Phil Jones (footballer)

Philip Anthony "Phil" Jones (born 21 February 1992) is an English footballer.  Jones plays as a defender for Montego Bay United F.C, in Jamaica, and is a former England international. He played for Blackburn Rovers at both youth and senior levels before joining Manchester United.  Jones usually plays central defender, but can also play as a right-back or defensive midfielder.

Club career
Blackburn Rovers
Jones was born in Preston, Lancashire. He grew up in Clayton-le-Woods. He joined Blackburn Rovers' youth team in 2002. He joined the senior team for the 2009–10 Premier League season.  Jones signed a two-year contract with the team. He wore uniform number 28 for Blackburn. He played his first game for Blackburn on 22 September 2009 in a League Cup game against Nottingham Forest. Blackburn won 1–0. In February 2010, he signed a new five-year contract.  The contract had a £16 million release clause. Jones made his first Premier League start for Blackburn against Chelsea on 21 March.  The game was a 1–1 draw at Ewood Park.

Jones started the 2010–11 season in midfield.  He became one of the starters for the team. Jones hurt his knee in a game against West Ham United in December 2010. He could not play for three months because of the injury.

Manchester United
On 13 June 2011, Manchester United said that they had reached a deal to sign Jones.  The deal was for an undisclosed transfer fee.  The deal would be finished upon his return from international games. He played his first game for the club on the 2011 pre-season tour to the USA, in United's 3–1 victory over Chicago Fire. Jones played as a second-half substitute, replacing Rio Ferdinand, in a 3–2 win over rivals Manchester City in the 2011 Community Shield. Jones played in his first Premier League game for United a week later.  He entered again as a substitute for Ferdinand.  United beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 on the opening weekend.thumb|Celebrating

International career
Jones played his first game for the England under-19 team in the 3–1 win over Turkey on 17 November 2009. He has since played three more times for the under-19s.

On 4 August 2010, Jones joined the England under-21 squad. On 10 August, Jones won his first under-21 cap, starting for England against Uzbekistan. He was substituted in the 46th minute and was replaced by Liverpool's Martin Kelly. He was selected for the 2011 U-21 European Championship in Denmark.  Manager Stuart Pearce made Jones the captain of the team.

In 5 August 2011, he joined the England first-team squad for the friendly against the Netherlands. The game was cancelled four days later by the FA after the riots in London.

In November 2011, he competed in two home games for England at Wembley. The first was a 1-0 win against the world champions, Spain. The second was also a 1-0 win over Sweden. In both games he played midfield, this is in contrast to his 'right back' role for his club side, Manchester United.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBlackburn Rovers2009–10Premier League901020——1202010–11Premier League2600020——280Total3501040——400Manchester United2011–12Premier League291101091104122012–13Premier League170400030—2402013–14Premier League261004181103932014–15Premier League2202000——2402015–16Premier League100001020—1302016–17Premier League180203030002602017–18Premier League230200000002502018–19Premier League180201030—2402019–20Premier League20112030—812020–21Premier League 00000000—002021–22Premier League 40100000—502022–23Premier League 00000000—00Total1692151121312202296Career total2042161161312202696

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEngland201130201220201340201440201570201600201740201830Total270

Honours
Manchester United
Premier League: 2012–13
FA Cup: 2015–16
FA Community Shield: 2011, 2013
UEFA Europa League: 2016–17

 References 

Category:1992 births
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Category:English footballers
Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Category:Manchester United F.C. players
Category:People from Preston, Lancashire
Category:Sportspeople from Lancashire
Category:Premier League players
Category:UEFA Euro 2012 players
Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players