Reece James
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| Reece James | |
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| Full Name | |
| Date of Birth | 8 December 1999 |
| Place of Birth | London |
| Position | Defender/Midfielder |
| Chelsea career | 2007 - |
| Debut | 25 September 2019 |
| Games (goals) | 1 (1) |
| Other clubs | Wigan Athletic (loan) |
Reece James is a defender who plays for Chelsea.
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Pre-Chelsea career
Reece joined Chelsea as an eight-year old.
Chelsea career
Reece made his Under-18 debut against West Ham United in March 2016 and quickly grew into a steady, reliable and unflappable presence in Jody Morris' youth team as a first-year scholar, missing just two matches en route to a treble success. He began the season as a right winger before settling into a full-back or wing-back role, and slotted comfortably into a Cesar Azpilicueta-esque centre-back position as the big games came late in the campaign.
A regular in the Development Squad in 2017-18, he also captained the Under-18s to a record fifth successive FA Youth Cup triumph whilst earning himself the club's Young Player of the Season award. In June 2018 he signed a new four-year contract and joined Wigan Athletic on loan. There, he was outstanding in every way, earning a clean sweep of club awards, proving himself in both defence and midfield, and earning a return to Chelsea and a promotion to the first-team squad. An ankle injury suffered in the Toulon Tournament set his debut back to September, but he subsequently earned himself a regular spot in manager Frank Lampard's plans.
International
Reece has represented England at every level up to Under-21, earning his first caps during April 2017's Under-18 tour to the Middle East, before then winning both the European Under-19 Championship and the Toulon Tournament later that summer.
Career statistics
Youth, Reserve and Under-21 Football
| Season | Under-18 | European | Dev Squad | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 43 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019-20 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 85 | 7 |
Career honours
- 2016-17 FA Youth Cup
- 2016-17 Under-18 Premier League
- 2017-18 FA Youth Cup
- 2017-18 Under-18 Premier League
- 2017 Toulon Tournament (England)
- 2017 European Under-19 Championships (England)
Contract
Reece signed a new contract in January of 2020 that runs until the end of the 2024-25 season.
| Current Squad |
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| 1 Kepa • 4 Badiashile • 5 Enzo • 6 Thiago Silva • 9 Aubameyang • 13 Bettinelli • 14 Chalobah • 15 Mudryk • 17 Sterling • 18 Broja • 21 Chilwell • 22 Ziyech • 23 Gallagher • 24 James • 27 Datro Fofana • 30 Chukwuemeka • 31 Madueke • 32 Cucurella • 33 Fofana • 67 Hall Manager: Mauricio Pochettino |
