Lewis Jones (footballer, born 1994)

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Lewis Jones
Personal information
Full name Lewis Jones
Date of birth (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Andrew Fighting Tigers
2016–2017 Spring Arbor Cougars 44 (17)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Litherland REMYCA
2017 Memphis City
2018 Lansing United 10 (0)
2019 Lansing Ignite 1 (0)
International career
2016– British Virgin Islands 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2018

Lewis Jones (born 25 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is a British Virgin Islands international. [1]

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Career

Jones had a spell playing for North West Counties Football League side Litherland REMYCA [2] before going to study at Andrew College and Spring Arbor University in America. [3] In his two seasons with Spring Arbor, he scored 17 goals and provided 17 assists. [4]

Jones has also played for NPSL side Memphis City and PDL club Lansing United who he played ten regular season matches for in 2018. [5]

Jones played for Lansing Ignite during their inaugural 2019 season.[ citation needed ] The club ceased operations following the conclusion of the season. [6]

International career

After a tip off from his Andrew College teammate Troy Caesar, Jones was called up to the British Virgin Islands national team for their 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification matches against Martinique and Dominica. Jones appeared in both matches. [7]

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References

  1. "Lewis Jones: The British Virgin Islands international ready to turn pro".
  2. "Lewis Jones Signs in at Remyca". Litherland REMYCA F.C. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. "Lewis Jones signs to join Spring Arbor University". Andrew College. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. "Lewis Jones profile at Cougars". Spring Arbor University . Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. "Lewis Jones profile at PDL". PDL . Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. "Lansing Ignite FC Ceases Operations". USL League One (Press release). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. "Lewis Jones' soccer team had a shot at the World Cup - a really, really long shot". Lansing State Journal . 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.