Ellis Jones (footballer)

Ellis Jones (born 4 December 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Port Vale.

Ellis Jones
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003[1]
Place of birth Wednesbury, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder; centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Port Vale
Number 25
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Port Vale 0 (0)
2022 → Newcastle Town (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Playing career

Jones made his first-team debut for Port Vale at the age of 17 whilst still a second-year youth 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.[3][4] 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".[5] 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.[6] On 19 March 2022, Jones joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Newcastle Town on loan.[7] He played a total of five games for Newcastle.[8]

Style of play

Jones is a central midfielder, though can also play at centre-back.[3]

Statistics
As of match played 23 April 2022
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2021–22[9]EFL League Two0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Newcastle Town (loan) 2021–22[8]Northern Premier League
Division One West		5000000050
Career total 5000001060
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "English Football League Two 2021/2022". .footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Ellis Jones player profile". onevalefan.co.uk. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Ellis Jones - Youth Team - Port Vale". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. "Papa John's Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. Baggaley, Michael (7 October 2021). "Every word from Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke ahead of Sutton United game". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. Baggaley, Michael (2 November 2021). "Port Vale youth captain Ellis Jones impressing after first-team debut". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. @NewcastleTownFC (March 19, 2022). "We are delighted to welcome Ellis Jones…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "Newcastle Town | Appearances | Ellis Jones | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. "Games played by Ellis Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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