Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Joel Jones CM (born 5 October 1984) is a Trinidadian football manager and retired professional player who played as a forward. He managed the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. He began his football career with Joe Public in his native Trinidad and Tobago. He moved to W Connection in 2002, and he was a utility player in the Trinidad and Tobago team in 2003 against Finland. In 2004, he joined Southampton, where he was converted to a striker. He was later loaned to Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City during the 2004–05 season.
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Jones (left) tussling with Liverpool's Aly Cissokho in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenwyne Joel Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Joe Public | 11 | (9) |
| 2002–2004 | W Connection | 31 | (30) |
| 2004–2007 | Southampton | 71 | (19) |
| 2004–2005 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 7 | (7) |
| 2005 | → Stoke City (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | Sunderland | 94 | (26) |
| 2010–2014 | Stoke City | 88 | (13) |
| 2014–2016 | Cardiff City | 64 | (17) |
| 2015 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Al Jazira (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Atlanta United | 17 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Central (loan) | 5 | (4) |
| Total | 418 | (134) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2017 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91 | (23) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Trinidad and Tobago Women | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 2007, he joined Sunderland for £6 million where he spent three seasons before he signed for Stoke City in August 2010. In his first season at Stoke Jones scored 12 goals and played in the 2011 FA Cup Final. Following the arrival of Peter Crouch in August 2011, Jones struggled to hold down a regular place in the side which saw him score just four more league goals in the next three seasons. In January 2014 he joined Cardiff City in a player-exchange with Peter Odemwingie. Whilst with Cardiff he spent time out on loan at AFC Bournemouth and Al Jazira before moving to Atlanta United in the summer of 2016. Jones decided to retire from football in November 2017.