Isaiah Jones (footballer, born 1999)

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Isaiah Jones
Personal information
Full name Isaiah Benjamin Montell Jones [1]
Date of birth (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Tooting & Mitcham United 55 (10)
2019– Middlesbrough 111 (12)
2019–2020 → St Johnstone (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Queen of the South (loan) 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Isaiah Benjamin Montell Jones (born 26 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a wing-back and winger for Middlesbrough.

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Career

Jones joined Middlesbrough in the summer of 2019 alongside Sam Folarin after helping Tooting & Mitcham to a 6th-place finish in the Isthmian South Central Division. [4]

After scoring three goals in three appearances in the Premier League 2 during December 2019, Jones was nominated for the PL2 player of the month award, losing out to Tahith Chong of Manchester United. [5]

On 31 January 2020, Jones joined Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on loan until the end of the season. [6] He made his debut for the club on 8 February 2020 in the Scottish Cup, coming on as a late substitute against Ayr United, which St. Johnstone won 1–2 at Somerset Park. [7]

He made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough in the FA Cup in January 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 2-1 defeat away to Brentford. [2] Later that month, on 29 January 2021, Jones joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season. [8] On his debut for the club, he scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 defeat away at Alloa Athletic. [9]

He made his English Football League debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Fulham, and earned his first start for Middlesbrough a few days later in a 3–0 defeat away to Blackpool in the EFL Cup. [2] He signed a new contract in November 2021, until the summer of 2025. [10] After scoring his first senior goal in a 1–0 win against Swansea City, registering both assists in a 2–1 win over Blackpool and winning the game-deciding penalty against AFC Bournemouth as well as registering four clean sheets, Jones was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for December 2021 with his newly appointed manager Chris Wilder winning the Manager of the Month award. [11] On 17 April 2024, Jones signed a new three-year deal with the club. [12]

Personal life

Born in England, Jones was born to a Jamaican father and Guyanese mother. In July 2023 he started the process of obtaining a Guyanese passport in order to play for the Guyana national team. [13]

Playing style

Originally a winger, Jones can also play as a wing-back. [14]

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tooting & Mitcham United 2017–18 [15] Isthmian League Premier26100—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0271
2018–19 [16] Isthmian League South Central29930—3 [lower-alpha 4] 13510
Total55103000416211
Middlesbrough 2019–20 [17] EFL Championship 000000—00
2020–21 [18] EFL Championship001000—10
2021–22 [19] EFL Championship4213010—461
2022–23 [20] EFL Championship34310002 [lower-alpha 5] 0373
2023–24 [21] EFL Championship3581051—419
Total1111260612012513
St Johnstone (loan) 2019–20 [17] Scottish Premiership 001000—10
Queen of the South (loan) 2020–21 [18] Scottish Championship 1111000—121
Career total17723110616120025
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Surrey Senior Cup, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearances in the play-offs

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). English Football League. p. 79. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Player profile". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 Isaiah Jones at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Tooting & Mitcham To Keep Faith With Blooding Youths After Deals Done With Charlton And Middlesbrough For Trio". londonnewsonline.co.uk. London News Online. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Isaiah Jones Nominated For PL2 Player Of The Month". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Isaiah Jones Loaned To St. Johnstone". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ayr United 1–2 St. Johnstone". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "QosFC: Isaiah Jones". qosfc.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "From Tooting & Mitcham to Middlesbrough's first team via Dumfries – Isaiah Jones' unusual route to the top". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "New Contract For Isaiah Jones". www.mfc.co.uk. 18 November 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Wilder And Jones Win Championship December Awards". www.mfc.co.uk. 7 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Isaiah Jones: Middlesbrough full-back signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Johns, Craig (3 July 2023). "Isaiah Jones under way with process of international commitment". Teesside Live.
  14. ↑ Shaw, Dominic (8 December 2021). "Jones on his path to Boro, taking his chance & new wing-back role". TeessideLive.
  15. ↑ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Isaiah Jones – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Isaiah Jones – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Isaiah Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Isaiah Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Isaiah Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Isaiah Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Isaiah Jones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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