Defender
This season
Goals
2
Assists
4
0.19 per 90
Goal involvements
6
0.28 per 90
Minutes
1,896
27 apps
Style & role
Top strength
Goal contrib
96th percentile
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Duels
67th percentile
Percentile vs defenders · same read as the Stats radar
How he plays
Reece James
Position average
Percentile rank against other defenders in our tracked dataset. The position average is the 50th percentile on every axis by definition.
How to read it: further from the centre is better. The rings mark the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile; the outer edge is the 100th.
Strongest at goal contrib (96th) and rating (95th); duels (67th) is the area to grow.
By the numbers
| Metric | Per 90 | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.09 | 2 |
| Assists | 0.19 | 4 |
| Shots | 0.57 | 12 |
| Key passes | 1.28 | 27 |
| Take-ons won | 0.47 | 10 |
| Tackles + int. | 3.75 | 79 |
| Goal involvements | 0.28 | 6 |
| Minutes | — | 1,896 |
| Appearances | — | 27 |
Shot map
1 goal from 0.9 xG
▲ 0.1 above expected
Chance quality (xG) sized per shot. Totals cover the shots we have on record.
Shots17
On target3· 18%
Conversion5.9%
Avg xG / shot0.05
xG size0.050.20.6
GoalSavedOff target
Where he beats the keeper
0 of 1 beat the keeper in the top half of the goal
Placement pattern across the on-target shots we have on record.
Top corners0
Bottom corners1
Central0
Keeper saved2on target
GoalSaved
How he scores
By situation
Foot & head
Right 100%Left 0%Head 0%
When he strikes
0
0–150
15–300
30–451
45–600
60–750
75–90Touch heat map
26% of his touches are in the left third
Where he had the ball. Touch density from match data, not GPS running. Attacking upward.
LowHigh touch density
Form line
WinDrawLossSeason avg 6.9Rating scale 5–10
Every match
Latest on R. James
lead photo 16:9Fitness · 19h ago
Hamstring Injury
Career arc
Aura Score
86.9
Market value
€60M
Since 2018
▲ €59.8M
Peak value · 2022
€70M
Value & transfers
€60Mmarket value today
▲ €59.8M since 2018
Market value is our estimate of what a club would pay to sign him today. The fees below are what clubs actually paid to buy him at each move.
Transfer history · fees paid
2019Chelsea U23 ← WiganLoan
2019Chelsea ← Chelsea U23Loan
2018Wigan ← Chelsea U23Loan
2017Chelsea U23 ← Chelsea U18Loan
2016Chelsea U18 ← Chelsea YouthLoan
Season by season
CompetitionTacklesInterceptionsRating
Country636.6
Country2—6.9
Country——8.3
Total6 apps · 378′837.1
Columns follow position: Tackles & Interceptions. Rating is minutes-weighted across a season’s competitions. A “—” means we don’t yet hold that detailed stat for the competition.
Trophy case
2×English FA Youth Cup17/18
2×English Youth League winner (U18)17/18
2×FA Youth Cup2017/2018 · 2016/2017
2×U18 Premier League2017/2018 · 2016/2017
1×Conference League24/25
1×European Under-19 champion2017
1×FIFA Club World Cup2025
1×FIFA Intercontinental Cup2022
1×Florida Cup2023
1×Premier League Summer Series2023
1×Tournoi Maurice Revello2017
1×U18 Premier League Cup2017/2018
1×UEFA Champions League2020/2021
1×UEFA Conference League2024/2025
1×UEFA Europa League2018/2019
1×UEFA Super Cup2021
1×Uefa Supercup21/22
1×UEFA U19 Championship2016/2017
Injury history
2026Hip problems· Sep 2026 – Jan 20262 games
2026Hamstring injury· Mar 20267 games
2026Knock· Jan 2026 – Nov 20263 games
2025Ill· Aug 2025 – Dec 20251 game
2024Hamstring injury· Nov 2024 – Dec 202410 games
2024Hamstring injury· Sep 2024 – Oct 202415 games
2023surgery· Nov 2023 – Oct 202431 games
2023Ill· Sep 2023 – Mar 20231 game
+7 earlier spells on record