| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | DeJuan Lytelle Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-24)June 24, 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Lansing, Michigan, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | East Lansing High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Michigan State Spartans | 76 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Myrtle Beach Mutiny | 8 | (4) |
| 2018 | Lansing United | 9 | (5) |
| 2019–2024 | New England Revolution | 142 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | Columbus Crew | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | United States | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 29, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 22, 2025 | |||
DeJuan Lytelle Jones (born June 24, 1997) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as adefender forMajor League Soccer clubSan Jose Earthquakes and theUnited States national team.
Introduced to soccer at the age of five by his teacher,[3][4] Jones was a three-year letter winner in soccer atEast Lansing High School, while also playing club soccer for TNT Dynamite SC, as well as Force FC.[5] During his junior and senior seasons he led the Trojans to a combined 50–4 record en route to winning back-to-back State Championships. Throughout the seven game playoff run his senior season, Jones netted 9 goals and tailed 12 assists which included the game tying assist and game winning overtime goal in the 2014 State Championship againstCranbrook Schools. Jones was named both the Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Soccer for the state of Michigan in his senior year while attendingEast Lansing High School.[6]
Jones played for four seasons at Michigan State, and was captain of the Spartans team that reached the semifinals of the2018 College Cup.[7] He was named to the second team in theBig Ten Conference, alongside future Revolution teammateJustin Rennicks, and started all 23 of their games in 2018, tallying 5 goals and 5 assists. He scored 7 goals and had 6 assists the season prior, as a junior, and was named to the second team in theBig Ten that season as well. Jones performed well at the MLS Combine ahead of the2019 MLS SuperDraft, placing first in the combine's speed and agility tests, and third in the vertical jump.[8] After scoring a goal in a scrimmage that day, his draft stock rose from being picked late in the first round, to as high as sixth overall on multiplemock drafts.[9]
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Jones was selected with the 11th overall pick of the2019 MLS SuperDraft by theNew England Revolution, the club's second selection of the draft, afterTajon Buchanan.[10] After playing a full preseason with the Revolution, Jones signed a contract with the club on February 25, five days ahead of their season opening fixture.[11] Named in the match-day squad for the first two games, Jones did not make his debut until the Revolution's fourth game, at home to expansion sideFC Cincinnati on March 24. Jones replaced left-backEdgar Castillo towards the end of the match as the Revolution tried to overcome a two-goal deficit, the game finishing 2–0. On March 30, 2019, Jones made his first career start for the Revolution, recording two shots, including one shot on goal and the game-winning assist in a 2–1 victory over Minnesota. Jones would score his first professional goal againstSporting Kansas City on April 27, with Jones calling it "an awesome feeling."[12] After his rookie season in New England, Jones signed a contract extension with the Revolution.[13]
On January 18, 2024, Jones re-signed with the Revolution on a 4-year deal, which would last through the 2027 MLS Season.[14]
On July 31, 2024, Jones was traded to theColumbus Crew, in exchange forWill Sands plus $600,000 in General Allocation Money.[15] He scored his first goal for the club just 20 seconds after being substituted in during his debut, in aLeagues Cup match againstSporting Kansas City.[16]
On April 22, 2025, Jones was traded to theSan Jose Earthquakes, in exchange for $425,000 in General Allocation Money, and one International Roster Slot.[17]
Jones made his debut for theU.S. Men's National Team againstSerbia, subbing on in a January camp international friendly on January 25.[18] He made his first start againstColombia later during that same friendly camp.[19] Jones was named to both the preliminary and final roster for the2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[20] Jones then started twice ingroup stage matches, which included notching his first ever assist at the international level againstTrinidad and Tobago, assistingJesus Ferreira on the opener.[21] Jones then assistedBrandon Vazquez for the opening goal of the quarter-final match up versus Canada, a game the US would go on to win in penalties.[22]
DeJuan Lytelle Jones was born on June 24, 1997, atSparrow Hospital inLansing, Michigan. Jones attended Dwight Rich School of the Arts, located in Lansing, Michigan, from kindergarten through sixth grade. After finishing sixth grade, he transferred to MacDonald Middle School located inEast Lansing and was there for seventh and eighth grade and moved on theEast Lansing High School which is where he graduated after completing ninth through twelfth grade. After graduating from East Lansing High School he accepted a scholarship to attendMichigan State University to continue his academic and athletic career.[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Myrtle Beach Mutiny | 2017[24] | PDL | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| Lansing United | 2018[25] | PDL | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | |||
| New England Revolution | 2019 | MLS | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 142 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 164 | 6 | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2024 | MLS | 10 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 198 | 18 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
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