Jonathan Franks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Ian Franks | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | , England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Middlesbrough | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Middlesbrough | 28 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Oxford United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Hartlepool United | 129 | (11) |
| 2015–2017 | Ross County | 47 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | England U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 27 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Jonathan Ian Franks (born 8 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has previously played for Middlesbrough, Oxford United, Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United and Ross County.
Franks began his football career when he joined the Middlesbrough academy on a two-year scholarship. Franks and Middlesbrough teammate Nathan Porritt were often selected for either wing for England's youth team. After impressing in the reserve side, Franks was rewarded with a professional contract in 2007. Two years later, Franks signed another professional contract with the club.
Franks played his first competitive match for Middlesbrough in their last match of the 2008–09 season on 24 May 2009, against West Ham United. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, after featuring in the club's pre-season friendlies, Franks began to play in the first team and was given the number 28 shirt. He scored his first goal for Middlesbrough, in a 4–1 win against Doncaster Rovers on 26 January 2010. He added his second on 23 March 2010, against Preston North End and scored again on 5 April 2010, against Plymouth Argyle. Franks made 24 appearances and scored three times in all competitions.
Franks missed the start of the 2010–11 season due to surgery on a recurring back injury that had troubled him in the previous season. In February 2011, he missed out on the chance to join Bournemouth on loan following a training ground injury. Franks made his first appearance of the season on 1 March 2011, coming on as a substitute for Tarmo Kink in the 66th minute, in a 1–1 draw against Norwich City.
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