Adriana Konjarski
Australian football (soccer) player
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Adriana Konjarski (née Jones, born 11 October 1995) is a retired Australian women's association football player who played for Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, and Melbourne City in the A-League Women as well as for South Melbourne, Warners Bay, and Broadmeadow Magic in the National Premier Leagues Women's.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriana Konjarski | ||
| Birth name | Adriana Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Newcastle Jets | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Adelaide United | 20 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne City | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | South Melbourne | 8 | (8) |
| 2022 | Warners Bay | 15 | (33) |
| 2022–2023 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Broadmeadow Magic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2022 | |||
Personal life
Jones is the daughter of former NSL player and former Newcastle Jets head coach Mark Jones.[1][2]
Club career
Newcastle Jets
Jones signed for Newcastle Jets in 2013.[3] After a season off, Jones re-joined Newcastle Jets in October 2015.[4][2][5]
Adelaide United
Jones joined Adelaide United ahead of the 2016–17 season.[3] Jones went on to score nine goals during her first season for Adelaide.[3] Jones also completed a hat trick during the 12th round clash against Western Sydney Wanderers.[6][3]
Zhuhai Suoka Guangdong Football Club
Jones would go onto spending some time at the Chinese outfit before returning to Adelaide for the 2017–18 season.[7] She would go on to score 13 times while playing in China.[3][8]
Melbourne City
Jones would go on to join her third W-League side for the 2018–19 season for Melbourne City.[3][9][10]
South Melbourne
For the 2019 WNPL season, Jones signed for the former NSL side, South Melbourne.[11] Debuting against Bulleen Lions,[12] Jones would go on to score for her latest club the following game very early on against Senior NTC.[13]
Return to Newcastle Jets
In October 2022, following a break-out season in the second tier with Warners Bay, Konjarski returned to the professional level, returning to her first club, Newcastle Jets.[14][15]
Broadmeadow Magic
In February 2023, Konjarski returned to the National Premier Leagues Women's, joining Broadmeadow Magic.[16] After leading the goalscoring with 35 goals including a grand final stoppage time winner, Konjarski announced her retirement in March 2024.[17][18]