Jonathan Bond

Jonathan Bond

Bond with Watford in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Henry Bond [1]
Date of birth	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hemel Hempstead, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Watford
Number	23
Youth career
2010–2011	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Watford	22	(0)
2011	→ Brackley Town (loan)	7	(0)
2011	→ Brackley Town (loan)	8	(0)
2011	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	4	(0)
2012	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	5	(0)
2012	→ Bury (loan)	6	(0)
2015–2018	Reading	14	(0)
2016–2017	→ Gillingham (loan)	7	(0)
2017–2018	→ Peterborough United (loan)	37	(0)
2018–2021	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
2021–2024	LA Galaxy	91	(0)
2024–	Watford	4	(0)
International career
2009	Wales U17	6	(1)
2010–2011	Wales U19	8	(0)
2014	England U20	2	(0)
2013–2015	England U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

Jonathan Henry Bond (born 19 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship side Watford. Bond has played internationally for Wales at under-17 and under-19 levels; he has also been called up to the under-21 and senior teams and the England under-21 squad having chosen to change his international allegiance in 2013.

Club career

Watford

Bond came through the academy system at Watford featuring in the youth and reserve teams at Vicarage Road. During the 2010–11 season Bond featured on the substitutes bench for Watford several times as cover for the injured Rene Gilmartin and also spent time on loan at Brackley Town.

In August 2011, Bond again joined Brackley Town on loan to receive some playing experience. ^[3] On his return to Watford, Bond was again sent out on loan to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers on 4 November 2011 for a month. ^[4] Bond made his Forest Green debut the next day in a 4–1 win against Alfreton Town. ^[5] In total Bond made four appearances for Forest Green in his loan spell and was recalled a week early by Watford. ^[6]

On his return to Watford, Bond acted as deputy goalkeeper to Scott Loach on the substitutes bench in the Championship and on 2 January 2012 made his first team debut replacing Loach who had been sent off in a 2–0 loss against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. ^[7]

On 23 February 2012, Bond joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a monthlong loan deal. ^[8] He then joined Bury on loan until the end of the season ^[9] and made his debut in the 3–0 defeat at Brentford on 7 April.

After starting Watford's FA Cup defeat to Manchester City on 5 January 2013, Bond made his home league debut in a 2–1 win over Derby County on 23 February 2013 after coming on for the injured Manuel Almunia. Bond made his first league start against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 March 2013. He then continued to deputise with starts against Sheffield Wednesday on 5 March 2013, Blackpool on 9 March 2013, Barnsley on 16 March 2013 and once more versus Burnley on 29 March 2013 – all in place of the injured Almunia. With Almunia not back to fitness, Bond made his sixth consecutive start on 2 April 2013 against Hull City in a 1–0 win, keeping his first clean sheet in a man of the match performance.

Bond deputised in the final league game of the season against Leeds United on 4 May 2013 after Almunia was injured in the warm-up. Bond then suffered a serious injury of his own after a horrible collision with Ikechi Anya and Dominic Poleon which forced him off on a stretcher.

Reading

On Saturday 4 July 2015, Bond signed for Reading on a three-year deal from Watford for an undisclosed fee. ^[10]

Loan spells

On 26 August 2016, Bond joined Gillingham on loan until 7 January 2017. ^{[11] [12]}

On 26 June 2017 Bond joined Peterborough United on a six-month loan, ^[13] extending the loan until the end of the season on 3 January 2018. ^[14]

West Bromwich Albion

On 16 July 2018, Bond joined newly relegated West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract as a free agent. Bond served as back-up to first-choice keeper Sam Johnstone as the club lost in the 2018-19 EFL Championship play-offs in the semi-finals to rivals Aston Villa. However, they bounced back the following year to finish as runners-up in the 2019-20 EFL Championship, gaining promotion back to the Premier League. Bond was released from the club after his contract ended on 1 August 2020. Albion re-signed Bond on a one-year deal before the start of the 2020–21 Premier League season. ^[15]

LA Galaxy

On 14 January 2021, Bond moved to the United States to sign with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy. ^{[16] [17]}

In February 2024, LA Galaxy announced that Bond had departed the club having had his contract terminated by mutual consent. ^[18]

Return to Watford

On 3 July 2024, Bond returned to Championship club Watford on a one-year deal with the option for a further twelve months. ^[19]

International career

Bond has made international appearances for Wales at under-17 level, and scored an 88th minute equalising goal ^[20] in Wales' 2–1 Uefa Under-17 Championship qualifying match against Russia in October 2009. He later progressed to under-19 level, ^[21] and has been called up to under-21 squads. ^[22] In 2010, aged 17, Bond was called up to the full Wales squad for two Euro 2012 qualifying matches, ^[23] although he did not play in the games. ^[22]

In spite of his caps for Wales, the FAW stated on 19 July 2013 that Bond had chosen to transfer to the English national pool ^[24] and was called into the English under-21 squad in August 2013. ^[25] He made his debut for the England under-21s on 19 November, replacing Jack Butland at half-time in a 9–0 win against San Marino. ^[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2009–10 [27]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2010–11 [28]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2011–12 [29]		1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2012–13 [30]		8	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2013–14 [31]		10	0	2	0	3	0	—		15	0
	2014–15 [32]		3	0	1	0	2	0	—		6	0
	Total		22	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	33	0
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2011–12 [29]	Conference Premier	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	2011–12 [29]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
Bury (loan)	2011–12 [29]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Reading	2015–16 [33]	Championship	14	0	0	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2016–17 [34]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Gillingham (loan)	2016–17 [34]	League One	7	0	0	0	1	0	—		8	0
Peterborough United (loan)	2017–18 [35]	League One	37	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	45	0
West Bromwich Albion	2018–19 [36]	Championship	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20 [37]		0	0	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	2020–21 [38]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
LA Galaxy	2021 [39]	MLS	31	0	—		—		—		31	0
	2022 [40]	MLS	34	0	0	0	—		2	0	36	0
	2023	MLS	24	0	1	0	—		0	0	25	0
	Total		89	0	1	0	—		2	0	92	0
Watford	2024–25	Championship	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			188	0	14	0	12	0	5	0	221	0

Personal life

Bond attended Berkhamsted School. ^[41] His mother is an American from Seattle, which allowed him to hold an American passport. ^{[42] [43]}

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. "Jonathan Bond". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
3. "Player News: Bond to Brackley". watfordfc.com. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.
4. "Forest Green Rovers sign Watford goalkeeper Bond". BBC Sport. 4 November 2011.
5. "Forest Green 4–1 Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011.
6. "Reading keeper Simon Locke joins Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 December 2011.
7. "Portsmouth 2–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 2 January 2012.
8. "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Jonathan Bond and Ben Reeves". BBC Sport. 23 February 2012.
9. "Bury sign Watford goalkeeper John Bond on loan". BBC Sport. 22 March 2012.
10. "Goalkeeper Bond signs for Royals". Reading FC. 4 July 2015.
11. "Gills sign Championship goalkeeper". Gillingham F.C. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
12. "Bond heading to Priestfield on loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
13. "Bond makes Posh loan move". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
14. "Bond extends loan spell with Posh". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
15. "Button ready to provide competitive edge" West Bromwich Albion website. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
16. "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Jonathan Bond". LA Galaxy. 14 January 2021.
17. "Bond joins LA Galaxy". West Bromwich Albion. 14 January 2021.
18. "LA Galaxy Mutually Agree to Part Ways with Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond". www.lagalaxy.com. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
19. "Official: Bond Rejoins The Hornets". www.watfordfc.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
20. "Dramatic finish ensures Wales joy". 3 October 2009.
21. "Forest Green Rovers sign Watford goalkeeper Bond". BBC Sport. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
22. "Boss Brian Flynn eyes new Wales U21 talent". BBC Sport. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
23. Smith, Frank (1 October 2010). "Watford's 17-year-old goalkeeper called up to full Wales squad". Watford Observer. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
24. "Football Association of Wales: Jonathan Bond International News". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
25. Allnutt, Thomas (8 August 2013) "Watford goalkeeper Jonathan Bond called up to England Under-21s squad for match against Scotland". Watford Observer. Retrieved 8 August 2013
26. "England U21 9–0 San Marino" BBC Sport. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
27. 2009 at Soccerbase
28. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
29. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
30. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
31. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
32. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
33. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
34. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
35. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
36. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
37. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
38. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
39. "Games played by Jonathan Bond in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
40. "Jonathan Bond | Football Stats | LA Galaxy | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
41. "The league of gentlemen | the Spectator".
42. "The name's Bond — Jonathan Bond, and he hopes to be the Galaxy's goalkeeper". The Los Angeles Times. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
43. "LA Galaxy signing Jonathan Bond excited to play for "one of the most famous clubs in the world"". Major League Soccer. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

• Jonathan Bond at Soccerbase
• Football Association profile Archived 10 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine