James Hill (footballer, born 2002)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Clayton Hill[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 10 January 2002||
Place of birth | Bristol, England[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Fleetwood Town | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 19 January 2021 (UTC) |
James Clayton Hill (born 10 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town, as a central defender.
Early and personal life
His father is Matt Hill, also a footballer.[4][5]
Career
Hill made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup on 28 August 2018.[2] Aged 16, in doing so he became the club's youngest ever first-team player.[4] He turned professional in February 2019.[5][6] He made his "impressive" league debut on 19 March 2019.[2][7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 January 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2018–19[2] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2019–20[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[9] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Career total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by James Hill in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ James Hill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b Rosie Swarbrick (29 August 2018). "James Hill makes Fleetwood history as Joey Barton explains 11 team changes at Leicester". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b Rosie Swarbrick (15 February 2019). "Fleetwood Town youngster James Hill is following in the footsteps of his father and former Preston North End, Blackpool and Sheffield United player Matt by signing first pro contract". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "James Hill signs first professional contract". Fleetwood Town F.C. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Rosie Swarbrick (21 April 2019). "James Hill could make his first league start as Fleetwood Town head to Blackpool on Easter Monday". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Games played by James Hill in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by James Hill in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.