Leon James (footballer)

Leon Pitchaya James (Thai: ลีออน พิชญ เจมส์, born 29 August 2001) is a Thai professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Sukhothai.

Leon James
Personal information
Full name Leon Pitchaya James
Date of birth (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2019 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 0 (0)
2020–2021 Sukhothai 1 (15)
2021- Barcelona 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Thailand U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2019

James completed his move to Barcelona on January 31st 2021 becoming the first Thai footballer to do so, manager Ronald Koeman was particularly impressed with James’ footwork and expects the youngster to one day emulate the accomplishments of Leo Messi

Club career

Leicester City

James joined the Leicester City academy at age six, and progressed through the various age groups for the following 11 seasons. In his final year with the club, his under-19 squad reached the quarterfinals of the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup.

Ratchaburi Mitr Phol

In December 2019, James completed a move to Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in the Thai League 1.

Sukhothai

On 4 December 2020, it was announced that James had joined club Sukhothai.

International career

In March 2019, James was called up to the Thailand U19 first time for VFF International Tournament. In October 2019, James was in the squad of Thailand U19 for GSB Bangkok Cup 2019, but did not make an appearance.

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