Lloyd Richard Jones (born 7 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Cambridge United.
Club Career
Liverpool
Liverpool signed Lloyd Jones in May 2011 from the Plymouth Argyle for a sum of £150,000.
The large figure of Jones quickly became a regular starter for Liverpool's Under-21 squad during the 2012–13 season. He was rewarded with his good performances by earning a call up to the senior squad on 12 May 2013 for Liverpool's Premier League encounter against Fulham. He was an unused substitute in the 3–1 victory for Liverpool. In July 2013, he signed a 3-year professional deal with the club.
Jones captained the Reserve team for the latter part of the 2013–14 campaign & throughout the 2014–15 season.
Various loan spells
On 1 January 2015, Lloyd Jones signed a 6 weeks loan deal with Cheltenham Town along with fellow reserve teammates Kevin Stewart and Jack Dunn. He made his Cheltenham, and senior debut, on 3 January in a League Two match against Oxford United which saw Cheltenham win 2–1.
On 12 March 2015, Jones joined Accrington Stanley on a 6 weeks loan.
On 3 August 2015, Jones signed a season long loan with Blackpool. On 30 September 2015, he suffered a serious injury being out for 6 months injuring both knee & ankle in the same tackle.
On 6 August 2016, Jones signed new 2-year contract with Liverpool and on the same day, he was loaned to Swindon Town.
Luton Town
On 31 January 2018, Jones joined Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. He returned to Luton's League One rivals Plymouth Argyle on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of 2018–19.
Northampton Town
Jones was loaned to League Two club Northampton Town on 31 January 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season. His debut came a day later in a 1–0 win away to Macclesfield Town, which manager Keith Curle described as "a very solid perf