| Tom James | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Lynn James[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Height: | 1.80m[2] |
| Currentclub: | Leyton Orient |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps2: | 78 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Hibernian |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Salford City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021– |
| Clubs6: | Leyton Orient |
| Caps6: | 107 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 15:09, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 13:01, 27 July 2019 (UTC) |
Thomas Lynn James (born 15 April 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cardiff City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Yeovil Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | League Two | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 7 | ||
| Total | 78 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 96 | 8 | |||
| Hibernian | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| Salford City (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 2021–22 | League Two | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 107 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 123 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 216 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 260 | 22 | |||
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