Craig Jones (born 20 March 1987) is retired

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who played as a midfielder. Previously, he was club captain at

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. He is a three times Welsh Premier League champion. He previously played for Welsh clubs

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, Aberystwyth Town, Rhyl, TNS and Connah's Quay.

Club career

Jones' career started with

and Aberystwyth Town. He joined Rhyl in the May 2007, winning a Welsh Premier League championship medal with the club and representing them in Europe. He then joined

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in May 2009. He played for the club in qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, against clubs such as Helsingborg,

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, and

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scoring in both home legs against the Belgian and Irish champions. In July 2012, he played his final matches for

playing a significant role in both legs of the second-round qualifying matches of the UEFA Champions League against Swedish Treble-winning side (comprising Super Cup, League and Swedish Cup titles) Helsingborg. In total he scored 25 goals in 111 appearances for the club. In January 2012 he went on trial with Leeds United for seven days. After attracting interest from several English League and European Clubs, Jones signed a two-year deal with League One club

in August 2012, after Bury paid out an undisclosed fee for his services from TNS. He was released by Bury at the end of the 2017–18 season. In August 2018, Jones returned to the Welsh Premier League signing for Connah's Quay Nomads. Jones made six appearances in all competitions for the Nomads, including playing in a

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where he assisted the winning goal. He departed the club three months later after struggling to attain the required level of fitness.

International career

Jones won 9 caps for Wales at the semi-pro under-23 level, and captained the side once. He was selected for the senior semi-pro team for the 2008 Four Nations, scoring a hat-trick against Gibraltar.

Personal life

His father Brynley was also a professional football player, having played for Chester City in the Football League, as well as

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

;with Rhyl * Welsh Premier League champion: 2008–09 *

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runner-up: 2008 ;with The New Saints * Welsh Premier League champion: 2009–10 & 2011–12 * Welsh Premier League runner-up:

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* Welsh Cup winner: 2012 *

winner: 2009, 2010 & 2011 Individual * Welsh Premier League Young Player of the Season: 2009–10 * Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2008–09, 2009–10

, 2011–12

References

External links

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Profile
on the official Bury FC website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Craig 1987 births Living people Footballers from Chester Welsh men's footballers Wales men's under-23 international footballers English men's footballers English people of Welsh descent Men's association football wingers Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players The New Saints F.C. players Bury F.C. players Cymru Premier players English Football League players