Jordan Lewis Jones (born 24 October 1994) is a professional footballer who last played as a winger for Carlisle United, and the Northern Ireland national team.
Jones has previously played for Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Cambridge United, Rangers, Sunderland, St Mirren and Kilmarnock. He has also played for the Northern Ireland national team, having made his full international debut in 2017.
Club career Jones started with his home-town club Redcar Town before joining the academy at Middlesbrough. He made one appearance for the Middlesbrough first team, in a 2012–13 FA Cup tie against Hastings United.
Jones was loaned to Hartlepool United in February 2015 and Cambridge United in November 2015. He was released by Middlesbrough at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Jones signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in June 2016. In January 2018, Kilmarnock turned down an offer from Rangers to buy Jones for a reported £350,000 transfer fee. However, in January 2019 he signed a pre-contract agreement to join Rangers at the end of the 2018–19 season, and immediately tweeted a message expressing his delight at the "dream move" to the Glasgow club, which annoyed many Kilmarnock supporters as he would still be representing their team for several months, and only a point separated his current and future employers at the top of the league table. Jones later admitted he had been "over-excited" in sending the message, while Killie manager Steve Clarke defended the player and confirmed he would have no hesitation in playing him while he remained with the Ayrshire club. That backing was rewarded when Jones scored the winning goal in the next league fixture at Rugby Park, against Rangers; the 2–1 result boosted Kilmarnock's title hopes while denting those of the Gers.
Rangers In June 2019 Jones said he wanted to be a first-team player at Rangers. He made his competitive debut for the club on 9 July 2019 in a 4–0 win over St Joseph's of Gibraltar in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.St Joseph's 0–4 Rangers: Steven Gerrard's team win Europa League qualifier, BBC Sport, 9 July 2019
Jones scored his first Rangers goal on 27 September 2020 against Motherwell at Fir Park, the second in a 5–1 win. On 2 November 2020 it was announced that Jones and George Edmundson had been suspended by Rangers, pending an internal investigation, for attending a party and breaching COVID-19 regulations.
On 29 January 2021, Jones joined English club Sunderland on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 27 February 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Crewe Alexandra.
Wigan Athletic On 4 August 2021, Wigan Athletic signed Jones from Rangers on a three-year deal.
On 31 January 2022, Jones signed for St Mirren on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. He was then loaned to Kilmarnock in July 2022. Wigan tried to recall him from the loan on 31 January 2023, but did not submit the paperwork before the deadline.
On 30 June 2024, Jones was released by Wigan, before being re-signed on a short term deal on 9 August. He was then released by mutual consent on 22 August after two sub appearances. The following week, he joined League Two side Carlisle United on a three-year deal.
On 9 May 2026, Carlisle United announced Jones' departure from the club, making him a free agent.
South Shields
On 6 September 2026, Jones joined Shields to link up with previous manager Mike Williamson
International career Though born in England, Jones is able to represent Northern Ireland through his Northern Irish father. Aged 17, he represented their U19 team but turned down an opportunity to be part of the U21 squad.
In September 2017, he was called up to the senior Northern Ireland squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Norway, but did not play in either game.He won his first senior cap for Northern Ireland in the 2018 World Cup Qualifying play-off second leg against Switzerland on 12 November 2017, coming on as a substitute replacing Jamie Ward.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMiddlesbrough2012–13Championship001000—102013–14Championship000000—002014–15Championship000000—002015–16Championship00—00—00Total001000—10Hartlepool United (loan)2014–15League Two110———110Cambridge United (loan)2015–16League Two1000——10Kilmarnock2016–17Scottish Premiership3731040—4232017–18Scottish Premiership3244050—4142018–19Scottish Premiership2842050—354Total971170140—11811Rangers2019–20Scottish Premiership701010601502020–21Scottish Premiership3100001041Total101101070191Sunderland (loan)2020–21League One193000020213Wigan Athletic2021–22League One903030201702022–23Championship000000—002023–24League One263300040333Total353603060503St Mirren (loan)2021–22Scottish Premiership1102100—131Kilmarnock (loan)2022–23Scottish Premiership2202130—271Wigan Athletic2024–25League One2000000020Carlisle United2024–25League Two2100000002102025–26National League80200000100Total290200000310Career total2371821221015028420
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorthern Ireland201710201840201940202020202171202310Total191 Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by Jordan Jones No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 30 May 2021 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria 1–0 3–0 Friendly
Honours Individual PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
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