Dan Jones (footballer, born 1994)

Dan Jones
Personal information
Full name Daniel John Jones[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994
Place of birth Sedgefield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Centre-back, Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Gateshead
(on loan from Grimsby Town)
Number 23
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
Sunderland
2011–2013 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Hartlepool United 37 (0)
2016- Grimsby Town 0 (0)
2016- → Gateshead (loan) 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:02, 24 June 2016 (UTC).


Daniel John "Dan" Jones (born 14 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a defender playing either at left-back or centre-half for Gateshead where he is on loan from League Two side Grimsby Town.

Career

Hartlepool United

A product of Hartlepool United's youth system, Having previously been at Sunderland's Academy for four years and Wallsend Boys Club,Jones established himself in the youth team in the 2012-13 season making 23 appearances for the youth side and nine appearances for the reserves.[2] Jones' form saw him offered his first professional contract in April 2013.[3] Jones' progress was hampered after a knee injury in October 2013 which saw Dan ruled out for two months with a meniscus cartilage tear.[4]

Jones made his first-team debut in March 2014, as a substitute for the injured Darren Holden, in a 4-2 defeat to Mansfield Town.[5]

On 22 May 2014, Jones signed a new contract of an undisclosed length.[6] On 5 December 2014, Jones started for Hartlepool against non-league Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup 2nd Round.[7]

Upon new Hartlepool manager Ronnie Moore's arrival at the club, Jones began to get a lot more games in defence alongside Michael Duckworth, Neil Austin, David Mirfin and Scott Harrison. Jones became a valuable member of the team and helped Hartlepool to avoid relegation from League Two.

On 10 May 2016, Jones was released by Hartlepool.[8]

Grimsby Town

On 24 June 2016, Jones signed a one-year contract with newly promoted League Two side Grimsby Town on a free transfer.[9][10] After struggling to break into the Grimsby game and having yet to make a first team appearance he joined Gateshead on on a one-month loan on 1 October 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played on 7 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United2013–14[11]League Two1000000010
2014–15[12]League Two25020001[lower-alpha 1]0280
2015–16[13]League Two11000001[lower-alpha 1]0120
Total 370200020390
Grimsby Town2016–17[14]League Two0000000[lower-alpha 1]000
Total 0000000000
Career total 370200020390
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dan Jones". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pools Offer Contract To Jones". Hartlepool United F.C. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Injury blow for Pools youngster". EatSleepSport. FirstRival Publishing Limited. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hartlepool 2–4 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dan Jones extends Hartlepool United contract". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hartlepool 1–2 Blyth Spartans". BBC Sport. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dan Jones exits Hartlepool United". The Northern Echo. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Wood, Liam (24 June 2016). "Defender arrives from League Two rivals Hartlepool United". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Former Hartlepool defender Dan Jones joins Grimsby". Sky Sports. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Dan Jones in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Dan Jones in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Dan Jones in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Dan Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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