Joey Jones (footballer, born 1994)

Joseph Dylan Jones (born 15 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge.

Joey Jones
Personal information
Full name Joseph Dylan Jones[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 26
Youth career
2007–2010 Arsenal
2010–2013 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Yeovil Town 0 (0)
2014 → Woking (loan) 12 (2)
2014–2018 Woking 162 (10)
2018–2019 Eastleigh 32 (2)
2019–2020 Salford City 21 (0)
2020– Dagenham & Redbridge 3 (0)
National team
Northern Ireland U16
Northern Ireland U17 9 (1)
2012 Northern Ireland U19 3 (1)
2012 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Despite being born in England, he won caps for Northern Ireland up until under-21 level. He spent time in the youth-teams at Arsenal, Leicester City and Yeovil Town, before signing with Woking in July 2014 after a successful loan spell He spent four years with the club, before joining Eastleigh in June 2018. He was signed by English Football League club Salford City in June 2019.

Club career

Early career

On 26 June 2013, he signed a six-month contract with Championship club Yeovil Town.[2] On 10 September, a Yeovil XI played a Bournemouth XI in a behind closed doors friendly and Jones was one of the goalscorers for the "Glovers".[3] His contract was later extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[4] On 31 January, he joined Conference Premier club Woking on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended into a second month.[5][6] He made his debut in senior football in Woking's 5–1 defeat at Dartford and was sent off on 34 minutes for a foul on Jim Stevenson.[7] On 29 March, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Wrexham at the Kingfield Stadium.[8] He scored two goals in 12 games during his loan spell, but left Huish Park after he was released by Yeovil in May 2014.[9]

Woking

On 14 July 2014, Jones signed a permanent deal with Woking.[10] He made 50 appearances across the 2014–15 season, as the "Cards" narrowly missed out on a play-off place.[11] He signed a new one-year deal in May 2015, having rejected approaches from Cheltenham Town (managed by former Yeovil boss Gary Johnson) and Dover Athletic, and stated that he hoped to nail down a more clearly defined and settled role in the team following discussions with Garry Hill and the departure of central midfielder Josh Payne.[12] He scored five goals from 47 games in the 2015–16 campaign as the "Cardinals" posted a 12th-place finish. On 25 February 2017, he scored a goal from 40-yards in a 4–3 defeat to Forest Green Rovers that later won him the club's goal of the season award.[13] He signed a new contract with Woking in May 2017, having hit five goals from 50 games in the 2016–17 campaign, helping Woking to finish three points above the relegation zone.[14] He made 36 appearances across the 2017–18 season, scoring one goal, as Woking were relegated out of the National League.

Eastleigh

On 29 June 2018, Jones signed with Andy Hessenthaler's Eastleigh.[15] He scored two goals from 35 matches in the 2018–19 season, featuring in the National League play-off quarter-final defeat at Wrexham.[16] He was offered a new contract by manager Ben Strevens.[17]

Salford City

On 4 June 2019, Jones signed a two-year deal with newly-promoted EFL League Two side Salford City.[18] He made his debut in the English Football League on 10 August, coming on for Mark Shelton at half-time in a 2–0 defeat at Crawley Town.[19] He left the club by mutual consent on 9 November 2020.[20]

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 10 November 2020, Jones signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge until June 2022.[21]

International career

Eligible to represent Northern Ireland due to his father, Dave, he was capped at all youth-team ages up until receiving an under-21 cap against Hungary on 15 August 2012.[22]

Style of play

Jones describes himself as a central midfielder who likes "to get about the park, get on the ball.... [and I have a good] passing range [so] I’m going to bring a lot of different passes and shots".[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2013–14[23] Championship 000000—00
Woking (loan) 2013–14[24] Conference Premier 122———122
Woking 2014–15[24] Conference Premier 43020—5[lower-alpha 1]0500
2015–16[24] National League 43510—3[lower-alpha 1]0475
2016–17[24] National League 45431—2[lower-alpha 1]0505
2017–18[24] National League 31150—00361
Total 17412111—10019513
Eastleigh 2018–19[24] National League 32210—2[lower-alpha 2]0352
Salford City 2019–20[25] League Two 20020103[lower-alpha 3]0260
2020–21[26] League Two 1000000010
Total 210201030270
Dagenham & Redbridge 2020–21[24] National League 3000—0030
Career total 230141411015026015
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. One appearance in the FA Trophy and one appearance in National League play-offs
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Yeovil: Kevin Dawson & Sam Foley re-sign as Sam Hoskins arrives". BBC Sport. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. "Glovers pip Cherries in friendly". Yeovil Town F.C. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. "Yeovil Town confident of extending loan deals with Everton and Nottingham Forest trio". Western Gazette. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. "Jones out on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. "Sam Foley joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". Yeovil Town F.C. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. "Dartford 5-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. "Woking Football Club | First Team | Match Centre | Woking 2 - 1 Wrexham". www.wokingfc.co.uk. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. "Yeovil Town: Jamie McAllister released as five offered deals". BBC Sport. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  10. Dyke, Chris (14 July 2014). "Yeovil's Joey Jones latest to join Woking FC squad". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. Wyatt, Malcolm (18 April 2015). "Garry Hill's Woking must try again next season". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. Dyke, Chris (28 May 2015). "Woking midfielder looking forward to taking over from Josh Payne". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  13. "Woking defender Joey Jones signs new contract". Radio Woking. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  14. Shaw, Nick (25 May 2017). "Joey Jones signs a new deal with the Cards". Woking FC Official Site. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  15. "Alex Wynter and Joe Jones: Eastleigh sign defender and midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  16. "Wrexham 0-1 Eastleigh: Danny Hollands winner settles play-off eliminator". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  17. "Eastleigh release four after play-off campaign | Non League Daily". nonleaguedaily.com. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  18. "Salford City sign Joey Jones". Salford City Football Club. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  19. "Crawley Town 2-0 Salford City". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  20. "Joey Jones: Salford City midfielder leaves League Two club by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  21. "Joey Jones Joins The Daggers". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  22. "Joey Jones". NIFG. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  23. "Games played by Joey Jones in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  24. "J. Jones: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  25. "Games played by Joey Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  26. "Games played by Joey Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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