Carrie Jones (footballer)
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carrie Jones
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|09|04|df=yes}}{{Soccerway|577324|accessdate=2 September 2019}}
| birth_place = Newtown, Wales
| height = 1.65 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = IFK Norrköping
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Newtown White Stars
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Berriew Juniors
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Cardiff City Ladies
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2020–2023
| clubs2 = Manchester United
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Leicester City (loan)
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Bristol City
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = IFK Norrköping
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Wales U15
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2018–19
| nationalteam2 = Wales U17
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019–
| nationalteam3 = Wales
| nationalcaps3 = 28
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 1 September 2024
| nationalteam-update = 18:41, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
}}
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.{{cite news |title=Women's Euro 2021 qualifier: Wales ease to victory over Faroe Islands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49488197 |accessdate=29 August 2019 |work=BBC News |date=29 August 2019}} She made her international debut for Wales at the age of 15 in 2019.
Early life
Jones was born on 4 September 2003{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/teams/players/250126964--carrie-jones/|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=2 September 2019|title=Carrie Jones}} in Wales to Andrew and Joyce Jones. She grew up in Newtown, Powys and has an older sister, Maia, and a younger brother, Ioan.{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/carrie-jones-15-year-old-16792868 |title=Carrie Jones: The 15-year-old schoolgirl whose life has taken an extraordinary turn |work=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales |last=Sands |first=Katie |date=24 August 2019 |accessdate=1 September 2019}} She attended Newtown High School.{{cite news |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/sport/17584404.powys-quintet-represent-wales-in-uefa-under-16s-tournaments/ |title=Powys quintet represent Wales in UEFA Under 16s tournaments |newspaper=County Times |last=Grosvenor |first=Gavin |accessdate=1 September 2019}}
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.
Club career
=Cardiff City Ladies=
Jones joined FA Women's National League South team Cardiff City Ladies for the 2019–20 season.{{cite news |title=Carrie Jones: Too young to play for her club but not her country |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49437819 |accessdate=29 August 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |last=Pearlman |first=Michael |date=23 August 2019}} She made nine league appearances for the team, scoring three goals.{{cite web |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedSeasonID=412303412&personID=893355319&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=2&selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort= |title=Carrie Jones – Player Stats 2019–20 |website=thefa.com |access-date=21 June 2020}}
=Manchester United=
In June 2020, it was announced Jones would be moving to Manchester United to join the club's full-time U21 FA WSL Academy team.{{cite web |title=Manchester United: Wales teenager Carrie Jones joins club's academy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53127991 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb |date=21 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Dream come true as Jones heads to Manchester United |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/sport/18531007.newtown-teenage-football-star-joins-manchester-united/ |website=County Times |date=20 June 2020 |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |title=United Women 3 Aston Villa Women 0 |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/wsl-match-report-man-united-women-v-aston-villa-7-march-2021 |website=www.manutd.com}}
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/carrie-jones-signs-mu-women-contract-until-2023 |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119130655/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/carrie-jones-signs-mu-women-contract-until-2023 |url-status=dead }}
==Leicester City (loan)==
On 21 July 2022, Jones joined fellow WSL side Leicester City on loan for the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=Wales International Carrie Jones Joins LCFC Women On Loan |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/2663363 |website=www.lcfc.com}}
=Bristol City=
On 6 September 2023, Jones had signed a three-year contract with newly promoted WSL side Bristol City.{{cite news |title=Carrie Jones departs United Women |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/carrie-jones-departs-man-utd-women-for-bristol-city-on-permanent-deal-september-2023 |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=6 September 2023 |accessdate=6 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Jones signs for City |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/jones-signs-for-city/ |website=Bristol City F.C. |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=6 September 2023}} She scored the opening goal in Citys' 4-2 opening day defeat against Leicester.
=IFK Norrköping=
On 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.{{cite news|title=Wales midfielder Jones moves to Swedish club Norrkoping|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8jlx2k7r4no|accessdate=1 September 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2024}}
International career
Having previously captained Wales at under-16 and under-17 levels, 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.{{cite news |last1=Wrack |first1=Suzanne |title=Carrie Jones: too young to play for Cardiff but set to play for Wales Women |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/29/wales-women-football-euro-2021-carrie-jones |accessdate=29 August 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=29 August 2019}} 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. 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
Following 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."{{cite news |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/17869421.newtowns-carrie-jones-15-makes-wales-debut-euro-qualifier/ |title=Newtown's Carrie Jones, 15, makes Wales debut at Euro qualifier |newspaper=County Times |last=Le Vay |first=Josie |date=29 August 2019 |accessdate=1 September 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 28 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/577324/|title=Wales - C. Jones|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=17 October 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Cardiff City Ladies
|9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3" |Manchester United
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Women's Super League |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Leicester City (loan)
|Women's Super League |19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Bristol City
|Women's Super League |12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!45 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 7 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 31 October 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | ||
| National team
!Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5" |Wales
|2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| colspan="2" |Total||23||2 |
:Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jones goal.
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Carrie Jones |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| align="center"|1
|{{sortdate|2022|09|02|format=dmy}} |Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece |{{fbw|GRE}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |2023 FIFA World Cup qualification |{{cite web |title=Greece-Wales {{!}} 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/match/2032528/ |website=UEFA}} |
| align="center"|2
|{{sortdate|2022|11|12|format=dmy}} |Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |{{fbw|FIN}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |Friendly |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|577324}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Carrie}}
Category:Wales women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Welsh women's footballers
Category:21st-century Welsh sportswomen
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Cardiff City Ladies F.C. players
Category:Manchester United W.F.C. players
Category:Leicester City W.F.C. players
Category:Bristol City W.F.C. players