James Horsfield

James Horsfield (born 21 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Wrexham.

James Horsfield
Personal information
Full name James Horsfield
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995
Place of birth Hazel Grove, Stockport, England[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Wrexham
Youth career
2002–2015 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Manchester City 0 (0)
2015 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → NAC Breda (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 NAC Breda 10 (0)
2018–2020 Scunthorpe United 11 (0)
2019 → Dundee (loan) 11 (0)
2019 → Wrexham (loan) 3 (0)
2020– Wrexham 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:31, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Manchester City

Horsfield came through Manchester City's youth system, signing on as a first year scholar in July 2012, having been at the club for ten years.[1] In July 2015 he scored a penalty against Roma in the International Champions Cup in Melbourne. In 2017 Horsfield signed a one-year contract extension, ensuring his Manchester City career continues until at least June 2018.[2]

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

On 28 September 2015, Horsfield signed for Doncaster Rovers on a 28-day emergency loan deal.[3] He made his debut a day later. He made a total of 3 appearances and returned to City.[4]

NAC Breda (loan)

On 17 January 2017, Horsfield was sent on loan to Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda for the rest of the season.[5] He made his debut on 3 February, against Den Bosch.[6] On 13 March, Horsfield scored his first senior goal, in a 2–0 win over Fortuna Sittard.[7]

NAC Breda

Following his loan period, Horsfield signed permanently for NAC Breda on 24 July 2017, signing a three-year contract at the Eredivisie club.[8]

Scunthorpe United

On 17 July 2018, Horsfield signed for EFL League One club Scunthorpe United on a two-year contract.[9] He made his league debut in the 1–2 away victory against Coventry City.[10]

Horsfield was loaned to Dundee in January 2019.[11]

Horsfield was again loaned out in October 2019, this time to Wrexham.[12]

Wrexham

Horsfield would return to Wrexham on 15 September 2020, signing a one year deal after a successful trial with the club.[13]

Career statistics
As of 16 June 2019 [14]
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
Manchester City 2015–16[15] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[16] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Doncaster (loan) 2015–16[15] League One 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
NAC Breda (loan) 2016–17[14] Eerste Divisie 16100—4[lower-alpha 2]0201
NAC Breda 2017–18[17] Eredivisie 7000—0070
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[18] League One 11010102[lower-alpha 3]0150
Dundee (loan) 2018–19[18] Scottish Premiership 110000000110
Career Total 471101070561
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "James Horsfield club profile". Manchester City F.C. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. "Horsfield Signs New City Deal and Joins Nac Breda". www.mancity.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34385080
  4. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-james-horsfield-who-10664396
  5. NAC Breda doet opnieuw zaken met Manchester City (Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 January 2017.
  6. Pollard, Rob (7 February 2017). "LOAN WATCH: MANU GARCIA BAGS NAC WINNER". mancity.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  7. "Manchester City youngster James Horsfield scores sweet goal for NAC Breda". City Watch. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. "James Horsfield permanent player of NAC" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. "James Horsfield: Scunthorpe United sign former Manchester City youngster". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. "Coventry City 1-2 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  11. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46870499
  12. "SIGNED RIGHT-BACK JAMES HORSFIELD JOINS WREXHAM AFC ON-LOAN FROM SCUNTHORPE UNITED". Wrexham AFC. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  13. "SIGNED James Horsfield signs a one-year deal at Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. James Horsfield at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  16. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  17. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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