| James Carragher | |
| Full Name: | James Lee Carragher |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Height: | 1.92m (06.3feet) |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Wigan Athletic |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wigan Athletic |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Oldham Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 09:08, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
James Lee Carragher (born 11 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Wigan Athletic.
James Lee Carragher was born on 11 November 2002 in Liverpool, Merseyside. He is the son of the former footballer Jamie Carragher.[1]
After Carragher began playing football with Liverpool as an under-8 in 2011,[2] he joined the youth academy of Wigan Athletic in 2017.[3] Carragher captained Wigan's under-18s as they won the U18 Professional Development League in the 2020–21 season. He signed his first professional contract with Wigan on 4 August 2021.[4] He made his debut with Wigan Athletic in a 1–1 (7–8) EFL Cup penalty shoot-out win over Hull City on 10 August 2021.[5] He signed a new two-year contract with Wigan on 27 April 2023.[6]
Carragher joined National League club Oldham Athletic on 16 September 2022 on loan until 1 January 2023.[7] He made 6 appearances in all competitions during his loan spell.
On 10 January 2024, Carragher joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan until the end of the season.[8] He made his debut two days later in a 1–0 loss at home to Dundee United.[9] He made a total of 20 appearances in all competitions as the club were relegated via the play-offs.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[10] | National League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||