Eion Jess
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eoin Jess | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Rangers | ||
| 1987–1989 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Aberdeen | 201 | (50) |
| 1996–1997 | Coventry City | 39 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Aberdeen | 113 | (30) |
| 2001 | → Bradford City (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Bradford City | 45 | (14) |
| 2002–2005 | Nottingham Forest | 86 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Northampton Town | 64 | (2) |
| Total | 565 | (107) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1992 | Scotland U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 1992–1999 | Scotland | 18 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Eoin Jess (born 13 December 1970 in Portsoy) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He was capped 18 times by Scotland, scoring two goals.
He spent a large portion of his career at Aberdeen over two spells, and is ranked 11th on the club's all-time appearances list; he has been described as "arguably the club's last great player".
Born in the village of Portsoy in Aberdeenshire, Jess began his career in Glasgow as a trainee striker at Rangers (alongside future Scotland teammate John Spencer) but was allowed to leave in 1987; he soon moved back to his home region, signing for Aberdeen. Having made his debut at the end of the 1988–89 season, 18-year-old Jess made an impact in the first team from the outset of the following campaign, starting against Rapid Vienna in the UEFA Cup and against Rangers in the 1989 Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden Park, which Aberdeen won 2–1. The club finished runners-up in the Premier Division, and Jess picked up another winner's medal as an unused substitute in the 1990 Scottish Cup Final.
In 1990–91 he scored 13 league goals and linked up with Hans Gillhaus to great effect as Aberdeen missed out on the title on the final day. The strikes including a hat-trick away to Dundee United, four away to Dunfermline and three across two home wins over Celtic. He won the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award for the season. Although Jess played 42 games in 1991–92, the season was a disappointment as Aberdeen finished only 6th in the league. He scored in a September victory over Rangers at Ibrox Stadium which proved to be Aberdeen's last win at that venue until 2017.
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