James Carragher (footballer, born 2002)

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James Carragher
Personal information
Full name James Lee Carragher
Date of birth (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Wigan Athletic
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2017 Liverpool
2017–2021 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2022–2023Oldham Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2024–Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:44, 02 April 2024 (UTC)

James Lee Carragher (born 11 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship on loan from EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

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Early and personal life

James Lee Carragher was born on 11 November 2002 in Liverpool, Merseyside. [1] He is the son of the former footballer Jamie Carragher. [2]

Career

Carragher began playing football with Liverpool as an under-8 in 2011. [3] He joined the youth academy of Wigan Athletic in 2017. [4] Carragher captained Wigan's under-18s as they won the U18 Professional Development League in the 2020–21 season. He signed his first professional contract with Wigan on 4 August 2021. [5] He made his debut with Wigan Athletic in a 1–1 (7–8) EFL Cup penalty shoot-out win over Hull City on 10 August 2021. [6]

Carragher joined National League club Oldham Athletic on 16 September 2022 on loan until 1 January 2023. [7] He signed a new two-year contract with Wigan on 27 April 2023. [8]

On 10 January 2024, Carragher joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship on loan, Making his debut against Dundee Utd on 12th Jan.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2021–22 [9] League One 0000103 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2022–23 [10] Championship 00100010
2023–24 [11] League One0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total0000204060
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2022–23 [1] National League 50100060
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2023–24 Scottish Championship
Career total50102040120
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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