Ricky-Jade Jones

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Ricky-Jade Jones
Personal information
Full name Ricky-Jade Jones [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 17
Youth career
–2019 Peterborough United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Peterborough United 154 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Ricky-Jade Jones (born 8 November 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Peterborough United.

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Career

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] In December 2024, TransferRoom announced that Jones recorded a max speed sprint time of 37.6km/h making him the fastest player in the world. His max speed was higher than the likes of Kylian Mbappe (36km/h), Micky van de Ven (35.9km/h) and Erling Haaland (35.7km/h)

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2019–20 [8] League One 11022003 [a] 2164
2020–21 [9] League One15100002 [a] 0171
2021–22 [10] Championship 1803110—221
2022–23 [11] League One26320215 [b] 2356
2023–24 [12] League One43941306 [c] 25612
2024–25 [13] League One29734105 [a] 33814
Career total142201487121918438
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances two goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Peterborough United

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Peterborough United vs Arsenal U21 on 01 Oct 19". theposh.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Peterborough United manager impressed with his kids as Arsenal are beaten at the Weston Homes Stadium". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Young Striker Pens Professional Contract". Peterborough United. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Peterborough United live: Posh 2, Cambridge United 1: Debut goal for 17 year-old as Posh beat their local rivals". peterboroughtoday.co.uk. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Posh Into Second Round After Victory Over Stevenage". theposh.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Peterborough United vs Burton Albion". theposh.com. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Ricky-Jade Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Ricky-Jade Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Ricky-Jade Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ricky-Jade Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ricky-Jade Jones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ricky-Jade Jones in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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