He has represented his country at every level, and is considered a tremendous athlete. He could have chosen professional cricket or athletics careers but wanted to fulfill a long-standing dream of playing football in England.

Jones began his professional career with Joe Public FC in his native Trinidad, and moved to W Connection in 2002. He debuted with the Trinidad and Tobago national team on January 29, 2003 in a game against Finland.

In July 2004 he signed by Southampton but went out on loan to Football League One club Sheffield Wednesday during December 2004 and although it finished on January 15, 2005, he quickly become a fan favourite with 7 goals in 7 games for the Owls. Following the successful loan spell, Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock failed in his attempts to sign Jones permanently, offering only half of Southampton's original fund to bring him to the South Coast. On his return to Southampton, Jones was involved in games against Liverpool and local rivals Portsmouth.

Following Southampton's relegation from the Premiership in May 2005 a number of competing forwards were sold and Jones started season 2005-06 as a key member of the squad with the responsibility for scoring the goals to make the Saints contenders for a return to the top flight. During a transitional period for Southampton, managerial change and boardroom unrest took its effect on the players. Having used 41 different players in the 2005-06 season (most were sold to cut costs) it was only towards the end that new manager George Burley began to develop a squad from those that remained.

In the 2006-07 season, Jones grabbed the attention when he scored a hat-trick against Anderlecht in the last game of pre-season and quickly became an established member of the strike-force. On 29 November he scored two goals against Birmingham City in a thrilling match which ended 4-3 to Southampton. On 26 December 2006, he received the first red card of his career for a push on Mark Hudson in the match against Crystal Palace, resulting in a 3-match suspension. He improved as the season went on and his strong, physical presence made him a handful for the Championship defences. He scored another brace against Southend United in a 4-1 win on the last day of the season to ensure a place in the play-offs. He was unfortunate to be injured for the play-off semi final defeat at Derby County, but finished the season with 16 goals to his credit.

On 29 August it was confirmed that he had joined Sunderland in a deal valued at £6 million with Stern John moving to Southampton. He made his debut for Sunderland on September 1 in the 1-0 defeat to Manchester United, scoring his first goal in the 2-1 home win over Reading on September 15.

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