Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricky-Jade Jones [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Peterborough United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2025 | Peterborough United | 159 | (24) |
2025– | FC St. Pauli | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ricky-Jade Jones (born 8 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.
Jones came from the Peterborough United academy. He made his first-team debut, aged 16, against Arsenal U21s in an EFL Trophy match in October 2019, signing his first professional contract on his 17th birthday. [2] Manager Darren Ferguson stated that Jones "must be the quickest player I've ever managed and I've managed some quick ones. He's a talent, there's no doubt about that." [3] [4] In his second appearance and first start he scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Cambridge United on 12 November 2019. [5] The striker went on to score his second goal in as many games, scoring against Stevenage in an FA Cup replay on 19 November 2019. [6] He went on to make his league debut on 23 November 2019 against Burton Albion. [7]
On 6 May 2025, Peterborough announced the player would leave the club in June when his contract expired. [8] On 14 June 2025, Jones joined Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli. [9] [10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peterborough United | 2019–20 [11] | League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 2 | 16 | 4 |
2020–21 [12] | League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
2021–22 [13] | Championship | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2022–23 [14] | League One | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 [b] | 2 | 35 | 6 | |
2023–24 [15] | League One | 43 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 [c] | 2 | 56 | 12 | |
2024–25 [16] | League One | 37 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 [a] | 3 | 47 | 15 | |
Career total | 150 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 193 | 38 |
Peterborough United