Alfie Jones, born on 7 October 1997 (age 28), is a Canadian central defender with Middlesbrough. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.91m), he wears squad number five and is valued at around £5m by Transfermarkt.
His early development included a useful loan spell at St Mirren in 2018-19, where he scored two goals in 14 league appearances. For a young centre-half, that was a decent return, and it gave him proper senior football rather than the usual polite promises made around academy players.
Hull City is where his career took its shape. Across four seasons he made 149 league appearances and scored two league goals, becoming a regular first-team defender rather than a passing squad name. That spell remains the substantial body of his senior career.
Jones is now at Middlesbrough, where in 2026-27 he has made five Championship appearances, scoring once, along with two League Cup appearances. His career to date has been built on regular football at Hull, with earlier experience at St Mirren and his current role continuing in the English Championship.
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