1. John Stones was born on 28 May 1994 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.
31 Facts About John Stones
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John Stones began his career with Barnsley, making his first-team debut in the Championship in March 2012 as a 17-year-old.
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John Stones made his senior debut for England in May 2014 after previously being capped by England youth teams at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.
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John Stones was chosen in England's squads for the UEFA European Championship in 2016,2020 and 2024, reaching the final of the latter two tournaments, and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022.
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John Stones was born on 28 May 1994 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, to parents Janet and Peter Stones.
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John Stones came through the Barnsley youth academy to sign a professional contract in December 2011.
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On 7 August 2014, John Stones signed a new five-year contract to keep him with Everton until 2019.
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John Stones was reported to have handed in a request to leave Everton, but this was refused.
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John Stones was subject to criticism from the media for his performances over the season.
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John Stones was named Man of the Match and was heavily praised by manager Pep Guardiola after an impressive streak of performances alongside Ruben Dias in defence.
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Just one day later, John Stones was announced as the Manchester City Player of the Month for December 2020.
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On 10 August 2021, John Stones signed a new contract with City, keeping him at the club until 2026.
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John Stones was widely praised for his performance in the final and was named as man of the match by Manchester Evening News and by users of BBC Sport.
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John Stones was recognised by analysts as one of the most influential contributors to Manchester City's continental treble.
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John Stones was named in the Premier League PFA Team of the Year for his performances.
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John Stones was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2013.
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John Stones was named as a standby player for England's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, but was not included in the final squad.
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On 3 September 2014, John Stones made his first England start in a friendly against Norway at Wembley Stadium.
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John Stones was selected in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad for Euro 2016 but did not play any of England's four games in the tournament.
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John Stones was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 World Cup.
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John Stones became the first Manchester City player to score for England at a World Cup finals since Trevor Francis in 1982.
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Manager Gareth Southgate dropped him from the third-place match against Switzerland, saying that John Stones made his mistake because of fatigue.
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John Stones was named in the England squad for Euro 2020.
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John Stones started all seven of England's games, with England finishing the tournament as runners-up and conceding only two goals, both from set pieces.
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John Stones was present in England's 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, starting every one of England's five matches as they exited at the quarter-finals.
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John Stones was seen as a key player for his national team across this period of time, forming a solid defensive partnership with former Manchester United captain Harry Maguire, who featured alongside him at the 2018 World Cup, Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.
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John Stones was named in England's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.
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John Stones was ever-present for England as they finished runners-up for the second successive European Championship.
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John Stones rarely gets beat, he is great on the ball and he is very calm and level-headed.
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John Stones developed his ball-playing style early in his career at Barnsley with many crediting Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola for his later development.
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John Stones is often known as the Barnsley Busquets and the Barnsley Beckenbauer.