James Horsfield

James Horsfield

Personal information
Full name	James Horsfield
Date of birth	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Hazel Grove, Stockport, England [1]
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
2002–2015	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Manchester City	0	(0)
2015	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	2	(0)
2017	→ NAC Breda (loan)	16	(1)
2017–2018	NAC Breda	10	(0)
2018–2020	Scunthorpe United	11	(0)
2019	→ Dundee (loan)	11	(0)
2019	→ Wrexham (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2021	Wrexham	16	(0)
2021–2022	Chester	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

James Horsfield (born 21 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Career

Manchester City

Horsfield came through Manchester City's youth system, signing on as a first year scholar in July 2012, having been at the club for ten years. ^[1] In July 2015 he scored a penalty against Roma in the International Champions Cup in Melbourne. In 2017 Horsfield signed a one-year contract extension, extending his deal at the club to June 2018. ^[2]

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

On 28 September 2015, Horsfield signed for Doncaster Rovers on a 28-day emergency loan deal. ^[3] He made his debut a day later. He made a total of 3 appearances and returned to City. ^[4]

NAC Breda (loan)

On 17 January 2017, Horsfield was sent on loan to Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda for the rest of the season. ^[5] He made his debut on 3 February, against Den Bosch. ^[6] On 13 March, Horsfield scored his first senior goal, in a 2–0 win over Fortuna Sittard. ^[7]

NAC Breda

Following his loan period, Horsfield signed permanently for NAC Breda on 24 July 2017, signing a three-year contract at the Eredivisie club. ^[8]

Scunthorpe United

On 17 July 2018, Horsfield signed for EFL League One club Scunthorpe United on a two-year contract. ^[9] He made his league debut in the 2–1 away victory against Coventry City. ^[10]

Horsfield was loaned to Dundee in January 2019. ^[11]

Horsfield was again loaned out in October 2019, this time to Wrexham. ^[12]

Wrexham

Horsfield would return to Wrexham on 15 September 2020, signing a one year deal after a successful trial with the club. ^[13]

Chester

On 17 September 2021, Horsfield signed a short-term deal with National League North side Chester. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 16 June 2019 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2015–16 [16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doncaster (loan)	2015–16 [16]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
NAC Breda (loan)	2016–17 [15]	Eerste Divisie	16	1	0	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	20	1
NAC Breda	2017–18 [18]	Eredivisie	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Scunthorpe United	2018–19 [19]	League One	11	0	1	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	15	0
Dundee (loan)	2018–19 [19]	Scottish Premiership	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career Total			47	1	1	0	1	0	7	0	56	1

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "James Horsfield club profile". Manchester City F.C. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
2. "Horsfield Signs New City Deal and Joins Nac Breda". www.mancity.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
3. "Doncaster sign Horsfield on loan". BBC Sport.
4. "Man City: James Horsfield - who is he and why is he in the Blues squad to face Leicester?". 29 December 2015.
5. NAC Breda doet opnieuw zaken met Manchester City (Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 January 2017.
6. Pollard, Rob (7 February 2017). "LOAN WATCH: MANU GARCIA BAGS NAC WINNER". mancity.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
7. "Manchester City youngster James Horsfield scores sweet goal for NAC Breda". City Watch. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
8. "James Horsfield permanent player of NAC" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
9. "James Horsfield: Scunthorpe United sign former Manchester City youngster". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
10. "Coventry City 1-2 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
11. "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - January 2019". BBC Sport.
12. "SIGNED RIGHT-BACK JAMES HORSFIELD JOINS WREXHAM AFC ON-LOAN FROM SCUNTHORPE UNITED". Wrexham AFC. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
13. "SIGNED James Horsfield signs a one-year deal at Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
14. FC, Chester. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | James Horsfield joins Chester FC" . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
15. James Horsfield at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
16. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
17. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
18. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
19. "Games played by James Horsfield in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

External links

• James Horsfield at Soccerbase
• James Horsfield at WorldFootball.net
• James Horsfield at Soccerway
• James Horsfield profile at Manchester City F.C.