Lloyd Richard Jones (born 7 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains club Charlton Athletic.
Club career Liverpool Liverpool signed Lloyd Jones in May 2011 from Plymouth Argyle for a sum of £20,000
The large figure of Jones quickly became a regular starter for Liverpool's Under-21 squad during the 2012–13 season. He was rewarded with his good performances by earning a call up to the senior squad on 12 May 2013 for Liverpool's Premier League encounter against Fulham. He was an unused substitute in the 3–1 victory for Liverpool.
In July 2013, he signed a three-year professional deal with the club. Jones captained the Reserve team for the latter part of the 2013–14 campaign and throughout the 2014–15 season.
Various loan spells On 1 January 2015, Lloyd Jones signed a six-week loan deal with Cheltenham Town along with fellow reserve teammates Kevin Stewart and Jack Dunn. He made his Cheltenham, and senior debut, on 3 January in a League Two match against Oxford United which saw Cheltenham win 2–1.
On 12 March 2015, Jones joined Accrington Stanley on a six weeks loan. On 3 August 2015, Jones signed a season long loan with Blackpool. On 30 September 2015, he suffered a serious injury, injuring both his knee and ankle in the same tackle, and was out for 6 months.
On 6 August 2016, Jones signed new 2-year contract with Liverpool and on the same day, he was loaned to Swindon Town.
Luton Town On 31 January 2018, Jones joined Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. He returned to Luton's League One rivals Plymouth Argyle on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of 2018–19.
Northampton Town Jones was loaned to League Two club Northampton Town on 31 January 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season. His debut came a day later in a 1–0 win away to Macclesfield Town, which manager Keith Curle described as "a very solid performance".
He made seven appearances by the time the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Northampton finished in seventh place on points per game, but with his Luton contract expiring at the end of June and another club showing an interest in signing him, Jones chose not to participate in the play-offs to avoid an injury. However, the proposed move fell through and Jones failed to find a club in the summer transfer window.
Northampton were promoted to League One with victory in the 2020 League Two play-off final, and Jones returned to the club in October to train with them. As a result of English Football League rules restricting clubs in League One to 22-man squads, Northampton could only offer Jones a contract in December, after they were able to remove another player from their squad list.
He re-signed for the club on 29 December on a contract until the end of the season. His first appearance after returning came later that day in a 3–1 home win over Gillingham, a result that ended a run of four consecutive defeats. After making six successive league starts and helping the team keep three clean sheets, manager Curle praised Jones' efforts to win back his trust. However, Northampton lost their next match 1–0 at home to Wigan Athletic, resulting in Curle being dismissed a day later with the club in 23rd place, and was replaced by caretaker manager Jon Brady.
Jones had played every minute of Northampton's 16 league matches since rejoining the club by mid-March 2021, with the team keeping seven clean sheets, and was named as captain by Brady for the first time in a 2–1 away defeat to Charlton Athletic on 9 March.
Cambridge United
On 8 June 2021, Jones signed for newly promoted Cambridge United.
Charlton Athletic On 30 June 2023, Jones signed for Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal. On 28 January 2025, Jones signed a new two-and-a-half year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2027. Jones helped Charlton keep a club record 23 clean sheets in their promotion winning 2024–25 season, and was awarded Charlton's Player of the Year.
Jones picked up the award for a second consecutive season having helped the club to survival in their first season back in the Championship. Jones was one of two players (alongside Sonny Carey) who completed the season as an ever-present, having played in all 46 of Charlton's league matches.
On 14 August 2026, Jones signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2028.
International career Jones is eligible to represent his birth country England as well as Wales through his Welsh father. He made eleven appearances for the Welsh under-17s scoring once. He earned one cap for the Welsh U19s before switching allegiance to England in October 2013, having rejected a call-up to the Welsh U21s.
He got called up for the England U19s for their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification matches in May 2014. Jones featured in all three matches. Four months later he made his debut for the U20s in a friendly against Romania. He has played four times for the U20s.
Personal life Jones featured as a contestant on the 2024 Peacock reality dating show, Love Undercover. In 2025 he started dating Love Islands Ella Thomas.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLiverpool2013–14Premier League00000000002014–15Premier League00000000002015–16Premier League00———002016–17Premier League00———002017–18Premier League0000000000Total0000000000Cheltenham Town (loan)2014–15League Two60———60Accrington Stanley (loan)2014–15League Two111———111Blackpool (loan)2015–16League One100001000110Swindon Town (loan)2016–17League One242201020292Luton Town2017–18League Two10———102018–19League One10001030502019–20Championship401031—81Total60104130141Plymouth Argyle (loan)2018–19League One91———91Northampton Town (loan)2019–20League Two70——0070Northampton Town2020–21League One270——00270Total340——00340Cambridge United2021–22League One2500020102802022–23League One364301010414Total614303020694Charlton Athletic2023–24League One3222000203622024–25League One3631010304132025–26Championship4611000—4712026–27Championship820021—103Total12284031501349Career total2831610012212031718
HonoursCharlton AthleticEFL League One play-offs: 2025Individual' Cambridge United Player of the Year: 2022–23 EFL League One Team of the Season: 2024–25 Charlton Athletic Player of the Year: 2024–25, 2025–26 PFA Team of the Year: 2024–25 League One
References
External links Profile at the Charlton Athletic F.C. website