*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:13, 26 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:23, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
After scoring three goals in three appearances in the Premier League 2 during December 2019, Jones was nominated for the PL2 player of the month award, losing out to Tahith Chong of Manchester United.[6]
He made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough in the FA Cup in January 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 2-1 defeat away to Brentford.[2] Later that month, on 29 January 2021, Jones joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season.[9] On his debut for the club, he scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 defeat away at Alloa Athletic.[10]
He made his English Football League debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Fulham, and earned his first start for Middlesbrough a few days later in a 3–0 defeat away to Blackpool in the EFL Cup.[2] He signed a new contract in November 2021, until the summer of 2025.[11] After scoring his first senior goal in a 1–0 win against Swansea City, registering both assists in a 2–1 win over Blackpool and winning the game-deciding penalty against AFC Bournemouth as well as registering four clean sheets, Jones was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for December 2021 with his newly appointed manager Chris Wilder winning the Manager of the Month award.[12] On 17 April 2024, Jones signed a new three-year deal with the club.[13]
Born in England, Jones was born to a Jamaican father and Guyanese mother. In July 2023 he started the process of obtaining a Guyanese passport in order to play for the Guyana national team.[15]