Reece JamesChelsea logo

Reece JamesRB#24

Chelsea·UEFA Youth League logoUEFA Youth League·Defender - Right-Back

26 years(08/12/1999)1,80mrightEngland, GrenadaContract until 30/06/2032

7.04Rating43 matches in 12 months
€60.00mMarket value#6 in Chelsea

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.117.6
UEFA Champio05.116.5
Premier Leag08.116.7
World Cup Qu13.117.9
Premier Leag22.116.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.20Nov
7.50Dec
6.80Jan
7.00Feb
7.20Mar
Apr
7.00May
6.80Jun
6.80Jul
6.80Aug
7.00Sep
Oct

Club matchesChelsea

Key statsPremier League · EFL Cup

Goals014 of 66Rank
xG0.140.06 / 9020 of 59Rank
Assists014 of 66Rank
xA0.050.02 / 9031 of 66Rank
Shots112.45 / 902 of 59Rank
Shots on target545%1 of 59Rank
Key passes20.45 / 9031 of 66Rank
Pass accuracy92.6%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING53TECHNIQUE57TACTICAL61DEFENDING64CREATIVITY63

Player Position average

Attacking53
Technique57
Tactical61
Defending64
Creativity63

Strengths

  • Consistency
  • Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DR · MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

RBCMDMAttack →

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0040%
xG0.1078%
Shots2.47100%
Shots on target1.23100%
Conversion %039%
Big chances missed0.0065%
Dribbles0.0019%
Fouls won0.6242%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0040%
xA0.0868%
Key passes0.6261%
Big chances created0.0034%
Accurate passes53.0186%
Pass accuracy %91.588%
Final third passes10.7978%
Long balls4.0189%
Crosses0.6275%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.6219%
Interceptions0.6228%
Clearances2.1614%
Blocks0.6241%
Aerial duels won0.9221%
Duels won2.166%
Recoveries4.6291%
Dribbled past0.3168%
Fouls0.9245%
Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 65 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 292′

Similar playersPremier League · defenders · season 26/27

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.6

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.4

Assists vs xA

-0.0

Assists xA · total 4 / 4.0

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 14.09.2026
Missed matches5last 12 months
National teamEngland logoEngland29 caps · 1 goals
Contract until30/06/2032
Market value€60.00mHighest: €70.00m (03/11/2022)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Premier League logoPremier LeagueChelsea logoChelsea26/2742926.90——01—
EFL CupChelsea logoChelsea26/2721126.60——0——
Transfers5
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
01/07/201919/20Chelsea U23 logoChelsea U23Chelsea logoChelsea-€7.00m
31/05/201918/19Wigan logoWiganChelsea U23 logoChelsea U23End of loan€1.00m
01/07/201818/19Chelsea U23 logoChelsea U23Wigan logoWiganloan transfer-
01/07/201717/18Chelsea U18 logoChelsea U18Chelsea U23 logoChelsea U23--
01/07/201616/17Chelsea Youth logoChelsea YouthChelsea U18 logoChelsea U18--

Market value

€60.00m Current€70.00m Highest · 03/11/202203/06/2026 Last change
€70.00m
24.09.201803.06.2026
#6 Chelsea#15 England#44 Premier League#3 Right-Back#77 Worldwide#7 Year 1999
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
24/09/201818Wigan Athletic logoWigan Athletic€250k
27/02/201919Wigan Athletic logoWigan Athletic€1.00m
13/06/201919Chelsea FC U23 logoChelsea FC U23€7.00m
10/12/201920Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€15.00m
09/03/202020Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€25.00m
08/04/202020Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€22.50m
13/10/202020Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€30.00m
17/12/202021Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€35.00m
18/03/202121Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€40.00m
28/05/202121Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€40.00m
05/10/202121Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€45.00m
23/12/202122Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€55.00m
15/06/202222Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€60.00m
03/11/202222Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€70.00m
20/06/202323Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€65.00m
09/10/202323Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€55.00m
19/12/202324Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€50.00m
27/05/202424Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€40.00m
01/10/202424Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€35.00m
16/12/202425Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€30.00m
30/05/202525Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€30.00m
17/10/202525Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€35.00m
09/12/202526Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€50.00m
09/03/202626Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€60.00m
03/06/202626Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€60.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLChelsea logoChelsea320000.140.1400.05521.17
2025EPLChelsea logoChelsea29192721.231.2343.99222711.53

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.

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