Reece James (soccer player, 1999)

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Reece James
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Reece James (2017)
Personnel
birthday December 8, 1999
place of birth LondonEngland
size 182 cm
position Right-back
Juniors
Years station
2006-2018 Chelsea FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2016-2018 Chelsea FC U23 20 (3)
2018-2019 →  Wigan Athletic  (loan) 45 (3)
2019– Chelsea FC 17 (0)
2019 Chelsea FC U23 2 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2017-2018 England U19 8 (0)
2018– England U20 10 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
As of March 14, 2020

2 As of April 6, 2019

Reece James (born December 8, 1999 in London ) is an English football player who is under contract with Chelsea FC .

Career

In the club

London-born James joined Chelsea at the age of six and became a professional footballer in March 2017. In the 2017/18 season he had won the FA Youth Cup as captain with the U18 and was named Academy Player of the Season. He also played 20 league games (18 times from the start) for the U23 in Premier League 2 , in which he scored 3 goals.

For the 2018/19 season, James extended his contract with Chelsea until June 30, 2022 and switched to second division Wigan Athletic for a year on loan . There the right-back established himself immediately as a regular player and was used in 45 league games (44 times from the start) in which he scored 3 goals. In March he was voted into the best team of the season.

For the 2019/20 season , James returned to Chelsea, who were not allowed to sign any new players due to a transfer ban. From head coach Frank Lampard he was accepted into the squad of the professional team.

In the national team

In July 2017, James was part of the English U19 squad that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship .

successes

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Profiles . Chelsea FC. 7th November 2018.
  2. ^ New contract for young defender heading north , chelseafc.com, June 28, 2018, accessed August 4, 2019.
  3. EFL awards: Che Adams, Teemu Pukki & Billy Sharp on Championship shortlist . BBC Sports. March 26, 2019.
  4. European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in the final . BBC Sports. 15th July 2017.