Attaquant · Sierra Leone

Malachi Jones#88

New York City FC

Repères

Âge

23 ans

Poste

Attaquant

Nationalité

Sierra Leone

Numéro

#88

Taille

178 cm

Naissance

23 septembre 2003

Lieu de naissance

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Parcours

Malachi Jones (born 23 September 2003) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Early life Jones was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. In 2013, he moved to the United States from Sierra Leone, along with his seven brothers, after they were all adopted by an American family (as the brothers were orphans) from Thompson's Station, Tennessee. There, he played youth soccer with Nashville United Soccer Academy. Jones attended Grace Christian Academy in Tennessee. In June 2022, he was named the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year. He was a four-time First Team All-State selection and helped them win the Division II, Class A soccer state championship in 2022.