Scott Jones (Puerto Rican footballer)

Scott Jones

Personal information
Full name	Scott Lyman Jones
Date of birth	(1983-09-22) September 22, 1983
Place of birth	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2006	UNC Greensboro Spartans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Carolina Dynamo	32	(8)
2007	FC Dallas	0	(0)
2008–2011	Puerto Rico Islanders	74	(1)
2012	Charlotte Eagles	9	(0)
International career‡
2011–2012	Puerto Rico	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 15, 2012

Scott Lyman Jones (born September 22, 1983) is a Puerto Rican international footballer.

Career

College and amateur

Jones grew up in Dallas, Texas, where he attended Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, playing on the men's college soccer team from 2003 to 2006. He was a 2004 second team All American and a 2005 first team All American. In 2004, he began playing for the Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League during the collegiate off season.

Professional

On January 12, 2007, FC Dallas selected Jones in the third round (28th overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. Dallas announced they had signed Jones on March 28, 2007. He played four games, scoring two goals, with the Dallas reserves, but saw no first team time. The team gave him a trial in February 2008, but he decided to leave on March 2, 2008. He signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division that same year.

International

Jones was called up to the Puerto Rico national team in September 2011. As a United States citizen, he is eligible to the national team after residing in the Commonwealth for more than two years while playing with the Puerto Rico Islanders. He got his first cap in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification stage match against Saint Kitts and Nevis on September 2, 2011, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

• Commissioner's Cup Winners (1): 2008
• CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010

External links

• Puerto Rico Islanders bio
• Scott Jones at National-Football-Teams.com
• Scott Jones at Soccerway