Malcolm Jones (soccer)

Malcolm D. Jones (born April 18, 1997) is an American soccer player.

Malcolm Jones
Personal information
Full name Malcolm D. Jones
Date of birth (1997-04-18) April 18, 1997
Place of birth Chino Hills, California, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2013 Chivas USA
2013–2015 LA Galaxy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 UCLA Bruins 31 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 LA Galaxy II 1 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 United States U17 4 (0)
2014–2015 United States U18 4 (0)
2016 United States U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 21, 2015

Career

Jones began his youth career with in the Chivas USA Academy before joining the LA Galaxy Academy in 2013. On February 4, 2015, it was announced that Jones signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at UCLA.[1] On July 11, Jones made his professional debut for LA Galaxy II in a 4–0 victory over Sacramento Republic FC.[2]

Jones was able to maintain his college eligibility despite appearing for Los Dos and on August 29, he made his collegiate debut and scored the game winner in the Bruins 1–0 victory over New Mexico.[3]

References
  1. "2015 UCLA Soccer Signing Day Central". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. February 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. "Sacramento Republic fall 4–0 to LA Galaxy II in Preki's last match as head coach". SacRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republic FC. July 11, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. "#1 UCLA Earns 1–0 Win over New Mexico". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
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