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Reece James

Reece James

Defender - Left-Back  at Rotherham United
Age32
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.82 m
Footleft
BornNovember 7, 1993
at Rotherham United 692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value €250k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Doncaster Rovers
top club · 80 apps

Career highs

€750k
peak value · 2015
€1.40m
top transfer fee · 15/16
7
best season · 20/21
int'l / penalties
354Appearances
14Goals
24Assists
35Yellow cards
1Red cards
69Full matches (90′)
Full nameReece James
Date of birth1993-11-07 (32 yrs)
Place of birthBacup, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height182.00 m
Current clubRotherham United
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentGeneral Sports ...
Jul 2025
25/26 — Rotherham United
8 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Rotherham United
50 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Rotherham
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sheffield Wednesday
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Blackpool → Sheff Wed
23/24 · Transfer
May 2023
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Blackpool
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
Transfer: Blackpool → Sheff Wed
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sheffield Wednesday
34 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Blackpool FC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Doncaster → Blackpool
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Doncaster Rovers
48 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Doncaster Rovers
32 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Sunderland → Doncaster
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Wigan → Sunderland
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U23
35 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Wigan Athletic
28 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Wigan Athletic
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Man Utd U21 → Wigan
15/16 · Transfer · €1.40m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Wigan Athletic
29 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: Huddersfield → Man Utd U21
14/15 · Return from loan
Mar 2015
Transfer: Man Utd U21 → Huddersfield
14/15 · Loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Rotherham → Man Utd U21
14/15 · Return from loan
Nov 2014
Transfer: Man Utd U21 → Rotherham
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Manchester United, Manchester United U21
26 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2013
Transfer: Carlisle United → Man Utd U21
13/14 · Return from loan
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2013
Transfer: Man Utd U21 → Carlisle United
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Carlisle United, Manchester United U21
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Manchester United U21
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Preston U19 → Man Utd U21
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,252 min
Minutes played by club
Rotherham United 28.8%
Sheffield Wednesday 3.1%
Blackpool FC 0.0%
Doncaster Rovers 26.3%
Sunderland AFC 0.0%
Sunderland AFC U23 0.0%
Wigan Athletic 33.2%
Manchester United 0.0%
Huddersfield Town 8.6%
Manchester United U21 0.0%
Carlisle United 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Rotherham United 3 14/15 25/26 66 2 5 1,801
Sheffield Wednesday 2 22/23 23/24 45 1 4 195
Blackpool FC 1 21/22 21/22 19 0 0 0
Doncaster Rovers 2 19/20 20/21 80 9 6 1,643
Sunderland AFC 1 18/19 18/19 34 0 2 0
Sunderland AFC U23 1 18/19 18/19 1 0 0 0
Wigan Athletic 3 15/16 17/18 57 1 6 2,073
Manchester United 1 14/15 14/15 1 0 0 0
Huddersfield Town 1 14/15 14/15 6 1 1 540
Manchester United U21 3 12/13 14/15 43 0 0 0
Carlisle United 1 13/14 13/14 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€188K5€375K8€563K10€750K14/15 — 1 goals (Huddersfield Town)14/15 — 1 assists214/1515/16 — 1 goals (Wigan Athletic)15/16 — 3 assists415/1616/1717/18 — 3 assists317/1818/19 — 2 assists218/1919/20 — 2 goals (Doncaster Rovers)19/20 — 3 assists519/2020/21 — 7 goals (Doncaster Rovers)20/21 — 3 assists1020/2121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)22/23 — 4 assists522/2323/2424/25 — 2 goals (Rotherham United)24/25 — 3 assists524/2525/26 — 2 assists225/2615/16 — €750K16/17 — €750K17/18 — €750K20/21 — €600K21/22 — €600K22/23 — €600K23/24 — €500K24/25 — €300K25/26 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 7720/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 2225/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Rotherham United 2 0 1 0 0 0
25/26 League One Rotherham United 6 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Rotherham United 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Rotherham United 5 0 1 1 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 League One Rotherham United 43 2 2 3 0 1,801
23/24 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 8 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 League One Sheffield Wednesday 25 0 3 3 1 0
22/23 League One Play-Offs Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 0 0 0 195
21/22 Championship Blackpool FC 17 0 0 3 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Blackpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 4 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 League One Doncaster Rovers 43 7 2 7 0 519
19/20 EFL Cup Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Doncaster Rovers 27 2 3 5 0 1,124
18/19 EFL Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Sunderland AFC 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League One Sunderland AFC 27 0 2 4 0 0
18/19 Premier League 2 Sunderland AFC U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Wigan Athletic 22 0 3 2 0 0
16/17 Championship Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 26 1 3 1 0 2,073
14/15 Championship Huddersfield Town 6 1 1 2 0 540
14/15 Championship Rotherham United 7 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Premier League Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Manchester United U21 11 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 League Cup Carlisle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Carlisle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 U21 PL Manchester United U21 18 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 U21 PL Knockout Manchester United U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Manchester United U21 4 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Elite Group Manchester United U21 6 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Knockout Manchester United U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
12/13 2012-07-01 Preston U19 Man Utd U21 Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-15 Man Utd U21 Carlisle United Loan 0
13/14 2013-09-24 Carlisle United Man Utd U21 Return from loan 0
14/15 2014-11-26 Man Utd U21 Rotherham Loan 0
14/15 2015-01-10 Rotherham Man Utd U21 Return from loan 0
14/15 2015-03-26 Man Utd U21 Huddersfield Loan 0
14/15 2015-05-31 Huddersfield Man Utd U21 Return from loan 0
15/16 2015-07-21 Man Utd U21 Wigan Transfer 0 €1.40m
18/19 2018-07-02 Wigan Sunderland Transfer 750000
19/20 2019-07-01 Sunderland Doncaster Transfer 750000
21/22 2021-07-01 Doncaster Blackpool Transfer 600000
22/23 2022-07-07 Blackpool Sheff Wed Loan 600000
22/23 2023-05-31 Sheff Wed Blackpool Return from loan 500000
23/24 2023-07-01 Blackpool Sheff Wed Transfer 400000
24/25 2024-07-01 Sheff Wed Rotherham Transfer 300000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Hamstring strain 2013-08-07 2013-09-18 43 8
Current€250k
Peak€750k
Low€200k
Δ since start−€500k
€200k€338k€475k€613k€750k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Hakeem Odoffin 1 0 0
Jason Lokilo 1 0 0
Liam Palmer 2 1 0
Donervon Daniels 2 0 0
Fejiri Okenabirhie 2 2 0
Matt Smith 2 0 0
Madger Gomes 2 0 0
Cameron Humphreys 1 1 0
Cameron John 2 0 0
Tom Anderson 2 0 0
Jon Taylor 2 0 0
Ben Whiteman 2 1 0
Michael Jacobs 2 1 0
Will Grigg 2 2 0
Joe Wright 1 0 0
Mallik Wilks 1 1 0
Max Power 2 1 0
Brad Halliday 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
20/21 League One Doncaster Rovers 7 43
19/20 League One Doncaster Rovers 2 27
24/25 League One Rotherham United 2 43

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 League One Wigan Athletic 3 22
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 3 26
19/20 League One Doncaster Rovers 3 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-05-31 Sheff Wed Blackpool Return from loan €500k
22/23 2022-07-07 Blackpool Sheff Wed Loan €600k
14/15 2015-05-31 Huddersfield Man Utd U21 Return from loan
14/15 2015-03-26 Man Utd U21 Huddersfield Loan
14/15 2015-01-10 Rotherham Man Utd U21 Return from loan
14/15 2014-11-26 Man Utd U21 Rotherham Loan
13/14 2013-09-24 Carlisle United Man Utd U21 Return from loan
13/14 2013-07-15 Man Utd U21 Carlisle United Loan

Last 50 matches for Rotherham United 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.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-02-07 GB3 Rotherham United 0–3 Cardiff City Available
2026-01-31 GB3 Exeter City 0–4 Rotherham United Available
2026-01-27 GB3 Rotherham United 2–1 Northampton Town Available
2026-01-24 GB3 Rotherham United 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Available
2026-01-17 GB3 Stockport County 3–2 Rotherham United Available
2026-01-01 GB3 Rotherham United 0–2 Peterborough United Available
2025-12-29 GB3 Blackpool FC 1–2 Rotherham United Available
2025-12-26 GB3 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-12-20 GB3 Rotherham United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Available
2025-12-13 GB3 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Rotherham United Available
2025-12-09 GB3 Rotherham United 2–0 Blackpool FC Available
2025-11-29 GB3 Rotherham United 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Available
2025-11-22 GB3 Reading FC 1–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-11-15 GB3 Luton Town 1–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-11-08 GB3 Rotherham United 2–1 Lincoln City Available
2025-10-25 GB3 Barnsley FC 0–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-10-18 GB3 Rotherham United 1–0 Leyton Orient Available
2025-10-11 GB3 Northampton Town 1–2 Rotherham United Available
2025-10-02 GB3 Rotherham United 2–2 Bradford City Available
2025-09-27 GB3 Mansfield Town 2–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-09-20 GB3 Rotherham United 0–1 Stockport County Available
2025-09-13 GB3 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-09-06 GB3 Rotherham United 1–0 Exeter City Available
2025-08-30 GB3 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-08-23 GB3 Rotherham United 2–2 Wigan Athletic Available
2025-08-16 GB3 Cardiff City 3–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-08-09 GB3 Stevenage FC 1–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-08-02 GB3 Rotherham United 2–1 Port Vale FC Available
2025-05-03 GB3 Rotherham United 2–1 Peterborough United Available
2025-04-27 GB3 Stevenage FC 1–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-04-21 GB3 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-04-18 GB3 Rotherham United 3–3 Mansfield Town Available
2025-04-12 GB3 Stockport County 3–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-04-08 GB3 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-04-05 GB3 Rotherham United 2–1 Blackpool FC Available
2025-04-01 GB3 Northampton Town 0–2 Rotherham United Available
2025-03-29 GB3 Rotherham United 0–4 Crawley Town Available
2025-03-18 GB3 Rotherham United 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Available
2025-03-15 GB3 Rotherham United 1–1 Exeter City Available
2025-03-08 GB3 Wrexham AFC 1–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-03-04 GB3 Rotherham United 1–0 Leyton Orient Available
2025-03-01 GB3 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Rotherham United Available
2025-02-22 GB3 Rotherham United 0–1 Barnsley FC Available
2025-02-15 GB3 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-02-11 GB3 Blackpool FC 0–0 Rotherham United Available
2025-02-08 GB3 Rotherham United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Available
2025-02-01 GB3 Birmingham City 2–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-01-28 GB3 Rotherham United 2–1 Cambridge United Available
2025-01-25 GB3 Burton Albion 4–2 Rotherham United Available
2025-01-18 GB3 Rotherham United 4–2 Charlton Athletic Available

Teams faced most often by Reece James's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Charlton Athletic 32 13 8 11 45 40 +5 41%
Birmingham City 26 9 7 10 33 28 +5 35%
Reading FC 26 9 7 10 31 34 -3 35%
Blackpool FC 26 12 7 7 33 28 +5 46%
Bolton Wanderers 24 13 4 7 46 24 +22 54%
Ipswich Town 23 6 9 8 26 28 -2 26%
Peterborough United 22 8 4 10 30 30 0 36%
Derby County 22 2 10 10 24 37 -13 9%
Barnsley FC 21 8 5 8 23 26 -3 38%
Fulham FC 21 2 9 10 27 46 -19 10%
Brentford FC 21 7 3 11 23 41 -18 33%
Shrewsbury Town 21 13 4 4 32 13 +19 62%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
12/13 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 50 1,801 4 0 0 0.2
22/23 34 195 3 0 1 1.85
21/22 19 0 3 0 0 0
20/21 48 519 7 0 0 1.21
19/20 32 1,124 5 0 0 0.4
18/19 35 0 4 0 0 0
17/18 28 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 29 2,073 1 0 0 0.04
14/15 26 540 6 0 0 1

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
220 apps
12 G
19 A
Championship
38 apps
1 G
1 A
League One Play-Offs
3 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
18 apps
0 G
2 A
League Cup
15 apps
0 G
1 A
FL Trophy
16 apps
0 G
1 A
U21 PL
34 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 PL Elite Group
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Reece James

Who is Reece James?

Reece James is an England professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Rotherham United.

How old is Reece James?

Reece James is 32 years old. He was born on November 7, 1993 in Bacup.

What position does Reece James play?

Reece James plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Reece James play for?

Reece James currently plays for Rotherham United.

How many career goals has Reece James scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Reece James has scored 14 goals in 354 appearances.

What is Reece James's market value?

Reece James's most recent reported market value is €250k.