Jordan Jones (footballer, born 1994)
Northern Irish professional footballer (born 1994)
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Jordan Lewis Jones (born 24 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Carlisle United, and the Northern Ireland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Lewis Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Redcar, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carlisle United | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Redcar Town | |||
| –2013 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Kilmarnock | 97 | (11) |
| 2019–2021 | Rangers | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Sunderland (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | (3) |
| 2022 | → St Mirren (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2024 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Carlisle United | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U19 | |||
| 2017–2023 | Northern Ireland | 19 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:47, 3 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:18, 23 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jones has previously played for Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Cambridge United, Rangers, Sunderland, St Mirren and Kilmarnock. He has also played for the Northern Ireland national team, having made his full international debut in 2017.
Club career
Jones started with his home-town club Redcar Town[3] before joining the academy at Middlesbrough. He made one appearance for the Middlesbrough first team,[4] in a 2012–13 FA Cup tie against Hastings United.
Jones was loaned to Hartlepool United in February 2015[4] and Cambridge United in November 2015. He was released by Middlesbrough at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Jones signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in June 2016.[5] In January 2018, Kilmarnock turned down an offer from Rangers to buy Jones for a reported £350,000 transfer fee.[6] However, in January 2019 he signed a pre-contract agreement to join Rangers at the end of the 2018–19 season,[7] and immediately tweeted a message expressing his delight at the "dream move" to the Glasgow club, which annoyed many Kilmarnock supporters as he would still be representing their team for several months, and only a point separated his current and future employers at the top of the league table.[8][9] Jones later admitted he had been "over-excited" in sending the message,[10] while Killie manager Steve Clarke defended the player and confirmed he would have no hesitation in playing him while he remained with the Ayrshire club.[10] That backing was rewarded when Jones scored the winning goal in the next league fixture at Rugby Park, against Rangers; the 2–1 result boosted Kilmarnock's title hopes while denting those of the Gers.[11]
Rangers
In June 2019 Jones said he wanted to be a first-team player at Rangers.[12] He made his competitive debut for the club on 9 July 2019 in a 4–0 win over St Joseph's of Gibraltar in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[13]
Jones scored his first Rangers goal on 27 September 2020 against Motherwell at Fir Park, the second in a 5–1 win.[14] On 2 November 2020 it was announced that Jones and George Edmundson had been suspended by Rangers, pending an internal investigation, for attending a party and breaching COVID-19 regulations.[15]
On 29 January 2021, Jones joined English club Sunderland on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[16] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 27 February 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Crewe Alexandra.[17]
Wigan Athletic
On 4 August 2021, Wigan Athletic signed Jones from Rangers on a three-year deal.
On 31 January 2022, Jones signed for St Mirren on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[18] He was then loaned to Kilmarnock in July 2022.[19] Wigan tried to recall him from the loan on 31 January 2023,[20] but did not submit the paperwork before the deadline.[21]
On 30 June 2024, Jones was released by Wigan,[22] before being re-signed on a short term deal on 9 August.[23] He was then released by mutual consent on 22 August after two sub appearances.[24] The following week, he joined League Two side Carlisle United on a three-year deal.[25]
International career
Though born in England, Jones is able to represent Northern Ireland through his Northern Irish father. Aged 17, he represented their U19 team but turned down an opportunity to be part of the U21 squad.[26]
In September 2017, he was called up to the senior Northern Ireland squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Norway,[27][26] but did not play in either game.He won his first senior cap for Northern Ireland in the 2018 World Cup Qualifying play-off second leg against Switzerland on 12 November 2017, coming on as a substitute replacing Jamie Ward.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2012–13[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2014–15[30] | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2015–16[31] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2016–17[32] | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |
| 2017–18[33] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19[34] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| Total | 97 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 118 | 11 | |||
| Rangers | 2019–20[35] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020–21[36] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2020–21[36] | League One | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2021–22[37] | League One | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022–23[38] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[39] | League One | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| St Mirren (loan) | 2021–22[37] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2022–23[38] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 2024–25[40] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 2024–25[40] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025–26[41] | National League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 237 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 284 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in EFL Trophy, one in EFL League One play-offs
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 10 September 2023[42]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.[citation needed]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 2021 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Malta | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |