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Nia Jones (born 6 April 1992) is an athlete who represents Wales internationally at both netball and football. She won the FAW Young Player of the Year Award in 2011. She was nominated for the SportingWales Magazine and UWIC Rising Star Award in 2013.[2]

Nia Jones

Nia Jones 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Northop Hall Girls
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Cardiff City
2015–2017	Reading
2017	Yeovil Town	8	(0)
National team
	Wales U21
	Wales	30	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Jones was born in Wrexham.[2] After attending school at Ysgol Maes Garmon she later studied Sports and PE at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.[2]

Netball career

Nia Jones

Personal information
Born	(1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 30) Wrexham, Wales
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
School	Ysgol Maes Garmon
University	University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
	Severn Stars
Years	National team(s)	Caps
	Wales

Jones plays netball as either goal defence or wing defence.[1] She began her career at Mold Netball Club, and she captained the Welsh national teams at under-17 and under-21 youth level. She is currently Co-Captain of the Wales Senior Team. [2]

Jones plays for the Severn Stars and the Welsh national team, and she was a squad member at the 2013 Netball Europe Open Championship where they won Gold.[3] She was also part of Team Wales at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She has been selected in the Welsh squad to play in the two-match series against New Zealand in 2017. [4]

Football career

Jones began her career at Northop Hall Girls, and played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level before scoring on her senior debut aged 18, as a substitute in an 8-1 victory over Bulgaria in 2010. [2]

She played club football for Cardiff City, before moving to Reading in the FAWSL in July 2015.[5] She has also played numerous times at senior international level for Wales.[6]

References

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Nia Jones (* 6. April 1992 in Wrexham, Wales) ist eine walisische Fußball- und Netzballspielerin. Sie war sowohl im Fußball als auch im Netball für die jeweilige walisische Nationalmannschaft aktiv.

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