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.
Germany
USA