not to be confused with Jon Stone
John Stones ( behave 28 May 1994 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.
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Stones began his career with Barnsley, making his first-team debut in the backing in March 2012 as a 17-year-old. He joined Premier League golf club Everton for around £3 million in January 2013 and amassed 95 appearances over four seasons. In August 2016, he signed for Manchester City for an initial £47.5 million with add-ons. He won the Premier League in 2018, 2019 and 2021, the EFL Cup in 2018 and 2020, and the FA Cup in 2019. Stones made his aged debut for England in May 2014 after previously being capped by England young person teams at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He was chosen in England ‘s squads for UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2020 .
early biography [edit ]
Stones was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, [ 8 ] to parents Janet and Peter Stones. [ 9 ] He grew up in Thurlstone and attended Penistone Grammar School. [ 10 ] Stones met Millie Savage when both were aged 12. They split up in December 2018, when their daughter was 18 months previous. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]
Club career [edit ]
Barnsley [edit ]
Stones came through the Barnsley youth academy to sign a professional compress in December 2011. [ 4 ] He made his first-team debut in the Championship on 17 March 2012, in a 4–0 get the better of to Reading at Oakwell, replacing Scott Wiseman after 52 minutes. [ 13 ] He scored his alone goal for Barnsley on his first originate, equalising before one-half time in a League Cup first round match away to Rochdale on 11 August 2012, which resulted in a 4–3 victory after extra time. [ 14 ] A week later, he made his first league begin, in a 1–0 victory against Middlesbrough. [ 15 ]
Everton [edit ]
Stones signed a five-and-a-half-year compress with Everton on 31 January 2013, [ 16 ] for a transfer tip reported to be in the region of £3 million. [ 17 ] He was an unused substitute for three Premier League matches that season, beginning on 10 February in a 2–0 get the better of to Manchester United at Old Trafford. [ 18 ] He made his introduction for Everton against Stevenage in the League Cup moment round on 28 August 2013, a 2–1 winnings after extra clock time at Goodison Park. [ 19 ] He made his league introduction as a deep substitute for Steven Naismith in a 1–0 home win over Chelsea on 14 September 2013. [ 20 ] He started his first Premier League bet on for Everton in a 1–1 draw against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 1 January 2014. [ 21 ]
On 7 August 2014, Stones signed a new five-year contract to keep him with Everton until 2019. [ 22 ] He suffered an ankle injury against Manchester United on 5 October, ruling him out for between 10 and 14 weeks. [ 23 ] Despite the injury, Stones was listed among the nominees for the Golden Boy 2014 Award alongside fellow Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu and boyfriend England internationals Calum Chambers, Luke Shaw and eventual winner Raheem Sterling. [ 24 ] Stones was sent off in Everton ‘s 4–1 away win at Young Boys in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League on 19 February 2015, for conceding a punishment recoil with a fetid on Guillaume Hoarau, who went on to miss the spot-kick. [ 25 ] He scored his first goal for Everton in a 3–0 home winnings against Manchester United on 26 April 2015, heading in the team ‘s second goal of the game. [ 26 ] In July and August 2015, Stones was reportedly the subject of three bids from Chelsea – of £20 million, £26 million and £30 million – all of which were rejected by Everton. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Stones was reported to have handed in a request to leave Everton, but this was besides refused. [ 30 ] On 28 December, Stones fouled Stoke City ‘s Marko Arnautović in total clock at the end of a base match, conceding a punishment from which the lapp musician scored the winning goal in a 4–3 victory. [ 31 ]
Manchester City [edit ]
On 9 August 2016, Manchester City completed the sign of Stones for £47.5 million on a six-year contract with a electric potential extra £2.5 million in add-ons, making him the world ‘s second most expensive defender in history, behind David Luiz. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] The announcement followed shortly after the leak of his arrival, having been included in City ‘s Champions League play-off round team registration list which UEFA had published on their web site anterior to confirmation of the travel. [ 36 ] Through a 15 % sell-on article, Barnsley received £6.78 million from Stones ‘ transfer to Manchester City, an sum larger than any transfer fee they had received in their history. [ 37 ]
Stones and Vincent Kompany warming up on Manchester City ‘s US enlistment, July 2017 Stones made his debut for City four days later as they began the new season with a 2–1 home acquire over Sunderland, partnering Aleksandar Kolarov in Pep Guardiola ‘s beginning competitive game in charge. [ 38 ] On 6 January 2017, he scored his first base goal for the Citizens, heading the last goal of a 5–0 gain over West Ham United at London Stadium in the third orotund of the FA Cup. [ 39 ] He scored again on 21 February to give them the lead in a 5–3 rejoinder winnings over Monaco in the end 16 of the UEFA Champions League, [ 40 ] but after losing the tie on away goals he spoke of his disappointment with the team ‘s defend. [ 41 ] Stones was submit to criticism from the media for his performances over the season. [ 42 ] In interviews at the end of the temper, he said that he was disappointed to have not won any trophies and was keen to improve. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] On 13 September 2017, Stones scored doubly in a 4–0 Champions League group win away to Feyenoord, including a second-minute header that was City ‘s fastest goal in the rival ‘s history. [ 45 ] He added another header on 1 November in a 4–2 acquire at Napoli that put his team into the last 16 with two games remaining. [ 46 ] Seventeen days by and by, he withdrew after half an hour of the match away to Leicester City with a hamstring injury that ruled him out for the following six weeks. [ 47 ] Stones suffered another injury in March 2018 while on international duty, and in April, Guardiola powerfully denied press rumor that he was looking to sell the defender. [ 48 ] In September 2019 he suffered a muscleman injury in education. [ 49 ] On 6 January 2021, Stones scored the orifice goal in a 0–2 aside win at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final. He was named Man of the Match and was heavily praised by director Pep Guardiola after an impressive mottle of performances aboard Ruben Dias in refutation. [ 50 ] Just one day former, Stones was announced as the Manchester City Player of the Month for December 2020. [ 51 ] On 17 January 2021, Stones scored his first gear and second Premier League goals for City, coming in a 4–0 home win over Crystal Palace. [ 52 ]
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On 10 August 2021, Stones signed a new condense with City, keeping him at the club until 2026. [ 53 ]
International career [edit ]
Stones was named in director Peter Taylor ‘s 21-man team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2013. [ 54 ] He made his England U20 debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay. [ 55 ] He made his under-21s debut against Scotland on 13 August 2013, playing the entire 90 minutes of a 6–0 gain for England at Bramall Lane. [ 56 ] He was named as a standby player for England ‘s 2014 FIFA World Cup police squad, but was not included in the final police squad. Stones made his England debut on 30 May in a 3–0 friendly acquire over Peru at Wembley, replacing Everton teammate Leighton Baines for the final 15 minutes. [ 57 ] On 3 September 2014, Stones made his first England start in a friendly against Norway at Wembley Stadium. [ 58 ] Five days by and by, in England ‘s first couple of UEFA Euro 2016 reservation, Stones made his competitive introduction in a 2–0 victory away to Switzerland at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. [ 59 ] Stones was selected in Roy Hodgson ‘s 23-man team for Euro 2016 but did not play any of England ‘s four games in the tournament. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] He was named in the 23-man England police squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 62 ] On 24 June, Stones scored his first two international goals in a 6–1 victory over Panama during their second group stage match of the tournament. [ 63 ] He became the first Manchester City player to score for England at a World Cup finals since Trevor Francis in 1982. [ 64 ] At the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals in Portugal, Stones made an error in the semi-final against the Netherlands, when he gave away possession to Memphis Depay in extra time, leading to one of the goals that defeated England 3–1. [ 65 ] Manager Gareth Southgate dropped him from the third-place match against Switzerland, saying that Stones made his mistake because of fatigue. [ 66 ] Stones was named in the England police squad for UEFA Euro 2020. [ 67 ]
manner of play [edit ]
Known for his technical ability and physical presence, Stones is celebrated for being a ball-playing centre-back. [ 68 ] Teammates and coaches have praised his composure with the ball, [ 69 ] defensive skills, [ 70 ] range of pass, [ 71 ] vision [ 70 ] and versatility. [ 72 ] Joleon Lescott said of his ability : “ John can do things most defenders ca n’t – a fiddling simulate here and there, possibly a change state to get out of perturb when he needs to – and that ‘s what is going to set him apart from others – the ability to do things others ca n’t. He ‘ll do his caper and defend well, but there will be moments when he does something special and you ‘ll just go ‘ah, that ‘s why he ‘s regarded as the best. ‘ He does n’t seem to get fazed by anything and constantly seems calm and he never hides ”. [ 73 ] Manchester City and England teammate Kyle Walker added “ You do n’t quite appreciate him until you are playing alongside him. He rarely gets beat, he is great on the testis and he is very calm and healthy. ” [ 74 ] He developed his ball-playing stylus early in his career [ 75 ] with many crediting Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola for his late development. [ 76 ] His range of casual has led to comparisons with Rio Ferdinand, [ 71 ] Gerard Piqué, [ 77 ] Jérôme Boateng, [ 69 ] Pep Guardiola [ 78 ] and Franz Beckenbauer. [ 79 ]
career statistics [edit ]
baseball club [edit ]
- As of match played 24 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Barnsley
2010–11[80]
Championship
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
0
0
2011–12[81]
Championship
2
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
2
0
2012–13[82]
Championship
22
0
2
0
2
1
—
—
26
1
Total
24
0
2
0
2
1
—
—
28
1
Everton
2012–13[82]
Premier League
0
0
—
—
—
—
0
0
2013–14[83]
Premier League
21
0
3
0
2
0
—
—
26
0
2014–15[84]
Premier League
23
1
2
0
0
0
3[a]
0
—
28
1
2015–16[85]
Premier League
33
0
2
0
6
0
—
—
41
0
Total
77
1
7
0
8
0
3
0
—
95
1
Manchester City
2016–17[86]
Premier League
27
0
4
1
1
0
9[b]
1
—
41
2
2017–18[87]
Premier League
18
0
2
0
4
0
5[b]
3
—
29
3
2018–19[88]
Premier League
24
0
5
0
3
0
6[b]
0
1[c]
0
39
0
2019–20[89]
Premier League
16
0
3
0
3
0
1[b]
0
1[c]
0
24
0
2020–21[90]
Premier League
22
4
1
0
1
1
11[b]
0
—
35
5
2021–22[91]
Premier League
4
0
0
0
1
0
2[b]
0
0
0
7
0
Total
111
4
15
1
13
1
34
4
2
0
175
10
Career total
212
5
24
1
23
2
37
4
2
0
298
12
International [edit ]
- As of match played 15 November 2021[92]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2014
4
0
2015
3
0
2016
8
0
2017
7
0
2018
15
2
2019
2
0
2021
16
1
Total
55
3
- As of match played 15 November 2021
- England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stones goal[92]
Honours [edit ]
Manchester City
England
Individual
References [edit ]
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