Billy Ions

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Billy Ions
Personal information
Full name William Greenwell Ions
Date of birth 11 March 1994 (age 21)
Place of birth Ashington, England
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Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PS Kemi
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2010 Tenerife
2010–2012 Newcastle United
2012−2013 Leeds United[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 PS Kemi 22 (9)
2013 West Auckland Town 1 (0)
2013–2014 Newcastle Benfield 5 (0)
2014– PS Kemi 55 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2015

William Greenwell "Billy" Ions (born 11 March 1994) is an English[3][4] professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains Palloseura Kemi Kings in the Veikkausliiga.

Ions was born in Ashington, Northumberland and played youth football with CD Tenerife, Newcastle United, and Leeds United. After being released by Leeds United, Ions joined the Nike Academy. He started his professional career with PS Kemi.

Early life

Ions, born in Ashington, Northumberland, moved to the Canary Islands in Spain with his family at a young age. While in Spain, Billy idolised England national team star Wayne Rooney and Spanish forward Fernando Torres to whom he compared himself to.[5][6]

Club career

Early career

Ions first started playing football in Constância, and played in the School of Juan Miguel.

CD Tenerife

At the age of 15, Ions joined the youth setup at CD Tenerife.[7]

Newcastle United

In February 2010, Billy returned to England to join Newcastle United, the club he supported as a child. He made his Under-18's debut in a home match against Nottingham Forest.

Leeds United

Ions left on a free transfer to Leeds United in September 2012. While at Leeds, Billy played for the under-18 side.[2] He started in a match against Sunderland and scored a goal.

Nike Academy

Without a club, Billy joined the Nike Academy. During his time there he was mostly injured. While at the Nike Academy, Ions played in a friendly match against PS Kemi Kings whose attention he attracted after a good performance.[8]

Palloseura Kemi Kings

Billy joined PS Kemi Kings after his impressive performance against them in a friendly match with the Nike Academy. His manager after signing was fellow Englishman and former West Ham defender Tommy Taylor. For most of his time at the club he has played on the left wing.[9][10] In his second season at the club Ions helped PS Kemi reach promotion for the first time since 2011. In the 2015 season he had another successful year, gaining back to back to promotions with the club reaching the top division. Ions was voted best player of the league by other players at the end of the season.[11]

References

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