Jordan Jones (soccer)

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Jordan Jones
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Pacific Grove, California, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2012 Monterey County Futbol Club
2013 Santa Cruz County Breakers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Oregon State Beavers 75 (29)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Portland Timbers U23s 8 (2)
2017 Lane United 9 (6)
2018 Rio Grande Valley FC 19 (0)
2019 FC Tucson 22 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019

Jordan Jones (born December 12, 1995) is an American professional soccer player.

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Career

Youth and College

Jones played four years of college soccer at Oregon State University between 2014 and 2017. During his time with the Beavers, Jones was named Second Team All-Pac-12 Conference. All-Pac-12 Conference Academic Honorable Mention, All-Pac-12 Conference Academic Honorable Mention, USC Third Team All-Far West Region, and Second Team All-Pac-12 Conference. [1]

Jones also played for Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s and Lane United. [2] [3]

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Jones was selected 47th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC. [4]

Jones signed with United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC on March 16, 2018. [5] He made his professional debut the same day as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw with Saint Louis FC. [6]

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References

  1. "Jordan Jones - 2014 Men's Soccer Roster - Oregon State University". osubeavers.com.
  2. "Portland Timbers U23 - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jordan Jones -". www.uslpdl.com.
  3. "Lane United FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jordan Jones -". www.uslpdl.com.
  4. "Sports agent pleads not guilty to Cuban player smuggling". 22 February 2016.
  5. Communications, Dynamo (16 March 2018). "RGV FC Adds 13 Players to Roster Ahead of 2018 Season".
  6. "2018 - Rio Grande Valley FC vs Saint Louis FC - uslsoccer.com". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.