Jon Bell
{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jon Bell
| full_name = Jonathan Bell
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
| currentclub = Seattle Sounders FC
| clubnumber = 15
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 2011–2016
| youthclubs1 = D.C. United
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019
| college1 = UMBC Retrievers
| collegecaps1 = 56
| collegegoals1 = 1
| years1 = 2017
| clubs1 = OKC Energy U23
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = FC Baltimore Christos
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = New England Revolution II
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = New England Revolution
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = St. Louis City SC
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → St. Louis City 2 (loan)
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Seattle Sounders FC
| caps7 = 15
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Tacoma Defiance
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Jamaica
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 16 March 2025
| ntupdate = 23:37, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
}}
Jonathan Bell (born 26 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Born in the United States, he represents the Jamaica national team.
Club career
=New England Revolution II=
Bell was selected with the 38th overall pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.{{cite web|url=https://umbcretrievers.com/sports/msoc/2019-20/releases/20200109prgku0|title=Jon Bell Selected by San Jose in 2020 MLS SuperDraft|website=umbcretrievers.com|date=9 January 2020|accessdate=25 July 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725214442/https://umbcretrievers.com/sports/msoc/2019-20/releases/20200109prgku0|url-status=dead}} In July 2020, he was signed by USL League One club New England Revolution II.{{cite web|url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2020/07/14/revolution-ii-sign-defender-jon-bell-usl-league-one-roster|title=Revolution II sign defender Jon Bell to USL League One roster|website=revolutionsoccer.net|date=14 July 2020|accessdate=25 July 2020}} He made his debut for the club on 25 July 2020, against Union Omaha.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/25/united-states/usl-league-one/new-england-ii/union-omaha/3299450/|title=New England II vs. Union Omaha – 25 July 2020 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=25 July 2020}}
=New England Revolution=
On 22 March 2021, Bell signed a first-team contract with New England Revolution.{{cite web|url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2021/03/22/revolution-sign-defender-jon-bell-and-midfielder-maciel-first-team-contracts|title=Revolution sign defender Jon Bell and midfielder Maciel to first-team contracts|website=revolutionsoccer.net|accessdate=22 March 2021}}
=St. Louis City SC=
=Seattle Sounders FC=
Bell was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2023 MLS Re-Entry Draft.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=14 December 2023 |title=Alex Roldan doing a 'two-for-one celebration' with new Sounders deal and wedding in the same week |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/alex-roldan-doing-a-two-for-one-celebration-with-new-sounders-deal-and-wedding-in-the-same-week/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=8 January 2024}}
International career
Made his international debut for Jamaica in a friendly versus Guatemala on 11 November 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/jon-bel-makes-reggae-boyz-debut-against-guatemala/ | title=Jon Bel makes Reggae Boyz debut against Guatemala - Jamaica Observer | date=11 November 2023 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 18 November 2021}}{{Soccerway|jonathan-bell/484156}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| OKC Energy U23
|2017{{cite web |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18131603?subseason=418168|title=Jonathan Bell 2017 PDL Statistics |publisher=USL League Two}} |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| FC Baltimore Christos
|2019 |National Premier Soccer League |5 | 1 | ? | ? | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=3|New England Revolution II
|2020 |rowspan=2|USL League One |15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| rowspan=3|New England Revolution
|2021 |rowspan=2|Major League Soccer |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022
|15 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 3 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 30 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Jamaica
|2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
New England Revolution
St. Louis City SC
- Western Conference (regular season): 2023{{cite web|date=30 September 2023|title=St. Louis CITY dominate Sporting KC to set another MLS record |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/st-louis-city-dominate-sporting-kansas-city-to-set-another-mls-record|access-date=5 December 2024|publisher=Major League Soccer}}
References
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External links
- [https://umbcretrievers.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/bios/bell_jonathan_icg9?view=career&pos=kickers Jonathan Bell]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at UMBC Athletics
{{Seattle Sounders FC squad}}
{{Jamaica squad 2024 Copa América}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Jon}}
Category:Soccer players from Silver Spring, Maryland
Category:Jamaican men's footballers
Category:Jamaica men's international footballers
Category:2024 Copa América players
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:New England Revolution players
Category:New England Revolution II players
Category:National Premier Soccer League players
Category:San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
Category:UMBC Retrievers men's soccer players
Category:USL League One players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Tacoma Defiance players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Seattle Sounders FC players
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