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Daniel James

Daniel James

Midfielder · Leeds United · 28 · Wales

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Season score
56.0
UEFA Nations League 26/27, 3 matches
Last 5 weeks
55.6
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€10.0M
−€2.0M (−17%) since 9 Mar 2026
Transfermarkt, 3 Jun 2026

Photo: Bex Walton from London, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
10 Nov 1997
Height
172 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Wikipedia views
24,997 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

15 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 47.5 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
29 Sep – 5 Oct 202617662.749.158.0
22–28 Sep 202629450.549.255.8
15–21 Sep 202612328.449.327.6
8–14 Sep 202627856.448.757.1
25–31 Aug 202629360.747.761.8
2–8 Jun 2026213151.146.851.0
19–25 May 202612061.646.162.0
12–18 May 202616039.646.440.8
5–11 May 202616349.746.050.0
28 Apr – 4 May 20261152.145.893.2
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202614558.745.060.0
24–30 Mar 202618430.846.032.1
17–23 Mar 202611518.546.317.3
3–9 Mar 202628638.047.337.5
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202611430.546.929.8
10–16 Feb 20261844.846.844.6
3–9 Feb 202611234.246.833.6
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202514549.146.549.1
18–24 Nov 202528343.246.446.0
11–17 Nov 202516650.746.050.6
4–10 Nov 202511638.646.041.0
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202512952.345.652.4
21–27 Oct 20251835.945.535.4
14–20 Oct 202512471.144.971.9
9–15 Sep 2025210243.644.643.8
2–8 Sep 202512541.844.442.4
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202527246.743.849.0
19–25 Aug 202516646.643.547.3
12–18 Aug 202517840.143.541.2

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: level with expectation (+1.2 a week).

30.040.050.060.070.012 Aug26 Aug11 Nov3 Mar5 May2 Jun8 Sep29 SepScore 62.7Expected 49.1

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €10.0M −€2.0M (−17%) since 9 Mar 2026 3 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €10.6M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €5.0M–€8.7M −33% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −22% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Danilo Cataldi at 29 (€10.0M, scoring 52.5) −60%; Saúl Ñíguez at 28 (€10.0M, scoring 51.9) −25%; Ruben Aguilar at 29 (€10.0M, scoring 52.8) −40%.
0€10M€20M€30M20192020202120222023202420252026€10.0M€10.6M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€10.6M
3 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€10.0M
9 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€12.0M
9 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€14.0M
17 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€16.0M
27 May 2025Transfermarkt€18.0M
28 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€18.0M
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€16.0M
24 May 2024Transfermarkt€14.0M
21 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€14.0M
20 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€12.0M
16 Mar 2023Transfermarkt€13.0M
3 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€16.0M
15 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€18.0M
23 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€18.0M
25 May 2021Transfermarkt€18.0M
18 Mar 2021Transfermarkt€18.0M
13 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€16.0M
30 Jul 2020Transfermarkt€19.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€22.5M
10 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€28.0M
12 Sep 2019Transfermarkt€25.0M
28 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€12.0M
27 Feb 2019Transfermarkt€3.0M
24 Sep 2018Transfermarkt€100k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
31 May 2023Fulham LeedsFree or loan
1 Sep 2022Leeds FulhamFree or loan
31 Aug 2021Man Utd Leeds€29.1M

What the score is made of

UEFA Nations League 26/27, 170 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 641 top-five-league midfielder seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting100Creating61Progressing62Keeping the ball48Defending31Aerial0Finishing12
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting100+2.83
Creating61+0.06
Progressing62+0.07
Keeping the ball48−0.09
Defending31−0.15
Aerial0−0.69
Finishing12−0.22

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

010K20K30K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Daniel James.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
UEFA Nations League 26/27UEFA Nations LeagueWales317056.056.8
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupLeeds United213759.158.5
Premier League 26/27Premier LeagueLeeds United35745.649.5
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026World Cup Qualification UEFAWales638939.540.2
Int. Friendly Games 2026International FriendliesWales317653.053.3
Premier League 25/26Premier LeagueLeeds United1956647.348.5
FA Cup 25/26FA CupLeeds United17028.627.8
EFL Cup 25/26EFL CupLeeds United11211.710.3
Int. Friendly Games 2025International FriendliesWales19045.345.6
Championship 24/25ChampionshipLeeds United362,61642.141.3
UEFA Nations League 24/25UEFA Nations LeagueWales211842.042.5
Int. Friendly Games 2024International FriendliesWales210135.636.6
EFL Cup 23/24EFL CupLeeds United18945.545.8
FA Cup 23/24FA CupLeeds United17951.851.7
Premier League 22/23Premier LeagueFulham2481248.148.0
Premier League 21/22Premier LeagueLeeds United342,50042.442.9

Latest matches

37 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueNorwayW 2–176100.510.0562.7
27 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat DenmarkL 0–26700–0.0144.1
24 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat PortugalL 0–127000.620.0166.5
20 Sep 2026Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceD 0–02300–0.0028.4
14 Sep 2026Premier LeagueNewcastle UnitedW 4–112000.07–74.2
9 Sep 2026EFL Cupat ChelseaL 3–66600––53.2
30 Aug 2026Premier LeagueBrentfordD 1–122000.210.0148.1
25 Aug 2026EFL Cupat Nottingham ForestW 2–07110––64.6
6 Jun 2026International Friendliesat RomaniaL 1–27101––51.9
2 Jun 2026International FriendliesGhanaD 1–16000––50.1
All 37 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueNorwayW 2–176100.510.0562.7
27 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat DenmarkL 0–26700–0.0144.1
24 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat PortugalL 0–127000.620.0166.5
20 Sep 2026Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceD 0–02300–0.0028.4
14 Sep 2026Premier LeagueNewcastle UnitedW 4–112000.07–74.2
9 Sep 2026EFL Cupat ChelseaL 3–66600––53.2
30 Aug 2026Premier LeagueBrentfordD 1–122000.210.0148.1
25 Aug 2026EFL Cupat Nottingham ForestW 2–07110––64.6
6 Jun 2026International Friendliesat RomaniaL 1–27101––51.9
2 Jun 2026International FriendliesGhanaD 1–16000––50.1
24 May 2026Premier Leagueat West Ham UnitedL 0–32000–0.0261.6
17 May 2026Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove AlbionW 1–060000.120.0139.6
11 May 2026Premier Leagueat Tottenham HotspurD 1–163000.020.0749.7
1 May 2026Premier LeagueBurnleyW 3–11000.05–52.1
31 Mar 2026International FriendliesNorthern IrelandD 1–145000.06–58.7
26 Mar 2026World Cup Qualification UEFABosnia & HerzegovinaD 1–18410––30.8
21 Mar 2026Premier LeagueBrentfordD 0–01500–0.0018.5
8 Mar 2026FA CupNorwich CityW 3–07000––28.6
3 Mar 2026Premier LeagueSunderlandL 0–11600–0.0279.2
28 Feb 2026Premier LeagueManchester CityL 0–11400–0.0030.5
10 Feb 2026Premier Leagueat ChelseaD 2–2800–0.0044.8
6 Feb 2026Premier LeagueNottingham ForestW 3–11200–0.0134.2
29 Nov 2025Premier Leagueat Manchester CityL 2–34500–0.0249.1
23 Nov 2025Premier LeagueAston VillaL 1–219000.220.0159.4
18 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFANorth MacedoniaW 7–16410––38.4
15 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat LiechtensteinW 1–06601––50.7
9 Nov 2025Premier Leagueat Nottingham ForestL 1–316000.060.0138.6
1 Nov 2025Premier Leagueat Brighton & Hove AlbionL 0–32900–0.1552.3
24 Oct 2025Premier LeagueWest Ham UnitedW 2–1800––35.9
18 Oct 2025Premier Leagueat BurnleyL 0–22400–0.2071.1
13 Sep 2025Premier Leagueat FulhamL 0–11200––30.6
9 Sep 2025International FriendliesCanadaL 0–19000––45.3
4 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat KazakhstanW 1–02500––41.8
30 Aug 2025Premier LeagueNewcastle UnitedD 0–060000.220.1253.7
26 Aug 2025EFL Cupat Sheffield WednesdayD 1–11200––11.7
23 Aug 2025Premier Leagueat ArsenalL 0–566000.070.0046.6
18 Aug 2025Premier LeagueEvertonW 1–078000.140.0540.1