Ellis Raymond Jones (born 4 December 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Alvechurch. He began his career at Port Vale and played on loan at Newcastle Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ellis Raymond Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wednesbury, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder; centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alvechurch | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Vale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Newcastle Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Alvechurch | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:01, 2 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Port Vale edit
Jones made his first-team debut for Port Vale at the age of 17 whilst still a second-year youth team scholar, coming on as a half-time substitute for Brad Walker in a 1–0 win over Rochdale in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park on 5 October 2021.[4][5] manager Darrell Clarke said that he had done well in the game and that "he earned it [his debut], I don’t give them out for the sake of it. Some clubs do but I don’t agree with that".[6] He was then played in central defence by youth-team Coach Billy Paynter "to help him develop with more time on the ball", and was also given the captain's armband in youth-team games.[7] On 19 March 2022, Jones joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Newcastle Town on loan.[8] He played a total of five games for Newcastle.[9] He was not offered a professional contract when his youth-team contract expired in June 2022.[10]
Alvechurch edit
Jones signed with Southern League Premier Division Central club Alvechurch, making three starts and four substitute appearances during the 2022–23 season.[11]
Style of play edit
Jones is a central midfielder, though can also play at centre-back.[4]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 23 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 2021–22[12] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Newcastle Town (loan) | 2021–22[9] | Northern Premier League Division One West |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alvechurch | 2022–23[11] | Southern League Premier Division Central |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023–24[11] | Southern League Premier Division Central |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References edit
- ^ "Club List Of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "English Football League Two 2021/2022". .footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Ellis Jones player profile". onevalefan.co.uk. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ellis Jones - Youth Team - Port Vale". Port Vale F.C. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Papa John's Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (7 October 2021). "Every word from Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke ahead of Sutton United game". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (2 November 2021). "Port Vale youth captain Ellis Jones impressing after first-team debut". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ @NewcastleTownFC (March 19, 2022). "We are delighted to welcome Ellis Jones…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Newcastle Town | Appearances | Ellis Jones | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (24 June 2022). "Port Vale release youth players as they invest in academy". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ellis Jones - Alvechurch F.C. Alvechurch 1sts". www.alvechurchfc.club. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.