Matt Jones (footballer)

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Personal information
Matthew Jones

Full name	Matthew Graham Jones
Date of birth	September 1, 1980 (1980-09-01) (age 27)
Place of birth	Llanelli, Wales
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Llanelli AFC
Number	27
Youth clubs
2000–2002	Leeds United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2000 2000-2004 2007-2004	Leeds United Leicester City Llanelli AFC	23 (0) 27 (1) 03 (0)
National team
1998-2004	Wales	13 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Matthew Graham Jones (born September 1, 1980 in Llanelli, Wales) is a former Welsh international football player. He has played centre-midfield for most of his career. He formerly played for Leeds United and Leicester City.

[edit] Biography

Jones was born in Llanelli, Wales and joined the Leeds United Youth Academy in 1997 at the age of 17. Unable to establish himself as a first team regular he transferred to Leicester City in August 2000 for a then club record fee of 3.5million.

In a premiership game against Liverpool FC at Anfield in 2002 Jones suffered a major back injury in a tackle with Gary Mcallister. After numerous operations in a bid to recover Jones decided to retire in 2004 at the age of 24.

Since his retirement Jones has worked within the sports media including appearances for BBC Sport, Sky Sports and John Barnes Soccer Night.

In September 2007 Jones announced he would come out of retirement to play for Llanelli in the Welsh Premiership.