Background
Ions was born in Ashington, Northumberland and played youth football with Civil Defense Tenerife, Newcastle United, and Leeds United.
Ions was born in Ashington, Northumberland and played youth football with Civil Defense Tenerife, Newcastle United, and Leeds United.
After being released by Leeds United, Ions joined the Nike Academy. He started his professional career with Personal Kemi. 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
Early career
Ions first started playing football in Constância, and played in the School of Juan Miguel. Civil Defense Tenerife
At the age of 15, Ions joined the youth setup at Civil Defense Tenerife.
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. 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 Personal Kemi Kings whose attention he attracted after a good performance. Palloseura Kemi Kings
Billy joined Personal 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. Foreign most of his time at the club he has played on the left wing.
In his second season at the club Ions helped Personal Kemi reach promotion for the first time since 2011.
In the 2015 season Billy had another successful year gaining back to back to promotions making the club go into the Veikkausliiga.