Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Lynn James [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2013 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Yeovil Town | 78 | (6) |
2019–2021 | Hibernian | 6 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2021 | → Salford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Leyton Orient | 97 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Wales U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:01, 27 July 2019 (UTC) |
Thomas Lynn James (born 15 April 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Leyton Orient. James has previously played for Cardiff City, Yeovil Town, Hibernian, Wigan Athletic and Salford City.
James grew up in Taff's Well, attending Gwaelod-y-Garth Primary School and Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg, Pontypridd. [3] He was playing for Pentyrch Rangers when talent-spotted by Cardiff City.
James joined Cardiff City at under-9 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2014. [4] James made his professional debut for Cardiff against Chelsea on 11 May 2014, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Fraizer Campbell in a 2–1 home loss. [5]
On 13 January 2017, James signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 season, after his contract with Cardiff was cancelled by mutual consent. [6] In January 2018 James signed a contract extension with Yeovil Town until the end of the 2018–19 season. [7] On 1 August 2018, Yeovil accepted a bid of £400,000 from Championship side West Bromwich Albion for James. [8] The move fell through the following day after James failed to agree personal terms with the Championship club. [9]
James moved to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in June 2019 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. [10] [11] He scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 2-0 Scottish League Cup win over Alloa Athletic on 20 July 2019. [12] On 17 September 2020, James moved on loan to Wigan Athletic until January 2021. [13] [14] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 2-1 win away at Portsmouth on 26 September 2020. [15] On 18 January 2021, James moved on loan to Salford City until the end of the 2020–21 season. [16] He was cup-tied for Salford's victory in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final (played in March 2021). [17]
James left Hibernian permanently in July 2021 and signed a one-year contract with Leyton Orient. [18] In May 2022 he signed for a further two years at Orient. [19]
At the end of May 2014, James was called up to the Wales under-19 team for their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round matches against Belgium, Portugal and Greece [20] James made his under-19 debut in a 3–2 defeat to Portugal. [21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2013–14 [22] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15 [23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Yeovil Town | 2016–17 [25] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2017–18 [26] | League Two | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 51 | 1 | |
2018–19 [27] | League Two | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 7 | |
Total | 78 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 96 | 8 | ||
Hibernian | 2019–20 [28] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
2020–21 [29] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2020–21 [29] | League One | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 4 |
Salford City (loan) | 2020–21 [29] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Leyton Orient | 2021–22 [30] | League Two | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 4 |
2022–23 [31] | League Two | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 46 | 5 | |
2023–24 [32] | League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Total | 93 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 108 | 9 | ||
Career total | 202 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 245 | 22 |
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