Personal information | |||
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Full name | James John McAtee [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 October 2002||
Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 87 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2021 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Manchester City | 4 | (0) |
2022–2024 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 67 | (12) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U18 | 3 | (2) |
2021–2022 | England U20 | 5 | (2) |
2022– | England U21 | 10 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
James John McAtee (born 18 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national under-21 team.
McAtee made his first appearance against a senior team for Manchester City's EDS squad in the EFL Trophy defeat against Bolton Wanderers on 29 October 2019. [3] During the 2020–21 season McAtee also played in the EFL Trophy victories over Scunthorpe United, [4] in which he played against his older brother John and Mansfield Town [5] as well as the defeat against Tranmere Rovers. [6] On 24 August 2021 he scored in a 3–0 victory over Scunthorpe United. [7]
In November 2020 McAtee scored in a 3–2 victory against Chelsea in the final of the FA Youth Cup [8] and subsequently scored eight goals with nine assists in twenty-three appearances as City were champions of 2020–21 Premier League 2. [9]
On 21 September 2021, McAtee made his senior debut as a substitute for Josh Wilson-Esbrand in City's 6–1 home win over Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup. [10] On 21 November 2021, McAtee made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Cole Palmer in a 3–0 home win over Everton. [11]
On 4 July 2022, McAtee joined Championship club Sheffield United on a season-long loan alongside Manchester City teammate Tommy Doyle. Sheffield United would progress to the FA Cup semi-final to face Manchester City this, alongside Doyle, he was unable to play in the semi-final against his parent club due to FA competition rules forbidding loan players from facing their parent clubs. [12] He was part of the team that won promotion from the Championship, finishing second behind Burnley.[ citation needed ]
During pre-season, McAtee returned to City and was part of the first team's squad that travelled to Asia. On 11 August 2023 he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for Kyle Walker in City's opening day Premier League victory at Burnley. On 27 August he was an unused substitute in the 2–1 win away at Sheffield United. Five days later on 1 September, he re-joined Sheffield United on a season-long loan. [13] [14] [15]
In November 2019, McAtee made his international debut for England U18 and scored twice in a 4–4 draw with Norway. [16]
On 6 September 2021, he scored one of England U20's goals in a 6–1 win over Romania. [17]
On 6 June 2022, McAtee received his first call up to the England U21s. [18] On 10 June 2022, McAtee made his U21 debut during a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 5–0 victory away to Kosovo. [19]
McAtee is the younger brother of Bolton Wanderers striker John McAtee. [20] They are from Walkden. [21] Their father, paternal grandfather and great-uncles played rugby league professionally, [22] and the football players and managers Alan Ball Sr. and Alan Ball Jr. are their maternal great-grandfather and great-uncle respectively. [23]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2023–24 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2024–25 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Sheffield United (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
Total | 67 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 75 | 14 | ||||
Career total | 71 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 14 |
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