Jermaine Jones scores in return to club soccer

Jermaine Jones made his return to the field tonight at the club level after an extended off-season due to a six-match suspension. He found the net for the Colorado Rapids in the 22nd minute against the New York Red Bulls.

Here's his goal:

(via r/mls)

Nothing flashy or spectacular, but it's hard to complain about a goal in your first match with a new team. Although he normally plays as a defensive or a box-to-box midfielder, it appears that Colorado is utilizing him as an advanced destroyer against the Red Bulls.

Jones, 34, joined the Rapids after a season-and-a-half with the New England Revolution. He earned a six-match suspension at the end of last season when he pushed a referee following a disputed non-call. Jones has 58 caps with the U.S. national team and most recently appeared in a 2-0 friendly victory against Canada on February 5th.

Whether you agree with Jones' inclusion or not, he's clearly a favorite of Jurgen Klinsmann's and will be called into the national team in the future. So if he's still a fixture with the national team, it's good to see him producing at the club level.

And since it's another snow game in Colorado, I suppose I'd be remiss if I didn't include these pictures in the blog:

If the @ColoradoRapids don't do a Jermaine Jones Snow-Hair Bobblehead Night, I have nothing left to say to them. pic.twitter.com/TRuk9rxjs6

— Scott Sandalow (@ScottSandalow) April 15, 2016

CONGRATS: Fitting @Jermainejunior scores his first in burgundy in the snow (to put @ColoradoRapids up 1-0 at 21'). pic.twitter.com/TdtShXsM5z

— Mile High Sports (@MileHighSports) April 17, 2016