Tom_James_(Welsh_footballer)
Tom James (Welsh footballer)
Welsh footballer
Thomas Lynn James (born 15 April 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Leyton Orient. James has previously played for Cardiff City, Yeovil Town, Hibernian, Wigan Athletic and Salford City.
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James playing for Cardiff City in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Lynn James[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Yeovil Town | 78 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Hibernian | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Salford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Leyton Orient | 97 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Wales U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:01, 27 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
James grew up in Taff's Well, attending Gwaelod-y-Garth Primary School and Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg, Pontypridd.[3] He was playing for Pentyrch Rangers when talent-spotted by Cardiff City.
James joined Cardiff City at under-9 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2014.[4] James made his professional debut for Cardiff against Chelsea on 11 May 2014, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Fraizer Campbell in a 2–1 home loss.[5]
On 13 January 2017, James signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 season, after his contract with Cardiff was cancelled by mutual consent.[6] In January 2018 James signed a contract extension with Yeovil Town until the end of the 2018–19 season.[7] On 1 August 2018, Yeovil accepted a bid of £400,000 from Championship side West Bromwich Albion for James.[8] The move fell through the following day after James failed to agree personal terms with the Championship club.[9]
James moved to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in June 2019 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[10][11] He scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 2-0 Scottish League Cup win over Alloa Athletic on 20 July 2019.[12] On 17 September 2020, James moved on loan to Wigan Athletic until January 2021.[13][14] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 2-1 win away at Portsmouth on 26 September 2020.[15] On 18 January 2021, James moved on loan to Salford City until the end of the 2020–21 season.[16] He was cup-tied for Salford's victory in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final (played in March 2021).[17]
James left Hibernian permanently in July 2021 and signed a one-year contract with Leyton Orient.[18] In May 2022 he signed for a further two years at Orient. [19]
At the end of May 2014, James was called up to the Wales under-19 team for their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round matches against Belgium, Portugal and Greece[20] James made his under-19 debut in a 3–2 defeat to Portugal.[21]
- As of match played 24 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2013–14[22] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Yeovil Town | 2016–17[25] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18[26] | League Two | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[27] | League Two | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 7 | |
| Total | 78 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 96 | 8 | ||
| Hibernian | 2019–20[28] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[29] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2020–21[29] | League One | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| Salford City (loan) | 2020–21[29] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Leyton Orient | 2021–22[30] | League Two | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2022–23[31] | League Two | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 46 | 5 | |
| 2023–24[32] | League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 108 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 202 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 245 | 22 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Leyton Orient
- "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Player Profiles – Tom James". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- Terry Phillips (6 June 2014). "Cardiff City's class of 2004: How we tipped nine-year-old Tom James for top as Aaron Ramsey and Cameron Jerome were making way as teenagers". Wales Online. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- "TOM JAMES SIGNS PROFESSIONAL DEAL" (Press release). Cardiff City F.C. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Cardiff 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- "Yeovil sign Cardiff's Tom James and Bournemouth's Brandon Goodship on free transfers". BBC Sport. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Tom James: Yeovil Town defender signs improved contract". BBC Sport. 12 January 2018.
- "Tom James: West Brom have bid accepted for Yeovil Town defender". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "James to remain a Glover". ytfc.net (Press release). Yeovil Town F.C. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Hibs sign defender Tom James from Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Tom James: Defender eyes Wales boost after Hibernian move". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 July 2019.
- "Hibs 2-0 Alloa: Tom James happy to share the goals with flatmate Chris Doidge". edinburghlive.co.uk. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Tom James agrees to loan move". hibernianfc.co.uk (Press release). Hibernian F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Tom James: Wigan sign Hibernian defender on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan". BBC. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Tom James: Salford City sign Hibernian full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "Portsmouth v Salford: team news, likely line-ups, form guide and big-match odds for the Papa John's Trophy final at Wembley". portsmouth.co.uk. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "Tom James: Leyton Orient sign Hibernian defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "Wales under-19 squad announced". FAW. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Portugal 3–2 Wales". UEFA. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "Games played by Tom James in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- Tom James at Soccerbase
