Matías Jones

Matías Jones

Personal information
Full name	Matías Martín Jones Mourigian
Date of birth	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	HHC Hardenberg
Number	30
Youth career
0000–2009	Danubio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Danubio	11	(1)
2011–2013	Groningen	12	(1)
2013	→ Emmen (loan)	9	(0)
2013–2014	Defensor Sporting	10	(2)
2014–2015	La Equidad	7	(0)
2015–2016	San Martín (San Juan)	1	(0)
2016–2019	River Plate	76	(13)
2019	Cambuur	9	(0)
2019–2021	Danubio	20	(3)
2021	Central Español	22	(0)
2022–	HHC Hardenberg	70	(6)
International career
2010–2011	Uruguay U20	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Matías Martín Jones Mourigian (born 1 July 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Tweede Divisie club HHC Hardenberg.^[1]

Club career

Jones started his career playing with Danubio FC in the Uruguayan Top Division. He made his debut on 19 September 2009, on a 2–2 draw against River Plate.

In mid 2010 he was transferred to Eredivisie side FC Groningen.^[2] He scored his first goal in Netherlands on 27 April 2012 against De Graafschap. He was never able to be part of the first eleven and therefore was sent on loan to FC Emmen.

In August 2013, both Groningen and Jones decided to dissolve his contract. Jones returned to Uruguay and signed a two-year contract with Defensor.

In August 2014, he went to Bogota to play for La Equidad. In October of that year he broke his shoulder with muscles and for this injury surgery was needed and he was out for 3,5 months.

After playing a half year for La Equidad he went in January 2015 to play for San Martín (San Juan) in San Juan, Argentina, again an accident happened while training and Matias broke in May 2015 his leg and needed undergoing surgery.

In January 2016, Jones returned again to his country, but now to play for River Plate.

In February 2019, he returned to the Netherlands to play for Eerste Divisie side SC Cambuur. After playing for Uruguayan clubs Danubio and Central Español between 2019 and 2021, Jones again returned to the Netherlands, where he signed for amateur club HHC Hardenberg in the Tweede Divisie.^[3]

International career

He has been capped by the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the 2011 South American Youth Championship and for the pre-squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Personal life

Jones lives with his Dutch girlfriend Annelot and two children, Dante and Dorian, in Roden, Drenthe, Netherlands.^[4]

References

1. Matías Jones at WorldFootball.net
2. "Matias Jones pasó de Danubio a Groningen a causa del fin de la cesión". Soccerfame.com. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
3. "Matías Jones tekent na Uruguayaans avontuur bij HHC Hardenberg". HHC Hardenberg (in Dutch). 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
4. Bosma, Symen (28 October 2022). "Matias Jones uit Roden speelde ooit tegen Neymar en zwierf tien jaar met zijn Drentse vrouw door Zuid-Amerika. Dit seizoen kampioen worden met HHC Hardenberg. 'Wij hebben nu stabiliteit in ons leven'". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

External links

• Matías Jones at Soccerway