1. Kenwyne Joel Jones CM was born on 5 October 1984 and is a Trinidadian football manager and retired professional player who played as a forward.
34 Facts About Kenwyne Jones
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Kenwyne Jones managed the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.
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Kenwyne Jones began his football career with Joe Public FC in his native Trinidad and Tobago.
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Kenwyne Jones moved to W Connection in 2002, and he was a utility player in the Trinidad and Tobago team in 2003 against Finland.
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Kenwyne Jones was born in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago, to Lydia and Pamphile.
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Kenwyne Jones's uncle, Philibert Jones, was a footballer as a prolific forward for Strike Squad that came within a point of qualifying for the 1990 World Cup and was a similar player to Kenwyne; both in style and celebration.
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Kenwyne Jones had earlier had trials at Manchester United and Middlesbrough in 2002, and further trials at West Ham United and Rangers in 2004.
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Kenwyne Jones soon moved to W Connection where he played for two years.
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In July 2004, Kenwyne Jones signed for Southampton from W Connection for a nominal fee after a trial.
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Kenwyne Jones joined Championship side Stoke City in February 2005 on loan where he played 13 times scoring three goals.
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On 11 May 2007, Southampton manager George Burley stated that "Kenwyne Jones is another Didier Drogba in the making, as far as physical attributes, his strength and power in the air are second to none".
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Kenwyne Jones submitted a transfer request to Southampton on 24 August 2007 and went on "strike" until a move could be agreed, requesting not to be selected for the forthcoming league match against Stoke City.
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Kenwyne Jones was again linked with high-profile clubs on 21 December 2007, including Chelsea and Liverpool, but Sunderland manager Roy Keane insisted that he would be going nowhere.
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Kenwyne Jones took over the number 9 shirt from the departing James Beattie who had joined Rangers.
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Kenwyne Jones made his second debut for City against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 14 August 2010, he made a bright start hitting the crossbar with his first shot.
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However, after falling awkwardly from a challenge from Jody Craddock on 14 minutes Kenwyne Jones was forced to come off.
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Kenwyne Jones followed this by scoring against West Ham United, Fulham in the League Cup and Newcastle United.
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Kenwyne Jones ended this run with a goal against Everton on New Year's Day.
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Kenwyne Jones then went on a similar scoring run he had at the start of the season scoring against Bolton Wanderers at Wembley, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and then had an opportunity to become the first Stoke player to score in four consecutive Premier League matches against Blackpool but he missed an open goal.
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Kenwyne Jones said that he had a 'topsy-turvy' first season at Stoke.
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Kenwyne Jones lost his place once Crouch had returned to the side and he ended the season on a sour note as he was involved in a dressing room bust-up with Glenn Whelan.
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On 12 January 2014, Kenwyne Jones failed to arrive for Stoke's home game against Liverpool citing "personal problems", he was then fined two weeks wages by Hughes for his non-appearance.
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On 28 January 2014, Kenwyne Jones joined Cardiff City in a player-exchange with Peter Odemwingie.
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However Kenwyne Jones tailed off in 2015, only managing to find the net twice.
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Kenwyne Jones made six substitute appearances for the Cherries as they won the Championship title, gaining promotion to the Premier League.
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On 15 July 2016, Kenwyne Jones signed for newly formed Major League Soccer side Atlanta United for their inaugural 2017 season.
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Kenwyne Jones was released by Atlanta at the end of the 2017 season.
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Kenwyne Jones has been capped at under-18, under-20, under-23 olympic team and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
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Kenwyne Jones made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 29 January 2003 in a match against Finland.
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Kenwyne Jones was named as Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation's Player of the Year for 2007.
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Kenwyne Jones said, "A lot of big names have won this before and I never really thought about something like this happening to me".
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Kenwyne Jones was named as captain of the Soca Warriors in August 2011 by manager Otto Pfister.
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In October 2021, Kenwyne Jones was appointed as the interim coach of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.
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Kenwyne Jones earned his US green card in February 2017.