Tom James (Welsh footballer)

Thomas Lynn James (born 15 April 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Salford City, on loan from Hibernian. James has previously played for Cardiff City, Yeovil Town, and Wigan Athletic.

For the English footballer, see Tom James (English footballer).

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
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Salford City
(on loan from Hibernian)
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– Hibernian 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 20 (3)
2021– → Salford City (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2014 Wales U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:06, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:01, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Early life

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

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]

International career

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[17] James made his under-19 debut in a 3–2 defeat to Portugal.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2013–14[19] Premier League 100000—10
2014–15[20] Championship 000000—00
2015–16[21] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[22] Championship 000000—00
Total 100000—10
Yeovil Town 2016–17[22] League Two 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18[23] League Two 38050107[lower-alpha 1]1511
2018–19[24] League Two 38610102[lower-alpha 1]1427
Total 7866020102968
Hibernian 2019–20[25] Scottish Premiership 601051—121
2020–21[26] Scottish Premiership 000000—00
Total 601051—121
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21[26] League One 20311003[lower-alpha 1]0244
Salford City (loan) 2020–21[26] League Two 20———20
Career total 1079817113213513
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  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. "Wales under-19 squad announced". FAW. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  18. "Portugal 3–2 Wales". UEFA. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  19. "Games played by Tom James in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  20. "Games played by Tom James in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  21. "Games played by Tom James in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  22. "Games played by Tom James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  23. "Games played by Tom James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  24. "Games played by Tom James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  25. "Games played by Tom James in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  26. "Games played by Tom James in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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