Kelvin Jones (born January 30, 1982) is a retired

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player.

Career

Youth and college

Jones attended Massaponax High School, where he was named the 2000 Virginia High School Player of the Year, and was a member of the Region I ODP and adidas ESP Teams, and played

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at Wake Forest University, where he made 61 appearances over four seasons registered four goals and five assists.

Professional

Jones turned professional in 2004 when he signed with the

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of the

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. Injury limited his time with the Battery to just 12 appearances in two years, and he was waived by the team at the end of the 2005 season. He subsequently signed for the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

and has been with the team ever since, making over 80 appearances in total. He was part of the Richmond teams which won the USL Second Division championships in 2006 and 2009.Kickers claim USL-2 Championship
Jones is one of the founders and player/coach of the semi-pro indoor soccer team the Fredericksburg Generals of the PASL.

Coaching career

In 2017, Jones joined the Columbus Crew SC Academy as a head coach for their U-12 boys team. In September 2020 he was named the Crew SC Academy Director.

References

External links

Richmond Kickers bio
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