Football

Female Football Focus 2020: Efa Carlotta Santaca Jones (Mountain Rangers)

Full Name

Efa Carlotta Wyn Santaca Jones

Date of Birth

20/6/2003

Occupation

Currently studying Welsh, psychology and Public Services A levels in sixth form

First football memory

Watching Wrexham win the LDV Cup against Southend in 2005 and Italy’s World Cup win in 2006.

Football idol

Andrea Pirlo celebrates scoring the first goal during the UEFA Europa League quarter final match between Juventus and Olympique Lyonnais at Juventus Arena on April 10, 2014 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

Andrea Pirlo, best midfielder I’ve ever seen.

Position

Efa (stripes) in action for Mountain Rangers

Left-back

Most memorable game played in

Caernarfon Town vs Rhyl Hearts in 2018. Beating Rhyl in the final of the North Wales Cup

Biggest highlight of football career so far

Scoring twice for Caernarfon Town against Bangor City on my debut in 2015

Best goal scored

Efa (right) challenges for Caernarfon Town. Pic: AJAR Photographics

My first-ever goal for Caernarfon Town

Strengths to your game

Confident in 50-50 challenges

Weaknesses

Need to grow thicker skin

Best team-mate played alongside

The amazing Julio

Elena Julio, a true leader on the pitch who has helped me develop as a player

Hardest opponent faced

It’s never easy to turn this Paige. Amlwch Town’s Paige Williams (blue). Pic: Gethin Jones, ATFC

Paige Williams of Amlwch Town

Biggest influence in football

Martin Jones, my father

Funniest team-mate

Jess with some footballer, believed to be quite well-known!

Jessica Lane

Which team-mate is the best dancer

Nia Jones, mam, she tries her hardest with her dance moves! (also joint best Singing While Painting award winner with Sara Williams – DJ)

Favourite away ground

Airbus 3G pitch

Other sporting achievements

Being part of the rugby, hockey and athletics team in secondary school

Personal football ambitions

Continuing to play football when in university and adapting as a player

Best country visited

Italy

Favourite chocolate

Kinder Bueno

Best film seen

Get Out

Current favourite song

Believe by DMA’s

Are you typical of your zodiac sign

Yes, I’m a Gemini therefore I’m adaptable, but I’m also quite indecisive at times!

Favourite TV show

Black Mirror or Rick and Morty

TV show you dislike most

Teen Wolf

If you were on Gogglebox, name any three people in the world you’d most like to share the sofas with

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – FEBRUARY 02: Liam Gallagher performs live in concert at the Ericsson Globe Arena on February 2, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

Liam Gallagher, Leslie Jordan and Jack Whitehall