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Nashville SC signs midfielder Isaiah Jones as club's second homegrown player
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Nashville SC announced the signing of Isaiah Jones, a 17-year-old midfielder from Thompson's Station, to a first team contract Wednesday.
Jones is the second homegrown player signing in Nashville's history, following Adem Sipic last June. Jones' contract runs through 2027, with an option for 2028.
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"Isaiah exemplifies what we look for out of our youth academy as a homegrown player, and I'm so excited for he and his family for this special moment," Nashville SC General Manager Mike Jacobs said in a news relese. "He has all of the attributes you look for in a young central midfielder — industrious, tenacious, athletic, and tough — but it's his character and ability to influence winning that now sees him make the next step in his career as a first team player."
Nashville SC announced the signing of Isaiah Jones as the club's second-ever homegrown player.
The 5-foot-9, 165-pound Jones has been with Nashville SC's youth academy since 2020 and rose through the ranks quickly. Last season, he featured for Nashville's U17 team and made seven appearances, four of them starts, with Nashville's MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, Huntsville City FC. Jones also appeared for Nashville during the club's preseason camp in Florida last month.
"As a midfielder, he does a lot of work for the team, and he understands his role very well," Nashville SC academy director Kevin Flanagan said in the release. "His understanding of the game and physical ability allows him to adapt to all of the situations that the game provides. His performances with our Academy and with Huntsville City FC have shown us his true potential as a young player."
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Added Nashville SC U17 coach Alan O'Connor: "Isaiah is a role model for our emerging Academy talent. His approach to training every day is exemplary. Isaiah has the tools to be a top professional. He is a dynamic, talented player and we are excited to see him impact our club at the highest level."
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Jones was born in Sierra Leone and came to the United States in 2013 when he and his seven siblings were adopted by Mike and Hayley Jones. One of those siblings, Malachi Jones , was named the Gatorade Tennessee Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2022 at Grace Christian Academy and starred at Lipscomb last season before being drafted No. 8 by New York City FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.
Jones' brother Zion is also a member of Nashville's U17 team. Two more of his siblings — Levi and Gabby — currently play college soccer, at Lipscomb and Cumberland respectively. His eldest brother, Michael, played at Trevecca.
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Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@gannett.com and on Twitter @Jacob_Shames.
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