Rhonda Jones is a Scottish association football defender who plays for FA WSL club Doncaster Rovers Belles. Previously Jones captained Hibernian Ladies

Hibernian L.F.C.

Hibernian Girls & Ladies Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hibernian L.F.C. is affiliated with Hibernian F.C. in Edinburgh and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...

 in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

. She has amassed more than 85 caps for the Scotland national team

Scotland women's national football team

The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....

. A right-back or central defender, Jones also played for Tampa Bay Hellenic

Tampa Bay Hellenic

Tampa Bay Hellenic are an American women's soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. They are currently scheduled to play in the Women's Premier Soccer League , at the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, for the 2011 season....

 in the United States.

Club career

Jones played youth football with Motherwell Rovers then joined Ayr United Ladies at 16. In five years at Ayr, Jones won various Player of the Year awards as well as the Scottish Cup in 1999. At the age of 21 Jones won a scholarship to Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in , United States. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, and in Fort...

 and competed for the varsity soccer team while completing a degree in graphic design. She became the most decorated athlete in the history of FAU's women's soccer program.

At the culmination of her studies Jones remained in America and played for semi-professional W-League

W-League

The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

 clubs Central Florida Krush

Central Florida Krush

The Central Florida Krush were a W-League franchise based in Winter Park, Florida. The played at Showalter Field, which they shared with the Premier Development League club, Central Florida Kraze. The team folded after the 2006 season.-Year-by-year:...

, Cocoa Expos

Brevard County Cocoa Expos

Brevard County Cocoa Expos is an American women’s soccer team, founded in XXXX. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Sunshine Conference....

 and Tampa Bay Hellenic

Tampa Bay Hellenic

Tampa Bay Hellenic are an American women's soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. They are currently scheduled to play in the Women's Premier Soccer League , at the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, for the 2011 season....

. She returned home to sign for Hibernian Ladies

Hibernian L.F.C.

Hibernian Girls & Ladies Football Club is a women's football team that plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hibernian L.F.C. is affiliated with Hibernian F.C. in Edinburgh and use the club's training facilities and wear the club's colours.-History:...

 in September 2008, and captained the club to their 2010 Scottish Cup final win at Recreation Park

Recreation Park

-Scotland:*Recreation Park, Alloa, a football ground in Alloa, Scotland, home of Alloa Athletic F.C.*Recreation Park, a former football ground in Peterhead, Scotland, former home of Peterhead F.C.-City parks:...

. In May 2011 Jones appeared as a second–half substitute in Hibernian's 5–2 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

The Scottish Women's Premier League Cup is a cup competition in Scottish women's football, a competition only open to teams in the Scottish Women's Premier League. There are four rounds, including the final.-Past winners:Previous winner are:...

 final win over Spartans.

Scottish coach John Buckley

John Buckley (footballer)

John William Buckley is a Scottish former professional footballer and current manager of Doncaster Rovers Belles.-Celtic:Buckley began his professional career in the youth ranks of Celtic, and won the Glasgow Cup against Rangers in 1982...

 signed Jones for Doncaster Rovers Belles in July 2011, for the second half of the 2011 FA WSL

2011 FA WSL

The 2011 FA WSL was the inaugural season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 13 April 2011 and ended on 28 August 2011. The league also took a break between 12 May and mid-July in order to allow preparation for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.Arsenal...

 season.

International career

Jim Fleeting called Jones into the senior Scotland

Scotland women's national football team

The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....

 squad at the age of 18, after spotting her playing for Ayr United. She made her debut against Estonia

Estonia women's national football team

The Estonia women's national team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. The team is composed of players from the domestic league.-World Cup record:-European Championship record:*1984 to 1991 – Did not enter, was part of Soviet Union...

 at Somerset Park

Somerset Park

Somerset Park is a football stadium located in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.It has been the home of Ayr United since they were founded in 1910. Prior to that, it was the home ground of Ayr F.C.. It currently has a capacity of 10,185 of which 1,597 is seated, making it one of the largest capacity...

 in May 1998.

Personal life

Jones is employed as a sport development officer at Grangemouth Stadium. She is a self-confessed Rangers F.C.

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

 supporter.

External links

• Rhonda Jones at the Scottish FA
• Rhonda Jones at Doncaster Rovers Belles