Patrick Samuel Jones (born 9 June 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for club

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

and the Wales under-21 national team.

Career

Born in

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

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, Jones started his football career at his local team Ruthin Town, before moving to

Bala Town Bala Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala) is a Welsh football team from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid. History For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons'' Al ...

and then

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

in 2017. He joined the Huddersfield Town Academy in September 2019, before signing a professional contract in October 2020. Because the transfer was across the

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, Jones had to wait for international clearance before joining the club, which came in January 2020. Jones made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 9 January 2021, starting in their 3–2

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Third Round defeat to

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, before being replaced by

Rolando Aarons Rolando Aarons (born 16 November 1995) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Jamaica national team. He has had previous loan spells with Hellas Verona in Italy, Slovan Libe ...

. He scored his first goal for Huddersfield against

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on 16 August 2022.

International

Jones has played for Wales' Under-17 side. In June 2022, Jones played twice for the Wales U21 team in

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matches against Netherlands U21 and Gibraltar U21.

Career statistics

References

2003 births Living people Footballers from Stockport Welsh footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers English people of Welsh descent Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Ruthin Town F.C. players Bala Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub