Lili Jones
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Everton | ||
| 2021–2022 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Wrexham | 50 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:40, 1 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:40, 1 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lili Mai Jones[1] (born 26 September 2005) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Wrexham in the Adran Premier League.
She played for Everton's Under 16 Youth Women's team in the FA Girls' England Talent Pathway League from 2019 to 2021.[citation needed]
Jones returned to Wrexham football club when she was 15 and made her debut for the senior team in September 2021, where she scored two goals in this game.[2]
Personal life
Since returning to Wrexham in 2021 Jones has had to work multiple jobs alongside her footballing career in order to make a living. As shown on the Welcome to Wrexham documentary Jones works in cafes in the towns washing dishes on her rest days from football.[3][4] Jones' father died in April 2021.[5]
At the 2025 Wrexham National Eisteddfod she was inducted by the Gorsedd Cymru as an Honorary Druid.[2] Her Gorsedd name is Lili ferch Gareth ('Lili daughter of Gareth') in honour of her father.[1]
