Daniel James (footballer)

Daniel James
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2014 Hull City
2014–2016 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Swansea City 5 (0)
2017 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 Wales U17 8 (2)
2015–2016 Wales U19 5 (1)
2017– Wales U20 3 (1)
2016– Wales U21 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:42, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:18, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Daniel James (born 10 November 1997) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for Swansea City.

Career

After several impressive displays for the Hull City academy side, James joined Swansea City in 2014 for an initial fee of £72,000,[1] immediately becoming part of their U-18 academy side. By the 2016–17 season, James had become an integral part of the Swansea U23 side who gained promotion to the PDL Division 1, winning the league with an 11-point margin. Additionally, James contributed to the side winning the Premier League cup, reaching the semi finals of the Premier League International Cup and the quarter finals of the EFL Trophy.

Following his impressive displays in the development squad, James was included in the first team squad for the first time in January 2016 for the FA Cup defeat to Oxford United.[2] Although James didn't make an appearance off the bench, the Welshman's progress was deemed sufficient to be offered a new three-year contract the following week.[3]

On 30 June 2017, James signed for League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.[4] His loan deal was terminated by mutual consent on 31 August, after he failed to make a match-day squad in the league or cup during his time at the club.[5]

On 6 February 2018, he made his first-team debut as a late substitute, scoring in the 82nd minute of an 8–1 FA Cup victory over Notts County.[6]

International career

Born in Wales, James qualifies to play for Wales through his father who was born in Aberdare. Since his move to Swansea, James has played at all youth levels for Wales, including U20 level at the 2017 Toulon tournament. James scored Wales first ever goal at this prestigious tournament, leading the side to a 1–0 victory over Bahrain.

James received his first senior call up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Serbia.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2016–17[7] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[8] Premier League 001100—11
2018–19[9] Championship 500010—60
Total 501110—71
Swansea City U23 2016–17[7] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2017–18[8] League One 0000000000
Career total 50111031102
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Highly-rated Hull City youngster Dan James 'lost' to Swansea City for £72,000".
  2. ↑ Higginson, Marc (10 January 2016). "Oxford United 3-2 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Swans U21s' Keston Davies and Daniel James sign new contracts".
  4. ↑ "Daniel James: Swansea City winger joins Shrewsbury Town on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town cancel Dan James loan signing". Shropshire Star. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (6 February 2018). "Swansea City 8–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Daniel James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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