Thomas Jones (footballer, born 1997)

Thomas Jones
Personal information
Full name Thomas Luciano Jones Mariani[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997
Place of birth Santiago, Chile[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kaisar
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
2012–2015 Barnechea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Barnechea 2 (0)
2015–2016Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) 24 (1)
2016–2017 Deportes Santa Cruz 44 (4)
2018–2024 Magallanes 139 (19)
2025 Deportes Copiapó 30 (13)
2026– Kaisar 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Chile U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 December 2025

Thomas Luciano Jones Mariani (born 25 September 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaisar.

Club career

Born in Santiago, Jones began his career in the academy of Universidad de Chile, where he stayed until an injury at under-13 level lead coaches to not register him for the next year.[2] He returned to playing football in his local neighbourhood, before joining the academy of Barnechea at under-15 level.[2]

Having made two appearances in the Copa Chile with Barnechea, Jones left early in the 2015–16 season, joining Segunda División side Santa Cruz, initially on loan.[3]

After three seasons with Deportes Santa Cruz, Jones returned to the Primera B with Magallanes. Having suffered a wrist injury at the beginning of 2022, he missed two-and-a-half months, before returning to the side to help them win the Copa Chile, as well as promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[4][5]

In 2025, Jones played for Deportes Copiapó.[6]

After Deportes Copiapó, Jones moved abroad and signed with Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaisar.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 September 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa Chile Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnechea 2015–16 Primera B 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Santa Cruz (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 24 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
Santa Cruz 2016–17 28 2 0 0 0 0 28 2
2017 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total 68 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 5
Magallanes 2018 Primera B 19 3 4 0 0 0 23 3
2019 11 3 3 1 0 0 14 4
2020 24 5 0 0 0 0 24 5
2021 21 1 4 0 0 0 25 1
2022 19 5 6 0 0 0 25 5
2023 Chilean Primera División 17 1 3 2 7[a] 0 1[b] 0 28 3
Total 111 18 20 3 7 0 1 0 139 21
Career total 181 23 22 3 7 0 1 0 211 26
  1. ^ Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in the Supercopa de Chile

References

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Jones at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Técnica, goles y metas" [Technique, goals and aims]. issuu.com (in Spanish). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "La gran aparición de Thomas Jones en vital triunfo de Magallanes" [The great appearance of Thomas Jones in Magellan's vital triumph]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Silva, Felipe (12 October 2022). "De sufrir una dura lesión y jugar poco a marcar un triplete y regalarle el balón a su padre" [From suffering a serious injury and playing little to scoring a hat trick and giving the ball to his father]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Thomas Jones: "En el fútbol se gana bien, pero no son todos"" [Thomas Jones: "You win well in football, but not everyone wins"]. flanlate.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ^ Vera, Pablo (18 November 2025). "El salto de un goleador de la B: este club de Primera lo busca". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ^ Pavez, Felipe (25 December 2025). "Movidas 2026: Fue figura en la Primera B, sonó en Coquimbo y ahora se marcha a exótica liga". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  8. ^ @fckaysar_official; (25 December 2025). "Қош келдің, Томас!" (in Kazakh). Retrieved 25 December 2025 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ Thomas Jones at Soccerway