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Height
20
Shirt
40 years
Jan 4, 1986
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
€1M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2026
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
DM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches81%Shot attempts16%Goals83%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won44%Defensive contributions30%

Premier League 2025/2026

1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Started
14
Matches
310
Minutes played
6.41
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Jan 31

Everton
D1-1
1
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 24

Fulham
L2-1
9
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 19

AFC Bournemouth
D1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 7

Manchester City
D1-1
7
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 3

Burnley
W2-0
10
0
0
0
0
6.2

Dec 30, 2025

West Ham United
D2-2
72
0
0
1
0
5.5

Dec 27, 2025

Arsenal
L2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 20, 2025

Sunderland
D0-0
19
0
0
0
0
6.6

Dec 13, 2025

Liverpool
L2-0
3
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 25, 2025

Manchester United
L4-2
31
0
1
0
0
7.2
Brighton & Hove Albion

Jan 31

Premier League
Everton
1-1
1‎’‎
-

Jan 24

Premier League
Fulham
2-1
9‎’‎
-

Jan 19

Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
1-1
Bench

Jan 7

Premier League
Manchester City
1-1
7‎’‎
-

Jan 3

Premier League
Burnley
2-0
10‎’‎
6.2
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 33%
  • 3Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.84xG
2 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationPenaltyResultGoal
0.79xG0.80xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 310

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.84
xG on target (xGOT)
0.80
Penalty goals
1
Non-penalty xG
0.06
Shots
3
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.49
Successful passes
175
Successful passes %
85.8%
Accurate long balls
11
Accurate long balls %
42.3%
Chances created
5
Big chances created
1
Successful crosses
5
Successful crosses %
55.6%

Possession

Duels won
10
Duels won %
31.2%
Aerial duels won
3
Aerial duels won %
33.3%
Touches
255
Touches in opposition box
2
Dispossessed
3
Fouls won
2

Defending

Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Blocked shots
1
Fouls committed
7
Recoveries
19
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
5
Clearances
7
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded while on pitch
11
xG against while on pitch
6.80

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

James Milner is a 40-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, born on January 4, 1986, who is right-footed. Follow James Milner on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, James Milner has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 310 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.41, 2 yellow cards.

James Milner's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

James Milner's next match is on February 8, 2026 when Brighton & Hove Albion face Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Explore James Milner's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View James Milner's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

James Milner currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion alongside Bart Verbruggen, Igor Julio, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Solly March, Stefanos Tzimas, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Jack Hinshelwood, Carlos Baleba, Danny Welbeck, Charalampos Kostoulas, Olivier Boscagli, Kaoru Mitoma, Jason Steele, Ferdi Kadioglu, Diego Gomez, Yasin Ayari, Mats Wieffer, Maxim De Cuyper, Pascal Gross, Matthew O'Riley, Joel Veltman, Thomas McGill, and Harry Howell. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

James Milner's career has also included time at Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Leeds United, and Swindon Town.

On the international stage, James Milner has represented England and England U21.

James Milner is from England, and the national teams include Adam Wharton, Alex Scott, Bukayo Saka, Daniel Burn, Dean Henderson, Declan Rice, Djed Spence, Eberechi Eze, Elliot Anderson, Ezri Konsa, Harry Kane, James Trafford, Jarell Quansah, Jarrod Bowen, John Stones, Jordan Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Jude Bellingham, Marc Guehi, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers, Nico O'Reilly, Phil Foden, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Agnes Beever-Jones, Alessia Russo, Anna Moorhouse, Anouk Denton, Beth Mead, Chloe Kelly, Ella Toone, Ellie Roebuck, Esme Morgan, Freya Godfrey, Georgia Stanway, Grace Clinton, Grace Fisk, Jessica Park, Keira Walsh, Khiara Keating, Laura Blindkilde, Lauren Hemp, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Lucia Kendall, Lucy Bronze, Maya Le Tissier, Missy Bo Kearns, Niamh Charles, Sophie Baggaley, and Taylor Hinds. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, James Milner has won 13 titles: FA Cup (2021/2022), Premier League (2019/2020), UEFA Champions League (2018/2019), League Cup (2021/2022), UEFA Super Cup (2019/2020), FIFA Club World Cup (2019 Qatar), Premier League Asia Trophy (2017), and Community Shield (2022/2023) with Liverpool and FA Cup (2010/2011), Premier League (2013/2014, 2011/2012), League Cup (2013/2014), and Community Shield (2012/2013) with Manchester City.

James Milner has competed in Premier League, EFL Cup, Europa League, FA Cup, Champions League, Community Shield, Champions League Qualification qualification, EURO, World Cup, and EURO Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of James Milner, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow James Milner to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches81%Shot attempts16%Goals83%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won44%Defensive contributions30%

Career

Senior career

Brighton & Hove Albion (Free transfer)Jul 2023 - now
40
1
332
26
203
18
93
19
66
5
27*
1*
28*
1*
30*
3*

National team

61
1
* Number of goals and matches before 2006 may be inaccurate in some cases.
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Liverpool

England
1
FA Cup(21/22)
1
League Cup(21/22)
1

News

About

James Milner is a 40-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, born on January 4, 1986, who is right-footed. Follow James Milner on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, James Milner has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 310 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.41, 2 yellow cards.

James Milner's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

James Milner's next match is on February 8, 2026 when Brighton & Hove Albion face Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Explore James Milner's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View James Milner's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

James Milner currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion alongside Bart Verbruggen, Igor Julio, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Solly March, Stefanos Tzimas, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Jack Hinshelwood, Carlos Baleba, Danny Welbeck, Charalampos Kostoulas, Olivier Boscagli, Kaoru Mitoma, Jason Steele, Ferdi Kadioglu, Diego Gomez, Yasin Ayari, Mats Wieffer, Maxim De Cuyper, Pascal Gross, Matthew O'Riley, Joel Veltman, Thomas McGill, and Harry Howell. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

James Milner's career has also included time at Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Leeds United, and Swindon Town.

On the international stage, James Milner has represented England and England U21.

James Milner is from England, and the national teams include Adam Wharton, Alex Scott, Bukayo Saka, Daniel Burn, Dean Henderson, Declan Rice, Djed Spence, Eberechi Eze, Elliot Anderson, Ezri Konsa, Harry Kane, James Trafford, Jarell Quansah, Jarrod Bowen, John Stones, Jordan Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Jude Bellingham, Marc Guehi, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Rogers, Nico O'Reilly, Phil Foden, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Agnes Beever-Jones, Alessia Russo, Anna Moorhouse, Anouk Denton, Beth Mead, Chloe Kelly, Ella Toone, Ellie Roebuck, Esme Morgan, Freya Godfrey, Georgia Stanway, Grace Clinton, Grace Fisk, Jessica Park, Keira Walsh, Khiara Keating, Laura Blindkilde, Lauren Hemp, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Lucia Kendall, Lucy Bronze, Maya Le Tissier, Missy Bo Kearns, Niamh Charles, Sophie Baggaley, and Taylor Hinds. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, James Milner has won 13 titles: FA Cup (2021/2022), Premier League (2019/2020), UEFA Champions League (2018/2019), League Cup (2021/2022), UEFA Super Cup (2019/2020), FIFA Club World Cup (2019 Qatar), Premier League Asia Trophy (2017), and Community Shield (2022/2023) with Liverpool and FA Cup (2010/2011), Premier League (2013/2014, 2011/2012), League Cup (2013/2014), and Community Shield (2012/2013) with Manchester City.

James Milner has competed in Premier League, EFL Cup, Europa League, FA Cup, Champions League, Community Shield, Champions League Qualification qualification, EURO, World Cup, and EURO Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of James Milner, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow James Milner to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.