Jodi Felice Jones (born 22 October 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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on loan from

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. Born in England, he represents the Malta national team.

Career

Dagenham & Redbridge

Jones was born in

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and started his career with the renowned local junior side Senrab. He later joined the

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Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

at under-13 level and in the summer of 2014, he started a two-year scholarship with the club. In November 2014, despite still a first-year scholar, he was handed a squad number with the first team ahead of the league fixture against

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, after he had impressed in an

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tie win over Concord Rangers. However, he did not make the bench and wasn't included in the first team squad until January 2015, when he was an unused substitute against

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.He made his first team debut in February 2015, coming on as a last minute substitute for

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in a 0–0 draw with

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. In the process he became the youngest Dagenham & Redbridge player to appear in a league game, beating the previous record set by Dominic Green. In March 2015, he signed his first professional contract on a two-year deal until 2017. In April 2015, Jones made his full debut for the Daggers in the 4–0 home win over

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, scoring in the final minute with his first goal for the club.

Coventry City

On 18 March 2016, Jones joined

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on an emergency loan deal with the view to a permanent deal at the end of the

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. After a successful loan spell with

, Jones signed a four-year deal with the ''Sky Blues'' on 10 May 2016 for an undisclosed fee, which began on 1 July 2016. He scored his first goal for Coventry in an

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tie against

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on 4 October 2016. He came on as a substitute as Coventry won the

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. On the first day of the 2017–18 league season against

he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win. Later on that season, he picked up an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which saw him side-lined for the rest of the 2017–18 season and 2018–19 season.

Oxford United

On 29 July 2022, Jones signed a one-year contract, with the option for a further year, with

Notts County (loan)

On 26 January 2023, Jones signed for

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club

on loan until the end of the season.On 7th May 2023 he scored the winning goal in the last minute of extra time v Boreham Wood in the National League play-off semi-final.

International career

Jones was born in England, and is of Maltese descent through his father. On 9 September 2022, he had his first call up to the Malta national team for a set of

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matches. He debuted with Malta in a 2–1 UEFA Nations League loss to

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on 23 September 2022.

Career statistics

Honours

Notts County *

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Coventry City *

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: 2016–17

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Jodi 1997 births Living people Footballers from Bow, London Maltese footballers Malta international footballers English footballers English people of Maltese descent Association football forwards Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Notts County F.C. players English Football League players Senrab F.C. players