Carrie Jones (born 4 September 2003) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish Damallsvenskan club IFK Norrköping and the Wales national team.[2] She made her international debut for Wales at the age of 15 in 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newtown, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Norrköping | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newtown White Stars | |||
| Berriew Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Cardiff City Ladies | 9 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Manchester United | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Leicester City (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Bristol City | 12 | (3) |
| 2024– | IFK Norrköping | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Wales U15 | |||
| 2018–19 | Wales U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Wales | 28 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:41, 26 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editJones was born on 4 September 2003[3] in Wales to Andrew and Joyce Jones. She grew up in Newtown, Powys and has an older sister, Maia, and a younger brother, Ioan.[4] She attended Newtown High School.[5]
Jones began playing football as a child at her grandmother's farm in Powys with her cousins and spent the majority of her youth career playing in local boys' teams. She joined her first youth side, Newtown White Stars, at the age of seven. She was forced to leave the club after a rule was introduced prohibiting girls from playing in a boys' team until they were 12 years old. This rule was eventually rescinded and Jones resumed playing in boys' sides. She later played for Berriew Junior Boys.[4]
Club career
editCardiff City Ladies
editJones joined FA Women's National League South team Cardiff City Ladies for the 2019–20 season.[6] She made nine league appearances for the team, scoring three goals.[7]
Manchester United
editIn June 2020, it was announced Jones would be moving to Manchester United to join the club's full-time U21 FA WSL Academy team.[8][9] Having been included in the two previous senior matchday squads as an unused substitute, she made her first-team debut on 7 March 2021 as an 88th-minute substitute for Jessica Sigsworth in a 3–0 Women's Super League win over Aston Villa.[10]
On 19 November 2021, it was announced that Jones had signed her first professional contract with Manchester United until 2023 with the option of a further year.[11]
Leicester City (loan)
editOn 21 July 2022, Jones joined fellow WSL side Leicester City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[12]
Bristol City
editOn 6 September 2023, Jones had signed a three-year contract with newly promoted WSL side Bristol City.[13][14] She scored the opening goal in Citys' 4-2 opening day defeat against Leicester.
IFK Norrköping
editOn 30 August 2024, Bristol City announced that Swedish Damallsvenskan club IFK Norrköping had paid Jones' buy-out clause. She signed a three-year contract with the club.[15]
International career
editHaving previously captained Wales at under-16 and under-17 levels,[5][6] On 29 August 2019, Jones made her debut for the senior Wales national team as an 83rd minute substitute in place of Emma Jones during a 6–0 victory against Faroe Islands in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying at the age of 15 years and 359 days. At under 16 years of age, she was noted for making her senior international debut before she was eligible to play in a senior competitive match for her club.[2][16] Jones had been called up to the senior squad the previous year as an experience building exercise but was ineligible to be selected due to her age.[6] She made her first start on her second appearance, playing 77 minutes in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Scotland on 15 June 2021.
Style of play
editFollowing Jones' international debut, former Wales player Gwennan Harries described Jones as "So composed, got two great feet, but most importantly for me, her work ethic is outstanding, a real team player."[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 28 January 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City Ladies | 2019–20[7] | WNL South | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Manchester United | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Bristol City | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Career total | 45 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 7 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 31 October 2023[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jones goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 September 2022 | Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece |  Greece
|
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] |
| 2 | 12 November 2022 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Finland
|
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [20] |
References
edit- ^ a b Carrie Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Women's Euro 2021 qualifier: Wales ease to victory over Faroe Islands". BBC News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Carrie Jones". UEFA. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b Sands, Katie (24 August 2019). "Carrie Jones: The 15-year-old schoolgirl whose life has taken an extraordinary turn". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b Grosvenor, Gavin. "Powys quintet represent Wales in UEFA Under 16s tournaments". County Times. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Pearlman, Michael (23 August 2019). "Carrie Jones: Too young to play for her club but not her country". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Carrie Jones – Player Stats 2019–20". thefa.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Manchester United: Wales teenager Carrie Jones joins club's academy". BBC Sport. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Dream come true as Jones heads to Manchester United". County Times.
- ^ "United Women 3 Aston Villa Women 0". www.manutd.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Wales International Carrie Jones Joins LCFC Women On Loan". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "Carrie Jones departs United Women". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Jones signs for City". Bristol City F.C. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Wales midfielder Jones moves to Swedish club Norrkoping". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (29 August 2019). "Carrie Jones: too young to play for Cardiff but set to play for Wales Women". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Le Vay, Josie (29 August 2019). "Newtown's Carrie Jones, 15, makes Wales debut at Euro qualifier". County Times. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Wales - C. Jones". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Greece-Wales | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Women's international - Wales 1-1 Finland - Wales end 2022 with draw in Spain". BBC Sport. 10 November 2022.
External links
edit- Carrie Jones at Soccerway