was capped at all youth-team ages up until receiving an under-21 cap against Hungary on 15 August 2012. [28]

Style of play

Jones describes himself as a central midfielder who likes "to get about the park, get on the ball.... [and I have a good] passing range [so] I’m going to bring a lot of different passes and shots". [18]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2013–14 [29] Championship 000000—00
Woking (loan) 2013–14 [30] Conference Premier 122———122
Woking 2014–15 [30] Conference Premier43020—5 [lower-alpha 1] 0500
2015–16 [30] National League43510—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0475
2016–17 [30] National League45431—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0505
2017–18 [30] National League31150—00361
Total17412111—10019513
Eastleigh 2018–19 [30] National League32210—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0352
Salford City 2019–20 [31] League Two 20020103 [lower-alpha 3] 0260
2020–21 [32] League Two1000000010
Total210201030270
Dagenham & Redbridge 2020–21 [30] National League17000—00170
2021–22 [30] National League14020—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
Total31020—30360
Grimsby Town (loan) 2021–22 [30] National League60———60
Solihull Moors 2022–23 [30] National League19010—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0210
Altrincham 2023–24 [30] National League0000000000
Career total3046910010361735184
Career total283141711019032015
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy and one appearance in National League play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Grimsby Town

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  14. ↑ Shaw, Nick (25 May 2017). "Joey Jones signs a new deal with the Cards". Woking FC Official Site. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Alex Wynter and Joe Jones: Eastleigh sign defender and midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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