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Tom James (Welsh footballer)

For the English footballer, see Tom James (English 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.

Tom James
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 115 (10)
International career‡
2014 Wales U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:01, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Early life

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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.

Club career

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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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 3 0
2017–18[26] League Two 38 0 5 0 1 0 7[a] 1 51 1
2018–19[27] League Two 38 6 1 0 1 0 2[a] 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[a] 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[a] 0 26 4
2022–23[31] League Two 41 4 1 0 1 0 3[a] 1 46 5
2023–24[32] League One 43 0 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 48 0
2024–25[33] League One 10 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 15 2
Total 115 10 5 0 6 0 9 1 135 11
Career total 224 19 13 1 13 1 22 3 272 24
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Leyton Orient

References

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  1. ^ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Player Profiles – Tom James". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "TOM JAMES SIGNS PROFESSIONAL DEAL" (Press release). Cardiff City F.C. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Cardiff 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Yeovil sign Cardiff's Tom James and Bournemouth's Brandon Goodship on free transfers". BBC Sport. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Tom James: Yeovil Town defender signs improved contract". BBC Sport. 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Tom James: West Brom have bid accepted for Yeovil Town defender". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ "James to remain a Glover". ytfc.net (Press release). Yeovil Town F.C. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Hibs sign defender Tom James from Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Tom James: Defender eyes Wales boost after Hibernian move". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 July 2019.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Tom James agrees to loan move". hibernianfc.co.uk (Press release). Hibernian F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Tom James: Wigan sign Hibernian defender on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan". BBC. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Tom James: Salford City sign Hibernian full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Tom James: Leyton Orient sign Hibernian defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Tom James signs new two year deal with Leyton Orient".
  20. ^ "Wales under-19 squad announced". FAW. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ "Portugal 3–2 Wales". UEFA. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Tom James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  29. ^ a b c "Games played by Tom James in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  32. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Games played by Tom James in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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