Nia Jones

Nia Jones (born 6 April 1992) is an athlete who represents Wales internationally at both netball and football. She won the FAW Young Player of the Year Award in 2011. She was nominated for the SportingWales Magazine and UWIC Rising Star Award in 2013.

Jones was born in Wrexham. After attending school at Ysgol Maes Garmon she later studied Sports and PE at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

Jones plays netball as either goal defence or wing defence. She began her career at Mold Netball Club, and she captained the Welsh national teams at under-17 and under-21 youth level.

Jones plays for the Celtic Dragons and the Welsh national team, and she was a squad member at the 2013 Netball Europe Open Championship. She was also a squad member at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but she was dropped for the 2015 Netball World Cup. She has been selected in the Welsh squad to play in the two match series against New Zealand in 2017.

Jones began her career at Northop Hall Girls, and played for Wales at under-21 level.

She played club football for Cardiff City, before moving to Reading in July 2015. She has also played at senior international level for Wales, and was a squad member at the 2015 Istria Cup.