Full name Craig Stephen Jones Years Team Weight 70 kg Number 14 Height 1.75 m | Role Footballer Place of birth Chester, England Name Craig Jones Date joined 2012 | |
Date of birth (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 28) Current team Bury F.C. (#12 / Midfielder) | ||
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Craig jones 7 football highlights
Craig Jones (born 20 March 1987) is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Bury. He is also a former club captain at Bury. He is a three times Welsh Premier League champion. Jones is recognised for his quick pace and accurate passing, and plays on both the right and left wings, as well as in an integral, central role, behind the forward line. He previously played for Welsh clubs Airbus UK Broughton, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl, and The Saints.
Contents
- Craig jones 7 football highlights
- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Club career
Jones' career started with Airbus UK Broughton and Aberystwyth Town. He joined Rhyl in the May 2007, winning a Welsh Premier League championship medal with the club and representing them in Europe. He then joined The New Saints in May 2009. He played for the club in qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, against clubs such as Helsingborg, Anderlecht, and Bohemians scoring in both home legs against the Belgian and Irish champions. In July 2012, he played his final matches for The New Saints playing a significant role in both legs of the second-round qualifying matches of the UEFA Champions League against Swedish Treble-winning side (comprising Super Cup, League and Swedish Cup titles) Helsingborg. In total he scored 25 goals in 111 appearances for the club.
In January 2012 he went on trial with Leeds United for seven days. After attracting interest from several English League and European Clubs, Jones signed a two-year deal with League One club Bury in August 2012, after Bury paid out an undisclosed fee for his services from TNS.
On the 14 December 2013, before Bury's match against Northampton, Craig was named as the club's new captain by new Bury manager David Flitcroft.
International career
Jones won 9 caps for Wales at the semi-pro under-23 level, and captained the side once. He was selected for the senior semi-pro team for the 2008 Four Nations, scoring a hat-trick against Gibraltar.
Personal life
His father Brynley was also a professional football player, having played for Chester City in the Football League, as well as Bangor City and Oswestry Town.