Alfie Jones

For other people named Alfred Jones, see Alfred Jones (disambiguation).

Alfie Charles Jones (born 7 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City.

Alfie Jones

Jones with Hull City in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Alfie Charles Jones[1]
Date of birth	(1997-10-07) 7 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hull City
Number	5
Youth career
–2018	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Southampton	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ St Mirren (loan)	14	(1)
2019–2020	→ Gillingham (loan)	30	(2)
2020–	Hull City	169	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Career

Jones grew up in Long Ashton, a small village on the outskirts of Bristol. He attended Backwell School and played at the Southampton Academy in Bath.^{[citation needed]}

Jones played on loan for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren during the 2018–19 season, but the agreement was terminated by St Mirren in January 2019.^[3]

On 2 July 2019, Jones signed a season-long loan with Gillingham.^[4] During his spell with the club, he made 36 appearances in all competitions.^[5]

On 4 September 2020, Jones joined League One side Hull City for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year deal.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020, in the 1–2 loss to Leicester City U21 in the first round match of the EFL Trophy.^[7] On 18 May 2021, the club announced that they had exercised the option of a one-year contract extension for Jones.^[8] On 9 June 2021, Hull City announced that Jones had signed a new two-year contract, with the club having the option of a further year.^[9]

On 23 April 2022, Jones scored his first goal for the Tigers, netting the second of three goals in Hull's 3–0 home win over Reading.^[10] The following season, on 2 May 2023, Jones was decorated with Hull's Player of the Year award, as decided by head coach, Liam Rosenior.^[11] On 17 May 2023, Jones signed a new three-year deal with the club.^[12]

Style of play

Having been used mostly as a defender prior to his arrival at Gillingham, Jones spent most of his time with the League One club playing as a midfielder.^[13] However, since moving to Hull City, he has returned to being a defender.^[12] In 2023, then Hull coach Liam Rosenior highlighted Jones' interceptions, blocks, and ball-playing abilities as being amongst his best attributes.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2025.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton U21	2016–17[14]	—			—		—		4[a]	0	4	0
	2017–18[15]	—			—		—		3[a]	1	3	1
	Total		—		—		—		7	1	7	1
Southampton	2018–19[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20[17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
St Mirren (loan)	2018–19[16]	Scottish Premiership	14	1	0	0	1	0	—		15	1
Gillingham (loan)	2019–20[17]	League One	30	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	35	2
Hull City	2020–21[18]	League One	31	0	2	0	2	0	4[a]	0	39	0
	2021–22[19]	Championship	23	1	0	0	0	0	—		23	1
	2022–23[20]	Championship	40	0	0	0	1	0	—		41	0
	2023–24[21]	Championship	45	1	0	0	0	0	—		45	1
	2024–25[22]	Championship	30	0	1	0	1	0	—		32	0
	Total		169	2	3	0	4	0	4	0	180	2
Career total			212	5	7	0	6	0	11	1	236	6

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Hull City

• EFL League One: 2020–21^[23]

Individual

• Hull City Player of the Year: 2022–23^[11]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Gillingham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 30. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
2. "Alfie Jones". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
3. "St Mirren; Hearts' Ryan Edwards and Southampton's Alfie Jones have loans cut short". BBC Sport. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
4. "Gills sign Alfie Jones on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
5. "Alfie Jones | Football Stats | Southampton | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
6. "HULL CITY SIGN ALFIE JONES". Hull City A.F.C. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
7. "Hull City 1-2 Leicester City – EFL Trophy Match Report". Hull City A.F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
8. "Retained List Confirmed". Hull City A.F.C. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
9. "Alfie Jones Signs New Contract". Hull City A.F.C. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
10. "Hull City 3-0 Reading: Match Report". Hull City A.F.C. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
11. "Slater wins duo of awards". Hull City A.F.C. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
12. "Jones pens new long-term deal". Hull City A.F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
13. "Southampton loanee Alfie Jones revelling in midfield position at Gillingham". kentonline.co.uk. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
14. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
15. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
16. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
17. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
18. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
19. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
20. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
21. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
22. "Games played by Alfie Jones in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
23. "Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links

• Alfie Jones at Soccerbase
• Southampton FC profile