2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

‪Jermaine Jones‬
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Personal information
Full name
Jermaine Junior Jones
Date of birth
3 November 1981
Place of birth
Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position
Defensive midfielder

Club information
Current team
Beşiktaş
Number
33

Youth career

SV Bonames:
1988–1994

FV Bad Vilbel:
1994–1995

Eintracht Frankfurt:
1995–1999

Senior career*

Eintracht Frankfurt II:
1999–2004
31x apps / 9x goals

Eintracht Frankfurt:
1999–2004
46x apps / 7x goals

Bayer Leverkusen II:
2004–2005
15x apps / 5x goals

Bayer Leverkusen:
2004–2005
5x apps / 0x goals

→ Eintracht Frankfurt (loan):
2005
14x apps / 3x goals

Eintracht Frankfurt:
2005–2007
24x apps / 2x goals

Schalke 04:
2007–2014
129x apps / 7x goals

→ Blackburn Rovers (loan):
2011
15x apps / 0x goals

Beşiktaş:
2014–
10x apps / 0x goals

National team

Germany U21:
2001–2003
8x apps / 3x goals

Germany Team 2006:
2004
1x apps / 0x goals

Germany:
2008
3x apps / 0x goals

United States:
2010–
44x apps / 3 x goals

* (appearances, national team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2014

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş.

He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04.

He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

As his father was an American, and Jones had not played a competitive match for Germany, he was eligible to represent the United States. 

He made his debut for them on 2010 and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.