Matt Jones (footballer, born 1986)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Robert Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Elm City Express | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Port Vale | ||
| 2003–2005 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2005–2008 | Sacred Heart Pioneers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Western Mass Pioneers | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Santa Clara | 29 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | União Madeira | 21 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Belenenses | 85 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Tondela (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Philadelphia Union (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Bethlehem Steel (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Elm City Express | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2017. |
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Matthew Robert "Matt" Jones (born 11 May 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for American club Elm City Express.
He started playing as a senior with the Western Mass Pioneers in the United States, leaving for Portugal in 2009 and representing several clubs there.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Jones was a member of Port Vale's academy from the age of nine. He then played for West Bromwich Albion, making several reserve team appearances from age 17–19.
Jones moved to the United States in 2005, to attend and play college soccer at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. He helped the team finish fourth in regular season of the Northeast Conference, losing in the playoffs to eventual champions Monmouth University, 1–2.
Jones was selected to the All-Northeast Conference second team, the NSCAA All-New England second team and was voted Male Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2005, being picked to the All-Northeast Conference first team and the All-Mideast Region second team in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, he was awarded the "All Pioneer" honour on top of being a nominated in the final 30 of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in 2009; additionally, he was named NEC Scholar Athlete of the year in 2009, and graduated magna cum laude with a GPA of 3.7 and a degree in Business administration.
Jones turned professional in 2009 with the Western Mass Pioneers. He made his professional debut on 25 April of that year in the side's 1–3 opening day away defeat against the Harrisburg City Islanders.
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