Tracy Jones Akiror (born 25 August 1997), known as Tracy Jones, is a Ugandan

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who plays as a midfielder for USL W League club

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and the Uganda women's national team.

Early life

Jones was born at the Mulago National Specialised Hospital. She was raised in

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–Kirombe, within Kampala.

College career

Jones has attended the

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and the

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in the United States.

Club career

Jones has played for Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC in Uganda. Akiror played fo
AFC Ann Arbor
during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. AFC Ann Arbor plays in the USL W League. During the 2022 season she appeared in 5 matches and scored 1 goal. So far during the 2023 season she has started in 8 matches, scoring 1 goal.

International career

Jones represented Uganda at the

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. At senior level, she played the

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International goals

''Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first''

References

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* 1997 births Living people Footballers from Kampala Ugandan women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Seminole State Trojans athletes College women's soccer players in the United States Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders women's soccer players Uganda women's international footballers Ugandan expatriate women's footballers Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States {{Uganda-women-footy-bio-stub