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Full name
  
Billy Ions

Number
  
9

Height
  
1.82 m

2009–2010
  
CD Tenerife Cadete

Name
  
Billy Ions

Position
  
Forward, Midfielder

Role
  
Footballer


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Place of birth
  
Ashington, England

Date of birth
  
11 March 1994 (age 21)

Playing position
  
Forward / Midfielder

Current team
  
Palloseura Kemi Kings

Treenimatka Osa 4: Billy Ions


William Greenwell "Billy" Ions (born 11 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for SJK.

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Ions was born in Ashington, Northumberland and played youth football with CD Tenerife, Newcastle United, and Leeds United. After being released by Leeds United, Ions joined the Nike Academy. He started his professional career with PS Kemi.

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Early life

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Ions, born in Ashington, Northumberland, moved to the Canary Islands in Spain with his family at a young age. While in Spain, he idolised England national team star Wayne Rooney and Spanish forward Fernando Torres to whom he compared himself to.

Early career

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Ions first started playing football in Constância, and played in the School of Juan Miguel.

CD Tenerife

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At the age of 15, Ions joined the youth setup at CD Tenerife.

Newcastle United

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In February 2010, he returned to England to join Newcastle United, the club he supported as a child. He made his Under-18's debut in a home match against Nottingham Forest.

Leeds United

Ions left on a free transfer to Leeds United in September 2012. While at Leeds, he played for the under-18 side. He started in a match against Sunderland and scored a goal.

Nike Academy

Without a club, Ions joined the Nike Academy. During his time there he was mostly injured. While at the Nike Academy, he played in a friendly match against PS Kemi Kings whose attention he attracted after a good performance.

Palloseura Kemi Kings

Ions joined PS Kemi Kings after his impressive performance against them in a friendly match with the Nike Academy. His manager after signing was fellow Englishman and former West Ham United defender Tommy Taylor. For most of his time at the club he has played on the left wing. In his second season at the club Ions helped PS Kemi reach promotion for the first time since 2011. In the 2015 season he had another successful year, gaining back to back to promotions with the club reaching the top division. Ions was voted best player of the league by other players at the end of the season.

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On 11 August 2016, Ions agreed to move on loan to SJK for the remainder of the 2016, commencing on 21 August 2016. SJK also announced that Ions had agreed to join the club permanently upon the completion of the loan deal, for two-seasons.

Club

As of match played 23 October 2016

References

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