John Stones

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John Stones
Personal information
Full name:	John Stones
Date of birth:	28 May 1994 (1994-05-28)
Place of birth:	Barnsley, England
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position:	Defender
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	5
Youth clubs
2001–2011	Barnsley
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2011–2013 2013–2016 2016–	Barnsley Everton Manchester City	025 00(0) 077 00(1) 144 00(7)
National team
2012–2013 2013 2013–2015 2014–	England U19 England U20 England U21 England	003 00(0) 002 00(0) 013 00(0) 067 00(3)

John Stones (born 28 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a central defensive midfielder or right-back. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders in world football, Stones is celebrated for his technical ability and his physical presence on the field.

Stones began his career with Barnsley, making his first-team debut in the Championship in March 2012, before joining Premier League club Everton for around £3 million in January 2013. In August 2016, he signed for Manchester City for an initial £47.5 million with add-ons. With the club, he won five Premier League titles, two EFL Cups, two FA Cups, and the UEFA Champions League as part of a historic continental treble in the 2022–23 season.

He made his senior debut for England in 2014 and was chosen in England's squads for the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020, and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022.

Honours

Club

Manchester City

• Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• FA Cup: 2018–19, 2022–23
• EFL Cup: 2017–18, 2019–20
• FA Community Shield: 2018, 2019
• UEFA Champions League: 2022–23; runner-up: 2020–21
• UEFA Super Cup: 2023

International

England

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2020
• UEFA Nations League third place: 2018–19

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 Premier League, 2022–23 Premier League
• ESM Team of the Year: 2020–21
• Everton Young Player of the Season: 2014–15
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2022–23

External links

• John Stones profile at Soccerbase
• John Stones Manchester City profile

England – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16

1. Hart 2. Walker 3. Rose 4. Milner 5. Cahill 6. Smalling 7. Sterling 8. Lallana 9. Kane 10. Rooney 11. Vardy 12. Clyne 13. Forster 14. Henderson 15. Sturridge 16. Stones 17. Dier 18. Wilshere 19. Barkley 20. Alli 21. Bertrand 22. Rashford 23. Heaton Manager:   Roy Hodgson

England – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Fourth place

1. Pickford 2. Walker 3. Rose 4. Dier 5. Stones 6. Maguire 7. Lingard 8. Henderson 9. Kane (c) 10. Sterling 11. Vardy 12. Trippier 13. Butland 14. Welbeck 15. Cahill 16. Jones 17. Delph 18. Young 19. Rashford 20. Alli 21. Loftus-Cheek 22. Alexander-Arnold 23. Pope Manager:   Gareth Southgate

England – UEFA Euro 2020 – Finalists

1. Pickford 2. Walker 3. Shaw 4. Rice 5. Stones 6. Maguire 7. Grealish 8. J. Henderson 9. Kane (c) 10. Sterling 11. Rashford 12. Trippier 13. D. Henderson / Ramsdale 14. Phillips 15. Mings 16. Coady 17. Sancho 18. Calvert-Lewin 19. Mount 20. Foden 21. Chilwell 22. White 23. Johnstone 24. James 25. Saka 26. Bellingham Manager:   Gareth Southgate

England – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals

1. Pickford 2. Walker 3. Shaw 4. Rice 5. Stones 6. Maguire 7. Grealish 8. Henderson 9. Kane (c) 10. Sterling 11. Rashford 12. Trippier 13. Pope 14. Phillips 15. Dier 16. Coady 17. Saka 18. Alexander-Arnold 19. Mount 20. Foden 21. White 22. Bellingham 23. Ramsdale 24. Wilson 25. Maddison 26. Gallagher Manager:   Gareth Southgate

England – UEFA Euro 2024 – Runners-up

1. Pickford 2. Walker 3. Shaw 4. Rice 5. Stones 6. Guéhi 7. Saka 8. Alexander-Arnold 9. Kane (c) 10. Bellingham 11. Foden 12. Trippier 13. Ramsdale 14. Konsa 15. Dunk 16. Gallagher 17. Toney 18. Gordon 19. Watkins 20. Bowen 21. Eze 22. Gomez 23. Henderson 24. Palmer 25. Wharton 26. Mainoo Manager:   Gareth Southgate