Reece James (footballer, born 1999)

Reece James (born 8 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team.

Reece James
James playing for Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Reece James[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999[2]
Place of birth Redbridge, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Chelsea 40 (1)
2018–2019 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 45 (3)
National team‡
2017 England U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 England U19 8 (0)
2017– England U20 12 (0)
2019– England U21 2 (0)
2020– England 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:55, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:42, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Early life

James was born in Redbridge, Greater London,[5] and attended Isleworth and Syon School.[6] He belongs to a footballing family, where his sister, Lauren is also a professional footballer for Manchester United Women.[7][8]

Club career
James (left) playing for Chelsea in 2017

James joined Chelsea at the age of six and turned professional in March 2017.[9] During the 2017–18 season he captained the under-18s to win the FA Youth Cup and was named Academy Player of the Season.[9] He signed a new four-year contract with the club in June 2018.[9] Later that month he joined Championship club Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2018–19 season.[10] In March 2019, he was selected to the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season.[11] He won three awards at Wigan Athletic's end of season awards, including Player of the Year.[12]

On 25 September 2019, James made his debut for Chelsea after returning from injury. He scored one goal and assisted two in a 7–1 win over Grimsby Town in the third round of the 2019–20 EFL Cup.[13] James became Chelsea's youngest ever goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League when he scored the fourth goal of their 4–4 comeback draw with Ajax on 5 November 2019.[14] He signed a long-term contract extension with Chelsea on 16 January 2020.[15]

On 14 September 2020, James scored his first Premier League goal, in a 3–1 win for Chelsea against Brighton & Hove Albion.[16] On 5 December, James made his 50th appearance for Chelsea in all competitions in the club's 3–1 league win over Leeds United.[17]

In January 2021 James was subject to racist abuse online.[18][19]

International career

Youth

James has represented England at youth level from under-18 up to under-21.[20][21][22] In May 2017, James was included in the under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[23] He started in the final as England beat the Ivory Coast to retain their title.[24] In July 2017, James was part of the under-19 squad that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[25] He started in the semi-final against the Czech Republic.[26]

James was a member of the under-20 squad that travelled to the 2019 Toulon Tournament and was carried off on a stretcher with ankle ligament damage during the first-half of the final group game defeat to Chile on 7 June 2019.[27] On 4 October 2019, James was included in the under-21 squad for the first time.[28] He made his under-21 debut during the 3–0 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification victory away to Albania on 15 November 2019.[29]

Senior

On 5 October 2020, James was called up for the first time to the senior team by manager Gareth Southgate following an injury to Raheem Sterling.[30] He made his debut on 8 October at Wembley Stadium, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Kieran Trippier in a 3–0 win over Wales.[31][32] He was sent of for dissent after the final whistle in his second start, against Denmark.[33]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23/U21 2016–17[34] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[35] ————6[lower-alpha 1]161
Total ———7171
Chelsea 2018–19[36] Premier League 00——00—00
2019–20[37] Premier League 24050216[lower-alpha 2]100372
2020–21[38] Premier League 16110003[lower-alpha 2]0—201
Total 40160219100573
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2018–19[36] Championship 4531000——463
Career total 854702191711107
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 12 November 2020[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 202040
Total40

Honours

Chelsea Youth

Chelsea

England U19

England U20

Individual

References
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  2. "Reece James: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Reece James: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "FPL breakout stars: Reece James". Premier League. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "Reece James". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. "Alumni: Reece James Makes Chelsea Debut". Isleworth & Syon School. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. Rudd, Alyson (3 November 2018). "Brother and sister who are giving dad a very difficult decision to make". The Times.
  8. "Lauren and Reece James score goals in same week". BBC Sport. 28 September 2019.
  9. "Profile". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. "Reece James: Wigan Athletic sign Chelsea full-back on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  11. "EFL awards: Che Adams, Teemu Pukki & Billy Sharp on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  12. "Reece James scoops trio of awards at Wigan Athletic end of season party in the park". Wigan Athletic F.C. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. "Chelsea 7–1 Grimsby Town: Reece James impresses on debut". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  14. "Chelsea 4–4 Ajax: Champions League thriller ends in stunning draw". BBC Sport. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  15. "Reece James agrees new long-term Chelsea deal". Chelsea F.C. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  16. "Brighton 1–3 Chelsea: Frank Lampard impressed with Chelsea debutants". BBC Sport. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  17. "Chelsea vs Leeds - The Stats". Chelsea F.C. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  18. "Chelsea 'disgusted' by James abuse" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. "Statement on racist abuse". Chelsea F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  20. "England Football Online – under-19". England Football Online. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  21. "England Football Online – under-20". England Football Online. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  22. "England Football Online – under-21". England Football Online. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  23. "Toulon squad selected". The Football Association. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  24. "Spot on Young Lions hold their nerve to retain Toulon Tournament title". The Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  25. "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  26. "England U19s 1–0 Czech Republic". The Football Association. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  27. "Young Lions suffer a third defeat in Toulon after two late goals turn game around". The Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  28. "Aidy Boothroyd picks HIS MU21S squad to play Slovenia and Austria this month". The Football Association. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  29. "Goals from Phil Foden, Conor Gallagher and Reiss Nelson see MU21S to win in Albania". The Football Association. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  30. "Reece James earns maiden senior England call-up". Chelsea F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  31. "England 3–0 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  32. "James makes England debut". Chelsea F.C. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  33. "Why James received a red card after England's defeat by Denmark". The Independent. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  34. "Games played by Reece James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  35. "Games played by Reece James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  36. "Games played by Reece James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  37. "Games played by Reece James in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  38. "Games played by Reece James in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  39. "James, Reece". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
    McNulty, Phil (12 November 2020). "England 3–0 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  40. McNulty, Phil (1 August 2020). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  41. "Chelsea defender Reece James named in Toulon best XI after England victory". London Evening Standard. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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