 Grounds in Birmingham City kit, 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Martin Grounds[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Thornaby-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2007 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Redcar Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Middlesbrough | 33 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Norwich City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Norwich City (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hibernian (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Oldham Athletic | 89 | (3) |
| 2014–2020 | Birmingham City | 158 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Swindon Town | 31 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Exeter City | 33 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 7 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Martin Grounds (born 2 February 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back or centre back.
Grounds began his career with his local club, Middlesbrough, but never became a regular member of the first team; he made 33 league appearances spread across five years. He also spent time on loan to Norwich City of the Championship, twice, Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, and Chesterfield and Yeovil Town, both of League One. He left Middlesbrough in 2012 and signed for Oldham Athletic, also of League One, on a free transfer. After two seasons with Oldham, he signed for Birmingham City, where he was a first-team regular for four seasons before spending the 2018–19 season on loan at Bolton Wanderers. He was released by Birmingham in 2020, and spent the 2020–21 season with Swindon Town before joining Exeter City. Grounds announced his retirement from professional football in January 2024 and is currently U21's coach at Birmingham City.
- ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Jonathan Grounds". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham City FC Player Profiles: Jonathan Grounds". Birmingham City F.C. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.