| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Stephen Nolan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Chorley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (on loan from Manchester United) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 6 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
James Nolan (born 2 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Scottish League One on loan from Premier League side Manchester United. [1]
He is the younger brother of Chorley midfielder Joe Nolan.
Nolan started his career progressing through the youth ranks of Manchester United, winning the U-18 Premier League along the way, before signing his first professional contract in 2023, [2] playing with the reserves in the Premier League 2, before making his professional debut on 22 August 2023, playing the full match in a 1–1 away draw to Stockport County in the EFL Cup, in which he scored in the subsequent penalty shootout as United won 5–3. [3]
On deadline day 2024, Nolan joined Scottish League One side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan, [4] [5] before making his first team debut as a substitute in a 1–0 home win over Queen of the South on the same day. [6] On 21 September, Nolan scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 home draw with Cove Rangers. [7]
Manchester United