Full name Owain Rhys Jones Name Owain Jones Career start 2000 Number 39 Weight 74 kg | Playing position Height 1.91 m Place of birth Swansea, Wales Role Footballer Salary 33,333.3 GBP (2012) | |
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 19) 2004-2007 Pontardawe Town Juniors Current team Hibernian F.C. (#17 / Midfielder) Similar People Terry Butcher, Duncan Shearer, John Hughes Profiles | ||
Owain Jones (born 1 October 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a Winger/Striker for Swansea City.
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Early life
Jones was born in Swansea and educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, Ammanford, Wales
Playing career
Jones played junior football for Pontardawe Town Juniors AFC before signing for Swansea City at the age of 10.
Club
Prolific in front of goal, Jones was integrated into the Swansea City U21s squad during 2014-15 having scored 16 goals in 20 appearances for the U18s team. He was offered his first professional contract in 2014 for Swansea City.
International career
In 2011, Jones represented Wales at U16 level at a triangular tournament in Belgium involving the hosts, Wales and Switzerland.
The 2012-13 season saw Jones being called up into the Wales U17 squad in the European Championship Qualification Group stage against England, Northern Ireland and Estonia.
Jones was selected for the Wales U19s squad the following season for their European Championship Qualification Group stage in Georgia scoring the first goal in a 6-0 victory in their final game against Moldova - a win which ensured qualification for the Elite Round in Portugal where Jones made 2 further appearances. In 2014-15, Jones was again selected for the U19s squad U19 European Championship Qualification Group campaign and started in all 3 games in Portugal.
Still aged 18, Jones was called into the U21 squad for the European Championship fixture against Bulgaria at the Cardiff City Stadium on 31 March 2015. He was an unused substitute in a 3-1 win. Later in the qualification campaign, Jones made his debut in a 2-1 win over Armenia.