Alex Jones (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton Coldfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bradford City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Port Vale (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2017– | Bradford City | 16 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:47, 7 August 2017 (UTC). |
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Alexander Jones (born 28 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Bradford City.
Jones began his career with West Bromwich Albion, and in 2015 spent time with Grimsby Town of the National League. A loan move to A-League club Wellington Phoenix in 2016 fell through because of an administrative error by New Zealand Football. He joined Port Vale on a five-month loan deal in August 2016, and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bradford City the following January.
Jones was born in Sutton Coldfield, and began his football career as a youngster with West Bromwich Albion at the age of 12. He was a member of the team that won the UK finals of the Nike Premier Cup in 2009, and took up a two-year scholarship in 2011. When his initial scholarship ended in 2013, he was given a third year. During the 2013–14 season he helped the club's reserve team win the Birmingham Senior Cup, and in May 2015 he signed his first professional contract, of one year with the option of a second. Jones sustained an injury during a pre-season friendly that kept him out for three months; he scored twice on his return to the under-21 team, and came up with another two goals in his next three matches. Nevertheless, the club decided not to take up the option on his contract – which came as a shock to the player – and in the latter part of the season he had trials with Walsall and Birmingham City.
After appearing in two under-21 matches as part of his trial, the Championship club were sufficiently impressed to offer Jones a two-year contract, which he accepted. He played regularly for the club's under-21 team in the 2015–16 season, and in November, he joined National League club Grimsby Town on a month's loan to gain experience of senior football. Although only meeting the team on the way to the match, he came on as a late substitute and set up a goal for Pádraig Amond as Grimsby won 3–0 away to Barrow. Jones made six appearances during the month; although he did not score, his contribution to the team was such that Grimsby wanted to keep him on, but Birmingham were not prepared to extend the loan.
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