Ryan Jones (born 2 April 1992) is an English

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who plays a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Career

After several stints with

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, Telford United and

Northwich Victoria {{Infobox UK place , static_image_name = Northwich - Town Bridge.jpg , static_image_caption = Town Bridge, the River Weaver and the spire of Holy Trinity Church , official_name = Northwich , country ...

, Jones signed with USL Pro club

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 ...

, making him the youngest player in club history. On 14 August 2011, Jones made his debut for Richmond in a 0-0 draw on the road against

Los Angeles Blues Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games a ...

. On 12 January 2012, he signed for North West Counties Premier Division side Bacup Borough on loan. He made his debut for the club nine days later in a 1–0 loss to Stone Dominoes. He later played for

Bootle Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Bootle (UK Parliament constituency), Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449. Histo ...

in the same season. He was released by Richmond in August 2013 to allow him to return to England. On 28 August 2013, he signed for Stockport County on non-contract terms replacing Lewis King who left the club two days prior. He saved a penalty in his debut for Stockport in their 4–2 home win against Telford United. In January 2014, AFC Liverpool signed Jones. During his time with the club he was awarded the "Player of the month" award in August 2014. In March 2016 he rejoined

before signing dual registration forms with

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

and playing seven games for them at the end of the season. In July after playing pre-season games, he signed a permanent transfer to

before in September 2016 he rejoined

. At the beginning of the 2017 season he appeared for

Radcliffe Borough Radcliffe Football Club (formerly Radcliffe Borough) is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester where they play their games at Stainton Park. The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the Northern Premier L ...

References

External links

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Richmond Kickers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Ryan 1992 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Rochdale A.F.C. players AFC Telford United players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Richmond Kickers players Bacup Borough F.C. players USL Championship players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Liverpool Stockport County F.C. players A.F.C. Liverpool players Bootle F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States North West Counties Football League players