James Balagizi
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Forest Green Rovers
at Forest Green Rovers
270 days · joined 2025-08-28
Market value
—
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0.15
goals / match
Liverpool FC U18
top club · 40 apps
Career highs
€150k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 19/20
20 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2003-09-20 · 6 players total
99Appearances
15Goals
16Assists
3Yellow cards
0Red cards
22Full matches (90′)
| Full name | James Balagizi |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2003-09-20 (22 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| Citizenship | England DR Congo |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Forest Green Rovers |
| On loan from | ↩ Liverpool FC U21 parent contract: 0000-00-00 |
| Joined | 2025-08-28 |
| Contract expires | 2026-05-31 |
| Agent | CAA Base Ltd |
May 2026
Transfer: Forest Green → Liverpool U21
25/26 · Return from loan
Aug 2025
Transfer: Liverpool U21 → Forest Green
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Forest Green Rovers
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Liverpool FC U21
6 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2024
Transfer: Kilmarnock FC → Liverpool U21
23/24 · Return from loan
Jan 2024
Transfer: Liverpool U21 → Kilmarnock FC
23/24 · Loan
Jan 2024
Transfer: Wigan → Liverpool U21
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
Transfer: Liverpool U21 → Wigan
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Wigan Athletic, Kilmarnock FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Crawley Town → Liverpool U21
22/23 · Return from loan
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Liverpool U21 → Crawley Town
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Crawley Town, Liverpool FC U21
17 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Liverpool U18 → Liverpool U21
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC U18, Liverpool FC U23, Liverpool FC UEFA U19
28 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Liverpool FC U23, Liverpool FC U18
23 matches · 3 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Liverpool Youth → Liverpool U18
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Liverpool FC U18
10 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €150k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Forest Green Rovers
0.0%
Liverpool FC U21
4.6%
Wigan Athletic
0.0%
Kilmarnock FC
0.0%
Crawley Town
31.5%
Liverpool FC
0.0%
Liverpool FC U18
41.3%
Liverpool FC U23
22.7%
Liverpool FC UEFA U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool FC U21 | 2 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 90 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crawley Town | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 623 |
| Liverpool FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool FC U18 | 3 | 19/20 | 21/22 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 816 |
| Liverpool FC U23 | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 449 |
| Liverpool FC UEFA U19 | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | National League | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | PL2 Playoffs | Liverpool FC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League 2 | Liverpool FC U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SFA Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Crawley Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 22/23 | League Two | Crawley Town | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 527 |
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Liverpool FC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Youth Cup | Liverpool FC U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | Liverpool FC U23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 |
| 21/22 | U18 Premier League | Liverpool FC U18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 482 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Youth League | Liverpool FC UEFA U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Liverpool FC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Youth Cup | Liverpool FC U18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
| 20/21 | U18 Premier League | Liverpool FC U18 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Youth Cup | Liverpool FC U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | U18 Premier League | Liverpool FC U18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Liverpool Youth | Liverpool U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Liverpool U18 | Liverpool U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-02 | Liverpool U21 | Crawley Town | Loan | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-20 | Crawley Town | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-19 | Liverpool U21 | Wigan | Loan | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-04 | Wigan | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-24 | Liverpool U21 | Kilmarnock FC | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Kilmarnock FC | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-28 | Liverpool U21 | Forest Green | Loan | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Forest Green | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Groin injury | 2022-10-01 | 2022-11-21 | 52 | 11 |
Current—
Peak€150k
Low—
Δ since start−€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | #20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #30322 | #17 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23260 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22907 | #10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21340 | #18 | 8 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Ojrzynski | 2 | 0 | 935 |
| Terence Miles | 2 | 0 | 930 |
| Jake Hessenthaler | 1 | 0 | 895 |
| Oakley Cannonier | 2 | 2 | 833 |
| Leighton Clarkson | 2 | 0 | 820 |
| Jack Bearne | 1 | 0 | 734 |
| Jack Powell | 1 | 1 | 623 |
| James McConnell | 2 | 1 | 413 |
| Luke Chambers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Layton Stewart | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaac Mabaya | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Norris | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Owen Beck | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic Corness | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Melkamu Frauendorf | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateusz Musialowski | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Conor Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Stephenson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | U18 Premier League | Liverpool FC U18 | 4 | 9 |
| 20/21 | FA Youth Cup | Liverpool FC U18 | 3 | 6 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | Liverpool FC U23 | 2 | 14 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | U18 Premier League | Liverpool FC U18 | 8 | 16 |
| 21/22 | U18 Premier League | Liverpool FC U18 | 3 | 6 |
| 20/21 | FA Youth Cup | Liverpool FC U18 | 2 | 6 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Forest Green | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-28 | Liverpool U21 | Forest Green | Loan | — | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Kilmarnock FC | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-24 | Liverpool U21 | Kilmarnock FC | Loan | — | €150k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-04 | Wigan | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-19 | Liverpool U21 | Wigan | Loan | — | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-20 | Crawley Town | Liverpool U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-02 | Liverpool U21 | Crawley Town | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Forest Green Rovers The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Truro City | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | CNAT |
Brackley Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | CNAT |
Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Solihull Moors | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Southend United | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | CNAT |
Wealdstone FC | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | Gateshead FC | Available |
| 2025-11-11 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Tamworth FC | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | CNAT |
Aldershot Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Boreham Wood | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | CNAT |
Carlisle United | 4–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Rochdale AFC | Available |
| 2025-10-01 | CNAT |
Boston United | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | York City | Available |
| 2025-09-23 | CNAT |
Altrincham FC | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | CNAT |
Woking FC | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Available |
| 2025-09-02 | CNAT |
Morecambe FC | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | CNAT |
Braintree Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-25 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Eastleigh FC | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | CNAT |
Halifax Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-20 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Sutton United | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | CNAT |
Solihull Moors | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-05-05 | CNAT |
Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Tamworth FC | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | CNAT |
Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–3 | Gateshead FC | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | CNAT |
Wealdstone FC | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Solihull Moors | Available |
| 2025-03-22 | CNAT |
AFC Fylde | 3–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Southend United | Available |
| 2025-03-11 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Sutton United | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | CNAT |
York City | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-04 | CNAT |
Halifax Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Maidenhead United | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Woking FC | Available |
| 2025-02-18 | CNAT |
Ebbsfleet United | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | CNAT |
Braintree Town | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-02-08 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Eastleigh FC | Available |
| 2025-02-04 | CNAT |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-01-25 | CNAT |
Altrincham FC | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-01-18 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Rochdale AFC | Available |
| 2025-01-14 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2025-01-08 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Available |
| 2025-01-01 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Available |
| 2024-12-26 | CNAT |
Tamworth FC | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2024-12-21 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Aldershot Town | Available |
Teams faced most often by James Balagizi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage FC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 20% |
| Walsall FC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 22% |
| Mansfield Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 44% |
| Colchester United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 44% |
| Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 33% |
| Carlisle United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 13% |
| Bradford City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 50% |
| Exeter City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 25% |
| Northampton Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 38% |
| Salford City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 50% |
| Newport County | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 29% |
| Barrow AFC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 67% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Senior debut season | |
| 19/20 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 17 | 623 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 21/22 | 28 | 931 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
U18 Premier League
31 apps
5 G
12 A
Premier League 2
20 apps
4 G
1 A
FA Youth Cup
9 apps
3 G
2 A
League Two
14 apps
2 G
1 A
EFL Cup
3 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Youth League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about James Balagizi
Who is James Balagizi?
James Balagizi is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Forest Green Rovers.
How old is James Balagizi?
James Balagizi is 22 years old. He was born on September 20, 2003 in Manchester.
What position does James Balagizi play?
James Balagizi plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does James Balagizi play for?
James Balagizi currently plays for Forest Green Rovers.
How many career goals has James Balagizi scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, James Balagizi has scored 15 goals in 99 appearances.