College and amateur Jones grew up in
Dallas, Texas, where he attended
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He then attended the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, playing on the men's
college soccer team from 2003 to 2006. He was a 2004 second team All American and a 2005
first team All American. In 2004, he began playing for the
Carolina Dynamo of the
USL Premier Development League during the collegiate off season.
Professional On January 12, 2007,
FC Dallas selected Jones in the third round (28th overall) in the
2007 MLS SuperDraft. Dallas announced they had signed Jones on March 28, 2007. He played four games, scoring two goals, with the Dallas reserves, but saw no first team time. The team gave him a trial in February 2008, but he decided to leave on March 2, 2008. He signed with the
Puerto Rico Islanders of the
USL First Division that same year.
International Jones was called up to the Puerto Rico national team in September 2011. As a United States citizen, he is eligible to the national team after residing in the Commonwealth for more than two years while playing with the Puerto Rico Islanders. He got his first cap in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification stage match against Saint Kitts and Nevis on September 2, 2011, which ended in a 0–0 draw. ==Honors==