James Abankwah
Watford (on loan)Height
25
Shirt
21 years
Jan 16, 2004
Right
Preferred foot
IrelandCountry
€1.9M
Market value
Jun 30, 2029
Contract end
Position
Primary
Center-back
Others
Right-back
RB
CB
Player traits
Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches78%Shot attempts8%Goals0%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won30%Defensive contributions56%
Championship 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists12
Started12
Matches938
Minutes played6.82
Rating1
Yellow cards1
Red cardsMatch stats
Jan 1
Birmingham CityW3-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0
Dec 29, 2025
Norwich CityW0-1
24
0
0
0
0
6.3
Dec 26, 2025
Leicester CityW1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-
Dec 20, 2025
Stoke CityW1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Dec 13, 2025
WrexhamD2-2
83
0
0
0
0
6.9
Dec 9, 2025
Sheffield WednesdayD1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Dec 6, 2025
Norwich CityW3-2
0
0
0
0
0
-
Dec 1, 2025
Birmingham CityL2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Nov 25, 2025
Preston North EndD1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Nov 22, 2025
Derby CountyW2-3
0
0
0
0
0
-
WatfordJan 1
Championship
Birmingham City
3-0
90’
7.0
Dec 29, 2025
Championship
Norwich City
0-1
24’
6.3
Dec 26, 2025
Championship
Leicester City
1-2
Bench
Dec 20, 2025
Championship
Stoke City
1-0
Bench
Dec 13, 2025
Championship
Wrexham
2-2
83’
6.9
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 0%- 1Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.02xG
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultBlocked
0.02xG-xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 938
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.02
Non-penalty xG
0.02
Shots
1
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.16
Successful passes
409
Successful passes %
83.5%
Accurate long balls
17
Accurate long balls %
28.8%
Chances created
7
Possession
Successful dribbles
4
Successful dribbles %
66.7%
Touches
677
Touches in opposition box
5
Dispossessed
5
Fouls won
8
Defending
Tackles
14
Duels won
51
Duels won %
60.0%
Aerial duels won
25
Aerial duels won %
73.5%
Interceptions
9
Blocked shots
5
Fouls committed
15
Recoveries
32
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
3
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
1
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches78%Shot attempts8%Goals0%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won30%Defensive contributions56%
Career
Senior career | ||
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31 0 | ||
8 0 | ||
3 0 | ||
2 0 | ||
12 0 | ||
13 0 | ||
Youth career | ||
 Udinese Calcio Under 20Jul 2024 - Jan 2025 1 0 | ||
Udinese Under 19Jul 2022 - Aug 2023 13 0 | ||
St Patrick's Athletic FC U19Jul 2021 - Jan 2022 | ||
National team | ||
11 0 | ||
Republic of Ireland Under 16Aug 2019 - now 1 0 | ||
10 1 |
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