Kenwyne Jones

Kenwyne Joel Jones CM (born 5 October 1984) is a Trinidadian football manager and retired professional player who played as a forward.

Following the arrival of Peter Crouch in August 2011, Jones struggled to hold down a regular place in the side which saw him score just four more league goals in the next three seasons.

Whilst with Cardiff he spent time out on loan at AFC Bournemouth and Al Jazira before moving to Atlanta United in the summer of 2016.

[3] His uncle, Philibert Jones, was also a footballer as a prolific forward for Strike Squad that came within a point of qualifying for the 1990 World Cup[7] and was a similar player to Kenwyne;[6] both in style and celebration.

[17] On 11 May 2007, Southampton manager George Burley stated that "Kenwyne is another Didier Drogba in the making, as far as physical attributes, his strength and power in the air are second to none".

[20] On 29 August 2007, it was confirmed that he had joined Sunderland in a deal valued at £6 million with fellow-Trinidadian Stern John moving to Southampton.

[24][25] 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.

[26] Jones scored his fifth goal at the Stadium of Light, with a header from the near post off a corner kick, in Sunderland's 3–1 win over Bolton Wanderers on 29 December.

[28] On 1 June 2008, Jones suffered a knee ligament injury in a collision with goalkeeper David James in the seventh minute of Trinidad & Tobago's 3–0 defeat against England.

[33] Jones put an end to speculation linking him with a move to Tottenham Hotspur by signing a 4+1⁄2-year contract at the Stadium of Light on 27 January 2009.

[38] On 6 February, Jones scored his seventh goal of the season with another header against Wigan Athletic which ended up 1–1 at the Stadium of Light.

[63] With Stoke signing Peter Crouch at the end of August, Jones found himself out of favour and was restricted to cup and European matches.

He regained his place in December 2012 after injury to Crouch and scored his first Premier League goal for sixteen months in a 1–1 draw with Everton.

[68] 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.

[71] On 12 January 2014, 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.

[73] Jones scored a debut goal for the Bluebirds on 1 February 2014, netting the winner in a 2–1 triumph against Norwich City, just one minute after Craig Bellamy had equalised.

[77] Jones made six substitute appearances for the Cherries as they won the Championship title, gaining promotion to the Premier League.

[79] Initial reports that his form had inclined manager, Russell Slade to open contract talks with him and the club in the final months of 2015[80] turned out to be untrue.

[82][83] On 15 July 2016, Jones signed for newly formed Major League Soccer side Atlanta United for their inaugural 2017 season.

Kansas City also received goalkeeper Alexander Tambakis and a fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft as part of the trade.

[87] He was later selected by Trinidad and Tobago for their 2006 World Cup campaign, where he made his first appearance in the competition in a 2–0 defeat against England on 15 June 2006 at Frankenstadion, Nuremberg.

[92] As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Jones was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.

Jones playing for Southampton
Kenwyne Jones in action for Sunderland against Chelsea in 2010
Jones being challenged by Aly Cissokho and Mamadou Sakho in 2014
Kenwyne Jones at the end of the 24 September 2017 match for Atlanta United