DeJuan Jones

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DeJuan Jones
Personal information
Full name DeJuan Lytelle Jones[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-24) June 24, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Lansing, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2014 East Lansing High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Michigan State Spartans 76 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Myrtle Beach Mutiny 8 (4)
2018 Lansing United 9 (5)
2019– New England Revolution 131 (6)
International career‡
2023– United States 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 20, 2024

DeJuan Lytelle Jones (born June 24, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the United States national team.

Early life[edit]

Prior to playing collegiately at Michigan State University, Jones was a four-year letter winner in soccer at East Lansing High School. During his junior and senior seasons he led the Trojans to a combined 50–4 record en route to winning back-to-back State Championships. Throughout the seven game playoff run his senior season, Jones netted 9 goals and tailed 12 assists which included the game tying assist and game winning overtime goal in the 2014 State Championship against Cranbrook Schools Jones was named both the Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Soccer for the state of Michigan in his senior year while attending East Lansing High School.

College career[edit]

Jones played for four seasons at Michigan State, and was captain of the Spartans team that reached the semifinals of the 2018 College Cup.[3] He was named to the second team in the Big Ten Conference, alongside future Revolution teammate Justin Rennicks, and started all 23 of their games in 2018, tallying 5 goals and 5 assists. He scored 7 goals and had 6 assists the season prior, as a junior, and was named to the second team in the Big Ten that season as well. Jones performed well at the MLS Combine ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, placing first in the combine's speed and agility tests, and third in the vertical jump.[4] After scoring a goal in a scrimmage that day, his draft stock rose from being picked late in the first round, to as high as sixth overall on multiple mock drafts.[5]

Professional career[edit]

New England Revolution[edit]

Jones was selected with the 11th overall pick of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution, the club's second selection of the draft, after Tajon Buchanan.[6] After playing a full preseason with the Revolution, Jones signed a contract with the club on February 25, five days ahead of their season opening fixture.[7] Named in the match-day squad for the first two games, Jones did not make his debut until the Revolution's fourth game, at home to expansion side FC Cincinnati on March 24. Jones replaced left-back Edgar Castillo towards the end of the match as the Revolution tried to overcome a two-goal deficit, the game finishing 2–0. On March 30, 2019, Jones made his first career start for the Revolution. He recorded two shots, including one shot on goal and the game-winning assist en route to a 2–1 victory over Minnesota. He currently is second on the team in assists for the 2019 season.

On January 18, 2024, Jones re-signed with the Revolution on a 4-year deal, which would last through the 2027 MLS Season.[8]

International career[edit]

Jones made his debut for the U.S. Men's National Team against Serbia, subbing on in a January camp international friendly on January 25.[9] He made his first start against Colombia later during that same friendly camp.[10] Jones was named to both the preliminary and final roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11] Jones then started twice in group stage matches, which included notching his first ever assist at the international level against Trinidad and Tobago, assisting Jesus Ferreira on the opener.[12] Jones then assisted Brandon Vazquez for the opening goal of the quarter-final match up versus Canada, a game the US would go on to win in penalties.[13]

Personal life[edit]

DeJuan Lytelle Jones was born on June 24, 1997, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Jones attended Dwight Rich School of the Arts, located in Lansing, Michigan, from kindergarten through sixth grade. After finishing sixth grade, he transferred to MacDonald Middle School located in East Lansing and was there for seventh and eighth grade and moved on the East Lansing High School which is where he graduated after completing ninth through twelfth grade. After graduating from East Lansing High School he accepted a scholarship to attend Michigan State University to continue his academic and athletic career.[citation needed]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played April 6, 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Myrtle Beach Mutiny 2017[15] PDL 8 4 — — — 8 4
Lansing United 2018[16] PDL 9 5 — — — 9 5
New England Revolution 2019 MLS 20 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 22 1
2020 18 0 — — 4[a] 0 22 0
2021 31 3 — — 1[a] 0 32 3
2022 31 1 2 0 2[b] 0 — 35 1
2023 25 1 — — 6[c] 0 31 1
2024 6 0 0 0 4[b] 0 — 10 0
Total 131 6 3 0 6 0 12 0 152 6
Career total 148 15 3 0 6 0 12 0 169 15
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Four appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International[edit]

As of match played January 20, 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 7 0
2024 1 0
Total 8 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National team roster – 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. May 19, 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "DeJuan Jones". New England Revolution. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Friend, Phil (October 23, 2018). "Yet to play its 'best soccer,' Michigan State looks to captain DeJuan Jones to lead". Lansing State Journal.
  4. ^ Stejskal, Sam (January 5, 2019). "Combine Performance Tests: Michigan State forward DeJuan Jones dominates". MLS Soccer.
  5. ^ Friend, Phil (January 10, 2019). "MSU's DeJuan Jones shines in MLS Combine, set to be early first-round pick in SuperDraft". Lansing State Journal.
  6. ^ "Revolution take forwards Tajon Buchanan, DeJuan Jones in MLS draft". The Boston Globe. January 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Revolution sign first-round SuperDraft pick DeJuan Jones after impressive preseason". New England Revolution. February 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Revolution re-sign defender DeJuan Jones to four-year contract extension". revolutionsoccer.net. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  9. ^ mlssoccer. "USMNT coach Anthony Hudson hails Vazquez, Cowell, Zendejas after Serbia loss | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "DeJuan Jones earns first cap with USMNT - CBS Boston". www.cbsnews.com. January 26, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Callaghan Names 23-Player Roster for 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup | U.S. Soccer Official Website". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "DeJuan Jones showing "high ceiling" during USMNT's Gold Cup run - SBI Soccer". sbisoccer.com. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  13. ^ mlssoccer. "USAvsCAN 07-09-2023 | 2022 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  14. ^ DeJuan Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Myrtle Beach Mutiny – 2017 Playoffs – Roster – # – DeJuan Jones -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  16. ^ "DeJuan Jones". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  17. ^ DeJuan Jones at National-Football-Teams.com

External links[edit]

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