| Ricky-Jade Jones | |
| Fullname: | Ricky-Jade Jones [1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Peterborough, England |
| Position: | Striker, Winger |
| Currentclub: | Peterborough United |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Peterborough United |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Peterborough United |
| Caps1: | 114 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Club-Update: | 12:11, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
Ricky-Jade Jones (born 8 November 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a striker or midfielder for club Peterborough United.
Jones came from the Peterborough United academy. He made his first-team debut, aged 16, against Arsenal U21s in an EFL Trophy match in October 2019, signing his first professional contract on his 17th birthday.[2] Manager Darren Ferguson stated that Jones "must be the quickest player I've ever managed and I've managed some quick ones. He's a talent, there's no doubt about that."[3] [4] In his second appearance and first start he scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Cambridge United on 12 November 2019.[5] The striker went on to score his second goal in as many games, scoring against Stevenage in an FA Cup replay on 19 November 2019.[6] He went on to make his league debut on 23 November 2019 against Burton Albion. [7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Peterborough United | 2019–20 | League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | League One | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 144 | 25 | |||
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