Jermaine Junior Jones was born on November 3,1981 and is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.
28 Facts About Jermaine Jones
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Jermaine Jones later filed for a switch to the United States.
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Jermaine Jones made his debut for them in 2010 and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, scoring a notable goal against Portugal.
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Jermaine Jones's father is an African American former soldier for the US Army who was stationed in West Germany and his mother is an ethnic German.
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Jermaine Jones started his youth career at SV Bonames, moving to FV Bad Vilbel in 1994, at 12.
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Jermaine Jones made the step up to the main squad in 2001.
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Jermaine Jones re-signed for Eintracht Frankfurt on loan, barely six months after signing for Bayer Leverkusen.
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However, during that season, Jermaine Jones suffered a serious leg injury that required surgery, and was out of the game for eight months, only returning in the first half of the last game of the season.
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On January 18,2011, it was confirmed by the club that Jermaine Jones had signed on loan until the end of the season.
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Jermaine Jones made 15 Premier League starts for Rovers and picked up eight yellow cards in total, becoming a firm fans favorite in the process.
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Jermaine Jones scored his first career MLS goal, a game-winner, against Sporting Kansas City on September 26,2014.
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Jermaine Jones was officially announced as a Galaxy player on January 18,2017.
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Jermaine Jones is reportedly looking at playing and coaching in Europe.
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On July 14,2018, Jermaine Jones started and played all 90 minutes of Ventura County Fusion's USL PDL regular season finale against FC Golden State Force.
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Jermaine Jones returned to professional football on March 12,2019, signing for the Ontario Fury of the Major Arena Soccer League.
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Jermaine Jones joined the Fury just weeks after Landon Donovan signed with the San Diego Sockers.
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On February 20,2020, Jermaine Jones announced his retirement from playing professionally.
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Jermaine Jones served as head coach of the Real So Cal U19 academy team in 2018.
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Jermaine Jones broke through into the Eintracht Frankfurt squad, became a German Under-21 international and briefly became a fan favorite in Frankfurt.
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In June 2009, Jermaine Jones declared to the media that he would be available to play for the United States after it was clear to him that the German national team manager, Joachim Low, did not have any plans for him in the current German set-up.
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Jermaine Jones was eligible based on a new FIFA ruling allowing players to switch their national teams if the player had not yet played in an official FIFA match with the senior team despite having played at the youth level.
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Jermaine Jones was eligible for the United States due to his dual German and American nationality.
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On October 20,2009, Jermaine Jones was cleared by FIFA to join the United States national team.
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Jermaine Jones first met with Bob Bradley and the national team during a March 2010 training camp and reportedly fit in "really well" according to Tim Howard.
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Jermaine Jones made his debut for the United States against Poland and assisted Jozy Altidore on the game's opening goal in the 13th minute.
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On June 19,2011, Jermaine Jones scored his first international goal in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup against Jamaica.
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Jermaine Jones was the highest rated player for the US for the Copa America Centenario in June 2016.
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Jermaine Jones is a good friend of the former female soccer player and former manager of the German female national soccer team Steffi Jones, who is a German-American dual national and the child of an African American soldier.