Jon Bell

{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use Jamaican English|date=June 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{for| the Australian filmmaker of the same name|The Gods of Wheat Street}}

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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.

| height = 5ft 11in{{cite web |title=Jon Bell |url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/players/jon-bell/ |publisher=New England Revolution |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823170823/https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/players/jon-bell/ |url-status=dead }}

| 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 = March 16, 2025

| ntupdate = 23:37, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

}}

Jonathan Bell (born August 26, 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=January 9, 2020|accessdate=July 25, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 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=July 14, 2020|accessdate=July 25, 2020}} He made his debut for the club on July 25, 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=July 25, 2020}}

=New England Revolution=

On March 22, 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=March 22, 2021}}

=St. Louis City SC=

On November 11, 2022, he was selected by St. Louis City SC during 2022 MLS Expansion Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/2022-mls-expansion-draft-recap|date=November 11, 2022|title=St. Louis CITY SC Selects Five, Makes Two Trades in 2022 MLS Expansion Draft|work=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=December 14, 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=January 8, 2024}}

International career

Made his international debut for Jamaica in a friendly versus Guatemala on November 11, 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=November 11, 2023 }}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played November 18, 2021}}{{Soccerway|jonathan-bell/484156}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Playoffs

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Total

Division

!Apps

GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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}}

|Premier Development League

|8

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–80
FC Baltimore Christos

|2019

|National Premier Soccer League

|5

1??colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–51
rowspan=3|New England Revolution II

|2020

|rowspan=2|USL League One

|15

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–150
2021

|3

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–30
colspan="2" |Total

!18

0000000180
rowspan=3|New England Revolution

|2021

|rowspan=2|Major League Soccer

|12

100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–121
2022

|15

1colspan="2"|–1010171
colspan="2" |Total

!27

2001010292
colspan="3" |Career total

!58

3001010603

=International=

{{updated|match played 30 June 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National TeamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="2"|Jamaica

|2023

10
202410
colspan="2"|Total20

Honours

New England Revolution

St. Louis City SC

  • Western Conference (regular season): 2023{{cite web|date=September 30, 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=December 5, 2024|publisher=Major League Soccer}}

References

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