PLAYER PROFILE

Kenwyne Jones

Position: Forward

Height: 6'2

Weight: 12st 4lbs

Date of Birth: 1984-10-05 Point Fortin, Trinidad

Kenwyne Jones

Southampton signed young Trinidadian midfielder Kenwyne Jones in April 2004 on a nominal fee from W Connection after he impressed on a week's trial at St Mary's.

Saints chairman Rupert Lowe told his club's website: "He did well on trial so we signed him quickly because a lot of other clubs wanted him.

"He is a tremendous athlete and the coaching staff believe they can turn him into a very good footballer. We hope we have got ourselves a very good player. He is certainly not short on confidence!"

Indeed, he showed this with a string of fine displays which attracted the interest of Sunderland in the summer of 2007.

Jones signed for Roy Keane's side shortly after, and his first season at the Stadium of Light was a huge success as he quickly became a fan favourite.