Alvin Jones (born 9 July 1994) is a Trinidadian

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who plays as a

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who currently plays for TT Premier Football League club Club Sando and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

International career

Jones played for the Trinidad and Tobago U23 team at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament. On October 10, 2017, he received international fame after his performance against the

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in a World Cup qualifying match, in which he scored a shot from long distance. It was his first international goal. During the match, he also attempted a cross which resulted in an

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and another long shot that he nearly scored. The match ended in a 2-1 victory for T&T, preventing the United States from qualifying for the

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in Russia.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''

Personal life

He is the son of former footballer

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and the younger brother of fellow T&T international Joevin.

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1994 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers W Connection F.C. players OKC Energy FC players Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players Forward Madison FC players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players USL League One players Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub