Jermaine Jones

Jermaine Jones
Jones with the United States in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Junior Jones[1]
Date of birth (1981-11-03) November 3, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1988–1994 SV Bonames
1994–1995 FV Bad Vilbel
1995–1999 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Eintracht Frankfurt II 31 (9)
1999–2004 Eintracht Frankfurt 46 (7)
2004–2005 Bayer Leverkusen II 15 (5)
2004–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 5 (0)
2005Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 14 (3)
2005–2007 Eintracht Frankfurt 24 (2)
2007–2014 Schalke 04 129 (7)
2011Blackburn Rovers (loan) 15 (0)
2014 Beşiktaş 10 (0)
2014–2015 New England Revolution 28 (2)
2016 Colorado Rapids 9 (3)
2017 LA Galaxy 20 (1)
2018 Ventura County Fusion 1 (0)
2019–2020 Ontario Fury (indoor) 5 (10)
Total 347 (39)
International career
2001 Germany U20 4 (0)
2002–2003 Germany U21 8 (3)
2004 Germany Team 2006 1 (0)
2008 Germany 3 (0)
2010–2017 United States 69 (4)
2019 United States arena 1 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Central Valley Fuego
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Football
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 25, 2019

Jermaine Junior Jones (born November 3, 1981) is a former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder. Jones is currently the head coach of Central Valley Fuego FC in USL League One.

Born in Germany to an American father and German mother, he came up through the German club system and represented Germany at the U21 and senior level. However, he was not a regular in the team. He later filed for a switch to the United States. He made his debut for them in 2010 and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, scoring a notable goal against Portugal.

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. June 11, 2014. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "#13 – Jones: FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.