english football player

Matthew Lee James ( bear 22 July 1991 ) is an english professional football player who plays for Championship golf club Bristol City. His even position is in midfield, but he can play in defense when required. James began his career with Manchester United, where his brother Reece besides came through the young ranks, but left the club for a spell on lend at Preston North End before joining Leicester on a permanent basis in 2012 .

Club career [edit ]

manchester United [edit ]

Born in Bacup, Lancashire, James joined the Manchester United Academy at an early old age, and made his first appearance for the under-18 side in October 2005, at the senesce of 14. His adjacent appearance for the under-18s came fair over a year subsequently, when he came on as a substitute for Magnus Eikrem in a Premier Academy League repair against Manchester City. He made a far eight appearances for the under-18s during the 2006–07 season, before establishing himself as a regular in the team in 2007–08, although he began the season filling in in defense. James scored his first goals in a Manchester United shirt during the 2007–08 temper, both of them in the league. After making his first base appearance for the military reserve team in November 2007, James became a unconstipated for the reserves during the 2008–09 season, while remaining a proportional anchor in the under-18 side. At the end of a season in which he had made 22 appearances for the reserves and 14 for the under-18s, James received his first call-up to the Manchester United elder team on 24 May 2009. Given the total 47 jersey, James was named on the bench for the pit, but did not take to the field. [ 3 ]

James signed his first gear professional compress with Manchester United in July 2009, [ 4 ] before playing in the 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the final examination of the 2008–09 Lancashire Senior Cup. [ 5 ] Prior to the first gear team ‘s peer against Barnsley in the Fourth Round of the League Cup on 27 October 2009, James was given a new police squad number ( 43 ), [ 6 ] and was named as an unused substitute. [ 7 ]

Preston North End ( lend ) [edit ]

In February 2010, James followed in the footsteps of Manchester United teammate Danny Welbeck by signing on lend with Preston North End until the end of the 2009–10 season. [ 8 ] He went uncoiled into the Preston first-team for their meet against Sheffield United on 9 February 2010, and scored within 10 minutes as his deflect shoot from outside the penalty area beat Sheffield United goalkeeper Ian Bennett. [ 9 ] James returned to Manchester United at the end of the 2009–10 season, but rejoined Preston on a season-long lend on 2 July 2010. [ 10 ] On 30 December 2010, Sir Alex Ferguson chose to recall Ritchie De Laet, Joshua King and James from their loans at Preston after the sack of his son. De Laet and King returned immediately, but due to the terms of James ‘ loan, he did not return to Manchester United until 4 January 2011. [ 11 ]

Leicester City [edit ]

2012–13 temper [edit ]

On 15 May 2012, Matty James and his Manchester United teammate Richie De Laet moved to Leicester City in a double transfer, for which the tip was undisclosed. The copulate each signed three-year contracts. [ 12 ] James, along with De Laet and Jamie Vardy, made his competitive debut for Leicester against Torquay United, scoring his first goal for the clubhouse ( and Leicester ‘s third of the night ) as the Foxes ran out 4–0 winners in the League Cup tie. [ 13 ] James added another 3 goals ( all in the league ) over the class of the season, including one in the 3–2 succeed against Nottingham Forest on the concluding day of the season, helping Leicester to the concluding play-off place. [ 14 ] James started both legs of the eventual 3–2 aggregate kill to Watford in the Championship play-off semifinal final examination .

2013–14 season [edit ]

James found himself starting more games during the 2013–14 season, being in the line-up for Leicester ‘s first 5 league games before being shown the beginning red card of his career in the 1–2 defeat to Charlton Athletic, after being shown two scandalmongering cards, a decision that left many perplexed. [ 15 ] On 8 February 2014, James scored his alone goal of the season, helping Leicester come from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 with Watford. James played 35 times in the league as Leicester won promotion to the Premier League, collecting the Championship trophy along the way .

2014–15 season [edit ]

Having missed the start of the season through injury, James made his first gear Premier League appearance on 21 September 2014, as a second-half ersatz in a 5–3 victory against his former club, Manchester United. [ 16 ] On 10 January 2015, James picked up the second crimson card of his career in the 1–0 victory over Aston Villa, he was given a straight red following a potent challenge on Jores Okore and an ensuing affray with Ciaran Clark that resulted in Clark receiving a second yellow card himself. [ 17 ] In a 2–0 winnings over Southampton on 9 May, James ruptured his anterior ligaments and was ruled out for between six and nine months. [ 18 ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

due to his injury, James missed the entire 2015–16 campaign, in which the club became the Premier League champions. [ 19 ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

At the begin of the season, James played with Leicester City U23 squad to regain fitness. [ 20 ] On 26 November 2016, James returned to the first-team team against Middlesbrough. [ 21 ] On 25 January 2017, he joined Barnsley on a lend bargain until the summer of 2017. [ 22 ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

On 19 August 2017, James made his first begin for the golf club since May 2015 in a 2–0 acquire over Brighton & Hove Albion. [ 23 ]

2020–21 season [edit ]

On 16 October 2020 he returned to Barnsley on loan. [ 24 ] On 6 January 2021, James joined Championship side Coventry City on loan. [ 25 ] He scored his beginning goal for Coventry on 27 February 2021 in a 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers. [ 26 ] On 21 May 2021 Leicester announced his deviation from the club. [ 27 ]

Bristol City [edit ]

on 23rd June 2021, it was announced that James had joined Championship club Bristol City on a three class deal. [ 28 ]

International career [edit ]

James has played regularly for the England Under-16s and Under-17s sides, and in 2009 he was called up to the Under-19s for the 2009 UEFA european Under-19 Championship. [ 29 ] He was named captain and in his foremost game as master, England recorded a 3–2 victory in their open crippled against Austria .

personal life [edit ]

James ‘ father, Linton James, played non-league football for Bacup Borough and late worked as adjunct coach of the club. [ 30 ] His younger buddy, Reece James, presently plays for Blackpool in the EFL Championship. He was educated at Fearns Community Sports College. [ 31 ] He donated two therapy tilt-in distance chairs, worth about £2000, to Fairfield General Hospital where his mother Maxine works as a nurse, in 2020. [ 32 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 8 May 2021

Honours [edit ]

Leicester City

Individual

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