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Curtis Jones (footballer)

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Curtis Julian Jones (born 30 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.

Curtis Jones
Jones playing for Liverpool in 2022
Personal information
Full name Curtis Julian Jones[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2018 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Liverpool 54 (3)
International career‡
2016–2017 England U16[4] 6 (1)
2017 England U17 3 (0)
2018–2019 England U18 10 (1)
2019 England U19 4 (0)
2020– England U21 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Jones was born in Liverpool, Merseyside,[5] and grew up in the Toxteth area of the city.[6]

Club career

Early career

 
Jones playing for Liverpool U18 in 2017

Jones joined Liverpool at the age of nine.[7] After making his U23s debut in January 2018, Jones signed his first professional contract on 1 February 2018.[8]

He was named in Liverpool's squad for the Premier League match against Everton on 7 April 2018 and was included on the substitute bench without making an appearance.[9]

Jones featured prominently for Liverpool during pre-season ahead of the 2018–19 season.[10] Manager Jürgen Klopp praised his mobility and dribbling skills.[11]

Jones made his first-team debut on 7 January 2019, in the FA Cup third round against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[12]

2019–20 season

Jones made his season debut and played in his second competitive match for the club on 25 September 2019 in an EFL Cup match against Milton Keynes Dons. He was chosen as Man of the Match.[13]

He then scored the winning penalty in Liverpool's EFL Cup penalty shoot-out victory against Arsenal.[14] He made his Premier League debut on 7 December 2019, from the substitute's bench, against AFC Bournemouth.[15]

On 5 January 2020, Jones was part of a Liverpool team largely made up of teenagers and reserves that defeated rivals Everton 1–0 in the FA Cup at Anfield. Jones scored the winning goal – his first for the club – with a curling strike from 20 yards.[16] At 18 years and 340 days, Jones became the youngest goalscorer in a Merseyside derby since Robbie Fowler scored for Liverpool in 1994.[17] In the next round three weeks later, he opened the scoring in a 2–2 draw at Shrewsbury Town, becoming the first teenager to net in consecutive games for the Reds since Raheem Sterling in April 2014.[18] On 5 February 2020, Jones became Liverpool's youngest ever captain – at 19 years and 5 days[19] – when he captained Liverpool's youngest ever first-team side with an average age of 19 years and 102 days to a 1–0 victory over Shrewsbury in the FA Cup replay at Anfield.[19]

On 4 July 2020, Jones signed a new long-term contract with the club.[20] A day later he scored his first league goal for the club after coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Aston Villa, latching on to Mohamed Salah's header to score past former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.[21]

On 22 July, Jones came off the bench against Chelsea for his fifth top-flight appearance in the 2019–20 season with Liverpool, thus qualifying for a Premier League winner's medal.[22] On 30 July, Jones was named the Premier League 2 Player of the Season for 2019–20 ahead of five other nominees: Liam Cullen, Billy Gilmour, Jahmal Hector-Ingram, Nathan Holland and Rayhaan Tulloch.[23]

2020–21 season

After his performances in the 2019–20 season, it was announced that he would wear the number 17 shirt, previously worn by Steven Gerrard and Steve McManaman for the upcoming 2020–21 season.[24] On 24 September, he scored two goals in four minutes against Lincoln City away from home in the EFL Cup and was named Man of the Match by Sky Sports.[25] Due to injuries to star midfielders Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Thiago Alcântara, Naby Keïta and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Fabinho moving into a makeshift defence, Jones's role in the team increased.

On 1 December 2020, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 1–0 victory over Ajax, sealing Liverpool's progression into the knockout stages of the competition.[26] On 28 February 2021, Jones scored his first league goal of the season in a 2–0 away win over Sheffield United.[27]

2021–22 season

On 25 September 2021, Jones scored his first goal of the season in a 3–3 away draw against Brentford.[28] On 28 September, he provided two assists and a key pass in a 5–1 away win over Porto in the Champions League.[29]

2022–23 season

On 17 November 2022, he signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool until June 2027.[30]

International career

On 2 October 2020, Jones received his first call up to the England U21 squad[31] and made his debut in a 3–3 draw against Andorra on 7 October 2020.[32] He scored his first goal for the U21s during a 3–1 win over Andorra U21 at Molineux Stadium on 13 November 2020.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2018–19[34] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019–20[35] Premier League 6 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
2020–21[36] Premier League 24 1 2 0 2 2 5[a] 1 1[b] 0 34 4
2021–22[37] Premier League 15 1 4 0 4 0 4[a] 0 — 27 1
2022–23[38] Premier League 9 0 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 14 0
Total 54 3 13 2 8 2 11 1 2 0 88 8
Liverpool U21 2019–20[35] — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Career total 54 3 13 2 8 2 11 1 3 0 89 8
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in FA Community Shield
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Liverpool

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Liverpool FC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Curtis Jones: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Curtis Jones: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "C. Jones". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Curtis Jones". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ Kershaw, Tom (5 January 2020). "Liverpool's Curtis Jones: 'Growing up in Toxteth made me the player I am today'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ Pearce, James (7 January 2019). "Jones on living Liverpool dream & his mentor during pre-season tour". Liverpool Echo.
  8. ^ "Curtis Jones signs first professional deal with LFC". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  9. ^ Reddy, Melissa (7 April 2018). "LFC starting XI v EFC: First squad involvement for Curtis Jones, 17" – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Who is Curtis Jones, how old is he and when did he join Liverpool?". Talksport. 7 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Klopp reveals Liverpool's plan for Curtis Jones". Liverpool F.C.
  12. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Liverpool". Soccerway.
  13. ^ "MK Dons 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Liverpool vs Arsenal result: Prodigy Curtis Jones settles Carabao Cup epic in game that had it all". The Independent. 30 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Fabinho's message for Curtis Jones after Liverpool youngster makes Premier League debut at Bournemouth". Liverpool Echo. 7 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Klopp's teenagers and reserves serve Ancelotti with a painful reality-check". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Teenager Jones lights up Anfield with stunning derby winner". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Liverpool: Cummings double earns surprise draw". Yahoo! Sports. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury: Own goal by Ro-Shaun Williams sends young Reds through". BBC Sport. 4 February 2020.
  20. ^ Williams, Sam (4 July 2020). "Curtis Jones signs new contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa: Victorious Anfield homecoming for champions". Goal.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Curtis Jones and the other 22 Liverpool players now guaranteed a Premier League medal". Liverpool Echo. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Curtis Jones named 2019/20 PL2 Player of the Season". Premier League. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Curtis Jones to wear No.17 for the Reds from next season". Liverpool F.C. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Lincoln 2-7 Liverpool: Clinical Reds crush Imps in Carabao Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Liverpool 1-0 Ajax: Jones fires Reds into the last 16". This Is Anfield. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Brentford 3-3 Liverpool: Bees earn a point after Curtis Jones screamer". GiveMeSport. 25 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Six brilliant stats from Curtis Jones' MOTM display v Porto for Liverpool". Planet Football. 29 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Curtis Jones has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool FC. 17 November 2022.
  31. ^ "ENGLAND MU21S SQUAD TO FACE ANDORRA AND TURKEY NAMED". The Football Association. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  32. ^ "INJURY-TIME EQUALISER DENIES YOUNG LIONS THE POINTS IN U21 EURO QUALIFIER IN ANDORRA". The Football Association. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  33. ^ "England U21 3-1 Andorra U21". BBC Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Games played by Curtis Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  35. ^ a b "Games played by Curtis Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  36. ^ "Games played by Curtis Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  37. ^ "Games played by Curtis Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  38. ^ "Games played by Curtis Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  39. ^ "Curtis Jones: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  40. ^ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  41. ^ "Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  42. ^ Poole, Harry (21 December 2019). "Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  43. ^ "England U18s seal second spot in UAE tournament after thrilling victory over Mexico - 24 March 2019". The Football Association.
 
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