Emma Jones (born 10 October 1994) is a

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who plays as

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for

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and the Wales national team.

Early life

Jones was born in

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. After her family had moved to Dorset, she played youth football at Southampton FC Girls Centre of Excellence. She also played for Dorset and Hampshire. She moved to the John Madejeski Academy in 2011 as part of

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's scholarship programme. Whilst with Reading she also played for Reading Ladies first and reserve teams.

Oregon State University

Jones played for American university team

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from 2014 to 2017.

Club career

Jones signed for Swedish club

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in 2018 and played in the

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. She then moved to Welsh club Cardiff City Ladies in January 2019 and scored nine goals. Following her domestic success, Jones signed for English club

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in June 2019. Ahead of the 2021/22 season Jones joined English Tier 3 side Portsmouth Women and was given the number 9 shirt. In her debut season for Pompey she scored 5 goals and provided 4 assists in 21 appearances. In the 2022/23 season Jones made 15 appearances in a season where she suffered a seriously ankle injury limiting her game time. Despite that she still scored 9 Goals and provided 2 assists.

International career

Although born in England, Jones qualifies to play for Wales through her

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-born grandfather . She represented Wales at the youth levels, including at the

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. After her success in Sweden, Jones was called up to the senior team and made her international debut in January 2019.

International goals

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* * 1994 births Living people Wales women's international footballers Welsh women's footballers Oregon State Beavers women's soccer players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Linköpings FC players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Cardiff City Ladies F.C. players Lewes F.C. Women players Women's association football forwards {{Wales-footy-forward-stub