Professional Contract For Youngest Ever Senior Player Jones

We are delighted to announce that Alfie Jones, the youngest player to ever make a senior appearance for the Connah’s Quay Nomads First Team , has signed his first professional contract with the club. 

At just 16 years and 31 days old, Jones made history earlier this month by becoming the youngest ever player to feature for our senior squad after he came on as a substitute in our 6-0 win over Trefelin in the Novira Cymru Premier. 

Jones has committed to the Nomads to sign his first professional contract and will hope his experiences gained from our academy will help him in this new chapter. Those experiences notably include touring with the Wales U16 Schoolboys squad in a 3-1 win over Manchester United in April. 

Jones is the latest player to rise up from our highly-rated FAW-accredited academy programme and progress into our First Team, marking another proud moment for the whole club, including everyone who has been involved in the youngster’s journey so far. 

First Team manager John Disney expressed his excitement after offering Jones this professional contract and explained how impressed he has been with Jones’ natural ability in the senior environment. 

“As a football club we pride ourselves each year to develop players from our scholarship programme and continually look to develop players through to the first team at the end of each season,” said Disney. “We are continually showcasing that with each matchday this season, on some occasions there are players who catch the eye straight away and when that is the case, we want to ensure we secure them to this football club as early as possible, especially with our average age now being the youngest in the league. 

“From the first time Jack [Disney] and I saw Alfie in a training session, we knew straight away that he would be ready to step into the first team under our model no matter his age.

“After some very thoughtful conversations with Alfie and his dad, I am delighted to announce that Alfie has decided to sign a First Team contract with us at 16 and really commit to what we are trying to do as a club. I know Alfie is a keen advocate of how we train with the First Team and the extra work he does with Ethan [McMullin] and Jack, who rate him extremely highly, is testament to himself. 

“Alfie is the youngest player to make his senior debut for the club, which I was proud to be a part of. He is someone I truly believe will be ready to step into our First Team on a regular basis in due course whilst making a mark in the Cymru Premier. There has been some competition for Alfie’s signature naturally since we gave him his senior debut but I am delighted his parents trust us to be the club in which he looks to continue his development. 

“I think this speaks great volume of the work academy coaches Andy Butler, Anthony Weaver and James Duff do in our Under 19’s setup and I hope Alfie is the first of many in this cohort to break fully into our First Team, I am extremely excited to keep working with him.”

Everyone at Connah’s Quay Nomads congratulates Alfie on signing his first professional contract and earning the chance to continue his development in the Novira Cymru Premier. 

Date Published: Wednesday, 2nd September, 2026 - 12:35am by Adam Angerer