english association football actor
not to be confused with Jon Stone
John Stones ( hold 28 May 1994 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Premier League clubhouse Manchester City and the England national team.

Stones began his career with Barnsley, making his first-team debut in the championship in March 2012 as a 17-year-old. He joined Premier League baseball 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 elder debut for England in May 2014 after previously being capped by England youth 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 liveliness [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 old. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

Club career [edit ]

Barnsley [edit ]

Stones came through the Barnsley youth academy to sign a professional contract in December 2011. [ 4 ] He made his first-team debut in the Championship on 17 March 2012, in a 4–0 frustration to Reading at Oakwell, replacing Scott Wiseman after 52 minutes. [ 13 ] He scored his only finish for Barnsley on his beginning originate, equalising before 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 workweek former, he made his first league begin, in a 1–0 victory against Middlesbrough. [ 15 ]

Everton [edit ]

Stones signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Everton on 31 January 2013, [ 16 ] for a transfer fee reported to be in the region of £3 million. [ 17 ] He was an unused ersatz for three Premier League matches that season, beginning on 10 February in a 2–0 frustration to Manchester United at Old Trafford. [ 18 ] He made his debut for Everton against Stevenage in the League Cup second round on 28 August 2013, a 2–1 winnings after extra meter at Goodison Park. [ 19 ] He made his league debut as a former substitute for Steven Naismith in a 1–0 home win over Chelsea on 14 September 2013. [ 20 ] He started his first Premier League crippled 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 modern five-year sign 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 companion 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 aside win at Young Boys in the death 32 of the UEFA Europa League on 19 February 2015, for conceding a punishment bang with a foul on Guillaume Hoarau, who went on to miss the spot-kick. [ 25 ] He scored his first finish for Everton in a 3–0 home win 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 add meter at the end of a home equal, conceding a penalty from which the like player scored the winning goal in a 4–3 victory. [ 31 ]

Manchester City [edit ]

On 9 August 2016, Manchester City completed the sign language of Stones for £47.5 million on a six-year narrow with a likely 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 soon after the leak of his arrival, having been included in City ‘s Champions League play-off orotund team registration list which UEFA had published on their web site prior to confirmation of the motion. [ 36 ] Through a 15 % sell-on article, Barnsley received £6.78 million from Stones ‘ transfer to Manchester City, an amount larger than any transfer tip they had received in their history. [ 37 ]
Stones and Vincent Kompany warming up on Manchester City ‘s US go, July 2017 Stones made his debut for City four days late as they began the newly season with a 2–1 family winnings over Sunderland, partnering Aleksandar Kolarov in Pep Guardiola ‘s inaugural competitive game in charge. [ 38 ] On 6 January 2017, he scored his first goal for the Citizens, heading the final goal of a 5–0 succeed over West Ham United at London Stadium in the third gear round off of the FA Cup. [ 39 ] He scored again on 21 February to give them the lead in a 5–3 comeback winnings over Monaco in the end 16 of the UEFA Champions League, [ 40 ] but after losing the draw on off goals he spoke of his disappointment with the team ‘s champion. [ 41 ] Stones was capable 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 twice in a 4–0 Champions League group win away to Feyenoord, including a second-minute heading that was City ‘s fastest finish in the competition ‘s history. [ 45 ] He added another header on 1 November in a 4–2 win at Napoli that put his team into the last 16 with two games remaining. [ 46 ] Seventeen days late, he withdrew after half an hour of the match aside to Leicester City with a hamstring wound that ruled him out for the adjacent six weeks. [ 47 ] Stones suffered another injury in March 2018 while on external duty, and in April, Guardiola strongly denied press rumor that he was looking to sell the defender. [ 48 ] In September 2019 he suffered a muscle injury in train. [ 49 ] On 6 January 2021, Stones scored the opening finish in a 0–2 away 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 coach Pep Guardiola after an impressive mottle of performances aboard Ruben Dias in defense. [ 50 ] Just one day later, Stones was announced as the Manchester City Player of the Month for December 2020. [ 51 ] On 17 January 2021, Stones scored his inaugural and second base Premier League goals for City, coming in a 4–0 dwelling succeed over Crystal Palace. [ 52 ]

On 10 August 2021, Stones signed a fresh contract with City, keeping him at the cabaret until 2026. [ 53 ]

International career [edit ]

Stones was named in director Peter Taylor ‘s 21-man squad 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 gain 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 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 begin in a friendly against Norway at Wembley Stadium. [ 58 ] Five days late, in England ‘s first match of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification, Stones made his competitive debut in a 2–0 victory away to Switzerland at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. [ 59 ] Stones was selected in Roy Hodgson ‘s 23-man police squad 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 squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 62 ] On 24 June, Stones scored his beginning two international goals in a 6–1 victory over Panama during their second group stagecoach match of the tournament. [ 63 ] He became the first Manchester City musician 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 err because of tire. [ 66 ] Stones was named in the England police squad for UEFA Euro 2020. [ 67 ]

stylus 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 ] stove of happen, [ 71 ] imagination [ 70 ] and versatility. [ 72 ] Joleon Lescott said of his ability : “ John can do things most defenders ca n’t – a little simulate hera and there, possibly a turn to get out of trouble 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 speculate and defend well, but there will be moments when he does something especial and you ‘ll merely go ‘ah, that ‘s why he ‘s regarded as the best. ‘ He does n’t seem to get fazed by anything and always seems calm air 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 exhaust, he is big on the ball and he is very calm and healthy. ” [ 74 ] He developed his ball-playing vogue early in his career [ 75 ] with many crediting Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola for his belated growth. [ 76 ] His range of happen has led to comparisons with Rio Ferdinand, [ 71 ] Gerard Piqué, [ 77 ] Jérôme Boateng, [ 69 ] Pep Guardiola [ 78 ] and Franz Beckenbauer. [ 79 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 14 December 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 5 1 0 0 1 0 3[b] 0 0 0 9 1
Total 112 5 15 1 13 1 35 4 2 0 177 11
Career total 213 6 24 1 23 2 38 4 2 0 300 13

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 ]