Chris Jones (born 12 September 1989) is a

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who plays as a winger for

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. He has previously played for

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and Gloucester City.

Career

Swansea City

Born in

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, Jones progressed through the

youth ranks and signed his first professional contract in 2006 lasting two and a half years and made his senior debut for the club against

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in the

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in 2006. In July 2007 he trained with

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with a view to joining them on a season-long loan deal but he was recalled by Swansea to join up with the first team in preparation for the new season. Jones has played for Wales at various youth levels and is currently mainly playing for the under-19 team. However, he was called up to the under-21 squad in February 2007 coming on as a substitute against

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. Jones spent the first three months of the 2008/09 season on loan at

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. He returned to Swansea on 18 November 2008.

Grimsby Town

On 1 July 2009, Jones joined

on trial with a view to a permanent deal being struck. On 18 July, manager Mike Newell offered Jones a permanent contract with the club. Jones officially signed for Grimsby Town on 25 July 2009. After struggling to break into the first team, Jones was made available for loan under new manager

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, and in January 2010, Jones signed for

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side

on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, scoring a hat trick on his debut in a 3–2 win over

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. Following the conclusion of the Welsh football season, Jones returned to Grimsby and was ready for selection in Town's final two games of the season. Despite this he was not picked and on 12 May 2010, Jones was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by Neil Woods following their relegation from the

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. After failing in his task to find a new club in the summer of 2010, Jones was kept on at Grimsby and was handed a squad number for the upcoming 2010–2011 campaign. On 30 July 2010 Jones had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.

Neath

Following his departure, Jones returned to Neath on a permanent deal on 5 August 2010. After playing as a striker during his loan spell, Jones has been converted to a right winger for the 2010–11 season and has provided many assists as well as chipping in with several goals as well as Neath go in search of European football. At the end of the 2010–11 season Jones won the Welsh Premier League Young Player of the Year Award. Jones was also Picked in the Welsh Premier League Dream Team in 2010–11 and 2011–12. Jones left Neath in May 2012 when the club folded.

The New Saints

Jones joined Newport County on trial on 5 July 2012. He however signed for

the following week. After two years with the club, and with his contract with the Saints about to expire, he was again keen to join Newport and went on trial with them again in the summer of 2014.

Gloucester City

On 31 July 2014, Jones joined Gloucester City on a short-term deal.

Port Talbot Town

In January 2015, Jones joined Port Talbot Town.

Thunder Bay Chill

He then joined Canadian team

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in May 2016, scoring three goals in 14 league matches, also appearing in one playoff match.

Aberystwyth Town

In August 2016 he joined Aberystwyth Town.

Afan Lido

In March 2017 he joined

Llanelli Town

In July 2017 he joined Llanelli Town.

Carmarthen Town

In May 2019 he joined

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Afan Lido (second time)

In January 2020 he re-joined

Honours

Individual *

Young Player of the Season:

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* Welsh Premier League Team of the Year:

, 2011–12, 2013–14

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Chris Living people 1989 births Footballers from Swansea Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Swansea City A.F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Neath F.C. players English Football League players Cymru Premier players The New Saints F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Afan Lido F.C. players Carmarthen Town A.F.C. players Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Thunder Bay Chill players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada 21st-century Welsh sportsmen