Jones, 17, will officially join up with the Bundesliga side when he turns 18 in August, and will play for Schalke’s Under-19 side for the 2018-19 season.
A product of the Atlanta United academy, Jones impressed on a trial with Schalke after making a name for himself with the U.S. U-17 team.
Jones scored twice at the CONCACAF U-17 Championship last year, but did not make the roster for last fall’s U-17 World Cup.
The Georgia native becomes fourth American in the ranks at Schalke, joining Weston McKennie, Haji Wright and Nick Taitague.
McKennie has become a regular for the senior side, while Wright is on loan at second-tier club SV Sandhausen and Taitague is competing with Schalke’s youth sides.
Jones’ signing came the day before fellow U.S. U-17 standout Josh Sargent, on his 18th birthday, inked a professional contract with Bundesliga side Werder Bremen.
