Matthew James
WrexhamHeight
37
Shirt
34 years
22 Jul 1991
Right
Preferred foot
EnglandCountry
€372.2K
Market value
30 Jun
Contract end
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches39%Shot attempts12%Goals53%
Chances created31%Aerial duels won63%Defensive contributions61%
Championship 2025/2026
1
Goals2
Assists15
Started26
Matches1,477
Minutes played6.91
Rating3
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
4 Jan
Derby CountyW1-2
90
1
0
1
0
8.5
1 Jan
Blackburn RoversW0-2
72
0
1
0
0
7.8
29 Dec 2025
Preston North EndW2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.6
26 Dec 2025
Sheffield UnitedW5-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.5
19 Dec 2025
Swansea CityL2-1
21
0
0
0
0
6.0
13 Dec 2025
WatfordD2-2
62
0
1
0
0
6.9
10 Dec 2025
Hull CityL2-0
7
0
0
0
0
-
6 Dec 2025
Preston North EndD1-1
11
0
0
0
0
6.0
29 Nov 2025
Blackburn RoversD1-1
86
0
0
1
0
7.2
26 Nov 2025
Bristol CityW2-0
23
0
0
0
0
6.6
Wrexham4 Jan
Championship
Derby County
1-2
90’
8.5
1 Jan
Championship
Blackburn Rovers
0-2
72’
7.8
29 Dec 2025
Championship
Preston North End
2-1
90’
7.6
26 Dec 2025
Championship
Sheffield United
5-3
90’
7.5
19 Dec 2025
Championship
Swansea City
2-1
21’
6.0
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 20%- 5Shots
- 1Goals
- 0.15xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.03xG0.07xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 1,477
Shooting
Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.15
xG on target (xGOT)
0.08
Non-penalty xG
0.15
Shots
5
Shots on target
1
Passing
Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
1.39
Successful passes
558
Successful passes %
84.0%
Accurate long balls
36
Accurate long balls %
46.8%
Chances created
13
Successful crosses
10
Successful crosses %
20.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
7
Successful dribbles %
70.0%
Touches
905
Touches in opposition box
1
Dispossessed
7
Fouls won
13
Defending
Tackles
45
Duels won
85
Duels won %
63.4%
Aerial duels won
21
Aerial duels won %
48.8%
Interceptions
15
Blocked shots
5
Fouls committed
5
Recoveries
84
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
12
Discipline
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches39%Shot attempts12%Goals53%
Chances created31%Aerial duels won63%Defensive contributions61%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
61 3 | ||
115 4 | ||
24 3 | ||
15 0 | ||
2 0 | ||
15 0 | ||
18 1 | ||
100 5 | ||
30 3 | ||
Youth career | ||
1 0 | ||
7 0 | ||
7 0 | ||
National team | ||
4 0 | ||
3 0 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Leicester City
England1
Premier League(15/16)
1
Championship(13/14)
Manchester United
England1
Premier League(08/09)
1
EFL Cup(08/09)