Jon Bell

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Jon Bell
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Bell
Date of birth (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Seattle Sounders FC
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2016 D.C. United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 UMBC Retrievers 56 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 OKC Energy U23 8 (0)
2019 FC Baltimore Christos 5 (1)
2020–2021 New England Revolution II 18 (0)
2021–2022 New England Revolution 27 (2)
2023 St. Louis City SC 3 (0)
2023St. Louis City 2 (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Seattle Sounders FC 15 (1)
2024– Tacoma Defiance 1 (0)
International career
2023– Jamaica 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Bell (born 26 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Born in the United States, he represents the Jamaica national team.

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Club career

New England Revolution II

Bell was selected with the 38th overall pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. [2] In July 2020, he was signed by USL League One club New England Revolution II. [3] He made his debut for the club on 25 July 2020, against Union Omaha. [4]

New England Revolution

On 22 March 2021, Bell signed a first-team contract with New England Revolution. [5]

St. Louis City SC

On 11 November 2022, he was selected by St. Louis City SC during 2022 MLS Expansion Draft. [6]

Seattle Sounders FC

Bell was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2023 MLS Re-Entry Draft. [7]

International career

Made his international debut for Jamaica in a friendly versus Guatemala on 11 November 2023. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 November 2021 [9]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OKC Energy U23 2017 [10] Premier Development League 800080
FC Baltimore Christos 2019 National Premier Soccer League 51??51
New England Revolution II 2020 USL League One 150150
2021 3030
Total180000000180
New England Revolution 2021 Major League Soccer 12100121
2022 1511010171
Total272001010292
Career total583001010603

International

As of match played 30 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National TeamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202310
202410
Total20

Honours

New England Revolution

St. Louis City SC

References

  1. "Jon Bell". New England Revolution. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. "Jon Bell Selected by San Jose in 2020 MLS SuperDraft". umbcretrievers.com. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. "Revolution II sign defender Jon Bell to USL League One roster". revolutionsoccer.net. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. "New England II vs. Union Omaha – 25 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. "Revolution sign defender Jon Bell and midfielder Maciel to first-team contracts". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. "St. Louis CITY SC Selects Five, Makes Two Trades in 2022 MLS Expansion Draft". St. Louis City SC . 11 November 2022.
  7. Evans, Jayda (14 December 2023). "Alex Roldan doing a 'two-for-one celebration' with new Sounders deal and wedding in the same week". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. "Jon Bel makes Reggae Boyz debut against Guatemala - Jamaica Observer". 11 November 2023.
  9. Jon Bell at Soccerway
  10. "Jonathan Bell 2017 PDL Statistics". USL League Two.
  11. "St. Louis CITY dominate Sporting KC to set another MLS record". Major League Soccer. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.