Reece James (footballer, born 1999)

Reece James
Personal information
Full name Reece James[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999[2]
Place of birth Redbridge, England
Playing position Full back
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 12
Youth career
2005–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Chelsea 0 (0)
2018– → Wigan Athletic (loan) 12 (0)
National team‡
2017 England U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 England U19 8 (0)
2017– England U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:45, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:19, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Reece James (born 8 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Chelsea, as a full back.[3][4]

Club career

Chelsea

James joined Chelsea at the age of six. He made his Under-18 debut against West Ham United in March 2016. In 2017–18 season, he captained the Under-18s to a record fifth successive FA Youth Cup. He was named the club's Academy Player of the Year.[5]

Loan to Wigan Athletic

In June 2018, James signed a four-year contract with Chelsea and joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2018–2019 campaign.[6]

International career

He has represented England at youth level from Under-17 up to Under-20. In May 2017, James was included in an England U20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[7] He started in the final as England defeated the Ivory Coast to retain their title.[8]

In July 2017, James was part of the England Under-19 squad that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9] He started in the semi-final against the Czech Republic.[10]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2018–19[11] Premier League 0000000000
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2018–19[11] Championship 120000000120
Career totals 120000000120

Honours

Club

Chelsea Reserves[5]

International

England U19[9]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Reece James". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Reece James: Wigan Athletic sign Chelsea full-back on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Reece James at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Reece James". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea full-back James in Wigan loan". BBC. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Toulon squad selected". The Football Association. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Spot on Young Lions hold their nerve to retain Toulon Tournament title". The Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  9. 1 2 "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "England U19s 1-0 Czech Republic". The Football Association. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Reece James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2018.


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