Emma Jones (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emma Louise Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Griffithstown, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City Women | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Newport Strikers | |||
| Newport County | |||
| Merthyr Tydfil | |||
| 2003–2011 | Bristol Academy | ||
| 2011 | Liverpool Ladies | 6 | (0) |
| 2012– | Cardiff City Women | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Wales[2] | 60 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2011. | |||
Emma Louise Jones (born 21 August 1982) is a footballer who plays for the Welsh national team and the women's section of Cardiff City FC. Jones plays as a central defender and has accumulated a half-century of caps for Wales.
Club career
Jones played for Newport Strikers, Newport County and Merthyr Tydfil prior to joining Bristol Rovers in 2003. The club changed its name to Bristol Academy two years later. Her nickname at the Gas Girls was "Vinnie".[3]
In the mid–season break of the 2011 FA WSL, Jones left Bristol to sign for Liverpool.[4]
In February 2012 Jones returned to Wales, signing for Cardiff City's affiliated women's team, who play in the South Wales League.[5]
International career
Jones won six caps for Wales at U16 level and scored three goals in 15 games for the U18 team.[2] She made her senior debut, aged 17, in a 6-0 defeat to Belgium in March 2000.[2][6]
References
- ↑ "RCD Espanyol 6-1 Bristol Academy WFC". International Women's Cup. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- 1 2 3 "International Teams — Emma Jones". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ↑ "First Team Squad". Bristol Academy Women's Football Club. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ↑ "Great to be back". Bristol Academy Women's Football Club. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
Emma Jones has moved onto Liverpool which is a loss as Emma has been a great servant to the football club and is a player I would have liked to keep but we now wish her all the best at her new club.
- ↑ Phillips, Terry (22 February 2012). "Easy victory for Cardiff City Ladies". Bristol Academy Women's Football Club. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ Bernd Timmermann (10 December 2003). "European Women Championship 2001". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
External links
- Emma Jones at UEFA
- Emma Jones at FAW