Chantel Jones

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Chantel Jones

|image = Chantel Jones.jpg

|caption = Jones playing for Washington Spirit in 2013

|fullname = Chantel Nicole Jones

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|20}}

|birth_place = Brookhaven, New York, U.S.

|height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub =

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|youthclubs1 = Clover Hill High School

|youthyears1 = 2003–2006

|college1 = Virginia Cavaliers

|collegeyears1 = 2006–2010

|clubs1 = Richmond Kickers Destiny

|years1 = 2009

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|clubs2 = Þór Akureyri

|years2 = 2012

|caps2 = 18

|goals2 = 0

|clubs3 = Washington Spirit

|years3 = 2013

|caps3 = 9

|goals3 = 0

|clubs4 = Perth Glory

|years4 = 2013–2014

|caps4 = 12

|goals4 = 0

|clubs5 = Canberra United

|years5 = 2014

|caps5 = 13

|goals5 = 0

|clubs6 = Western New York Flash

|years6 = 2015

|caps6 = 13

|goals6 = 0

|clubs7 = Canberra United

|years7 = 2021

|caps7 = 1

|goals7 = 0

|nationalteam1 = United States U16

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|nationalteam2 = United States U17

|nationalyears2 = 2005

|nationalcaps2 =

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|nationalteam3 = United States U20

|nationalyears3 = 2007–2008

|nationalcaps3 =

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|nationalteam4 = United States U23

|nationalyears4 = 2009

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|club-update = September 19, 2021

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Chantel Nicole Jones (born July 20, 1988) is a retired American professional soccer player{{Cite web|date=January 22, 2016|title=Goalkeeper Chantel Jones Announces Retirement|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/goalkeeper-chantel-jones-announces-retirement/n-5092432|access-date=October 1, 2021|website=OurSports Central|language=en}} who works as a goalkeeping coach at Canberra United in the W-League. She previously played as a goalkeeper for the professional Icelandic team, Þór Akureyri, Washington Spirit and Western New York Flash of the NWSL as well as Perth Glory and Canberra United in the Australian W-League and the Virginia Cavaliers.{{cite web|title=Chantel Jones Bio|url=http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/chantel_jones_255197.html|website=VirginiaSports.com|accessdate=May 27, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110053555/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/chantel_jones_255197.html|archive-date=January 10, 2018}}

College

She currently holds the NCAA record for most career shutouts, with 47 during her college career at the University of Virginia.{{cite web|title=Who's the Best Goalkeeper in Women's College Soccer?|url=http://www.shutoutcentral.com/whos-the-best-goalkeeper-in-womens-college-soccer/|website=shutoutcentral.com|accessdate=August 8, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615025847/http://www.shutoutcentral.com/whos-the-best-goalkeeper-in-womens-college-soccer/|archivedate=June 15, 2015 |date=November 30, 2011}}

Club career

In 2012, Jones played for Þór Akureyri in Akureyri, Iceland. She made 18 appearances for the club, starting all games for a total of 1620 minutes.{{cite web|title=Chantel Jones|url=http://int.women.soccerway.com/players/chantel-nicole-jones/245172/|publisher=SoccerWay|accessdate=March 26, 2013}} She wrote about her experience in Iceland for Resolution Sports.{{cite web|url=http://ressports.com/contact/index.html?staff_id=8|title=Iceland Adventures|work=ResSports.com|access-date=August 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105201546/http://ressports.com/contact/index.html?staff_id=8|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}

In February 2013, Jones was signed to the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the NWSL.{{cite web|title=Spirit sign young US internationals Wells, Jones|date=February 7, 2013 |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/02/07/washington-spirit-sign-ingrid-wells-chantel-jones/|publisher=Equalizer Soccer|accessdate=March 26, 2013}}

In July 2014, Jones signed for Canberra United in the Australian W-League.{{cite web|url=http://www.w-league.com.au/article/jones-signs-for-canberra-united/p6h9h36b0r481hfruikoh27wq|title=Jones Signs for Canberra United|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=July 24, 2014}} During the Grand Final match on December 21, 2014, Jones saved a penalty kick taken by Perth Glory FC in the 76th minute, preserving Canberra United's 2–1 lead. Canberra United FC scored again to win the championship 3–1. Jones signed for the Western New York Flash for the 2015 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.wnyflash.com/?template=template&form_id=6101&page=news.cfm | title=Flash Sign Jones | publisher=Western New York Flash | date=December 9, 2014 | accessdate=January 31, 2015 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063815/http://www.wnyflash.com/?template=template&form_id=6101&page=news.cfm | url-status=dead }}

Jones retired from soccer in January 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.wnyflash.com/news/?article_id=340 |title=Chantel Jones Announces Retirement |date=January 22, 2016 |publisher=Western New York Flash |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127115518/https://wnyflash.com/news?article_id=340|archivedate=January 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}

In January 2021, while working as Canberra United's goalkeeping coach, Jones returned from retirement to sign a playing contract with the club until the end of the 2020–21 W-League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.canberraunited.com.au/news/canberra-united-signs-chantel-jones|title=Canberra United Signs Chantel Jones|publisher=Canberra United|date=January 22, 2021}} At the end of the season, she returned to retirement.{{cite web|url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/canberra-united-sign-four-including-legend-heyman-569718|title=Canberra United sign four including legend Heyman|first=Catherine|last=Paquette|website=The Women's Game|date=September 12, 2021|quote=Chantel Jones retired from the sport in the offseason.}}{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2016 |title=Goalkeeper Chantel Jones Announces Retirement |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/goalkeeper-chantel-jones-announces-retirement/n-5092432 |access-date=July 21, 2022 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}

International career

Jones represented the United States at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup{{Cite web|date=August 13, 2020|title=Alumni Spotlight: Chantel Jones|url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/08/13/alumni-spotlight-chantel-jones/|access-date=October 1, 2021|website=Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site|language=en-US}} and also participated in the 2007 Pan American Games.

References

External links

{{FIFA_player|301008}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120327073959/http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92059&SPID=10614&DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=1133964&Q_SEASON=2010 Virginia profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130705065303/http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/chantel-jones/ Washington Spirit player profile]
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Category:American women's soccer players

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer players

Category:Sportspeople from Brookhaven, New York

Category:Soccer players from Suffolk County, New York

Category:Soccer players from Virginia

Category:People from Midlothian, Virginia

Category:Washington Spirit players

Category:Perth Glory FC (women) players

Category:Canberra United FC players

Category:National Women's Soccer League players