Jonathan Franks
English footballer (born 1990)
Jonathan Ian Franks (born 8 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Whitby Town.
He has previously played for Middlesbrough, Oxford United, Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United, Ross County, ÍBV and Stockton Town.
Club career
Middlesbrough
Franks began his football career when he joined the Middlesbrough academy on a two-year scholarship. Franks and Middlesbrough teammate Nathan Porritt were often selected for either wing for England's youth team. After impressing in the reserve side, Franks was rewarded with a professional contract in 2007. Two years later, Franks signed another professional contract with the club.
Franks played his first competitive match for Middlesbrough in their last match of the 2008–09 season on 24 May 2009, against West Ham United. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, after featuring in the club's pre-season friendlies, Franks began to play in the first team and was given the number 28 shirt. He scored his first goal for Middlesbrough, in a 4–1 win against Doncaster Rovers on 26 January 2010. He added his second on 23 March 2010, against Preston North End and scored again on 5 April 2010, against Plymouth Argyle.
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