Chris Óg Jones

Chris Óg Jones
Personal information
Irish name Criostóir Óg Mac Seoin
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right corner-forward
Born 22/12/1998
Inchigeelagh, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Performance support engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
2015-present
 Iveleary
→ Muskerry
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2018-2022
 University of Limerick
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2022-present
 Cork 10 (1-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:42, 3 June 2024.

Chris Óg Jones (born 1998) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at club level with Iveleary and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

Jones first played competitive Gaelic football with the Iveleary club in Inchigeelagh and, after progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks, he soon joined the club's top adult team. He enjoyed his first major success when the club won the Cork JAFC title in 2020, with Jones ending the campaign as top scorer.[1] This success was followed by claiming the Cork IAFC title in 2021.[2] Jones first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Cork minor football team in 2016 before later linking up with the under-20 side.[3] He was first selected for the Cork senior football team for the pre-season McGrath Cup competition in 2022 and later earned inclusion on the team's National League panel. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2023.
Team Year Cork JAFC
Apps Score
Iveleary 2015 3 0-02
2016 —
2017 —
2018 3 2-15
2019 3 1-10
2020 3 6-17
Total 12 9-44
Year Cork IAFC
Apps Score
2021 6 5-38
Total 6 5-38
Year Cork PIFC
Apps Score
2022 3 3-10
2023 4 1-18
Total 7 4-28
Career total 25 18-110

Inter-county

As of match played 1 June 2024
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2022 Division 2 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2023 7 0-12 1 0-00 5 0-06 13 0-18
2024 7 2-15 2 1-03 2 0-03 11 3-21
Total 15 2-27 3 1-03 7 0-09 25 3-39

Honours

Iveleary

References

  1. ^ Tarrant, John (7 August 2021). "Jones runs riot as Iveleary celebrate first county football title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Brilliant Iveleary claim second county football title in just over four months". Echo Live. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Cork beat Tipperary in Munster MFC but could meet them again in next round". The 42. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Cork Senior Football Team to play Roscommon". Cork GAA website. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.