Joevin Jones on trial with Toronto FC
By Dave Rowaan (wakingthered.com)There has been a growing sense of anxiety among many Toronto FC fans about the fact that club has been shedding so many players but has not shown any real signs of bringing new ones in. Sure they drafted a nice collection of players but with no new signings or even trialists through the first weeks of training camp there was reason to be worried that the club would be left scrambling to fill the roster at the last moment.
Today we finally got word that at least one player is on trial with the club. Word came via Neil Davidson on twitter, who joined the team down in Orlando today, that the club has been joined by Joevin Jones.
Jones is a left sided player who has already made quite a name for himself in Trinidad and Tobago at the age of 21. He has been playing in the TT Pro League since 2010 with W Connection and already has 24 caps for the national team. His early career has been so promising that many who follow T&T feel that he is one of the countries most exciting young players and should be a regular in their national team for a long time to come.
He is described as a utility player but spends the majority of his time as a left back who has shown promise when pushing forward down the wings. He provides a left footed threat to cross from open play and also on set pieces for his club.
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