GOAL: 'There was a bit of rust still to come off' - Reece James admits he is not yet fully match fit after extended Chelsea break
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Reece James
Reece Lewis James is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Chelsea, which he captains, and the England national team.
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sports · English footballer (born 1999) · association football player · also Reece James, Reece Lewis James, James
Born 8 December 1999 · Q39076401
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2026· 9 entries
Public attention spiked: 11,299 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.9× the usual 1,908, with 8 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Public attention spiked: 26,157 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13.7× the usual 1,908, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: International Updated his international apperances.
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Public attention spiked: 26,995 Wikipedia readers in one day, 14.2× the usual 1,908, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: International Updated his international apperances.
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Public attention spiked: 9,713 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.1× the usual 1,908, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Filled in 1 bare reference(s) with reFill 2
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Public attention spiked: 6,039 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 1,908, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: There is currently an excess of photos, so I removed the one that isn't a portrait
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Public attention spiked: 6,780 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.6× the usual 1,908, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Filled in 1 bare reference(s) with reFill 2
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Third place: FIFA World Cup with England (2026).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2025–26).
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2025· 2 entries
Won: UEFA Conference League with Chelsea (2024–25).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea (2025).
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2022· 2 entries
Runner-up: EFL Cup with Chelsea (2021–22).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2021–22).
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2021· 7 entries
Won award: PFA Community Champion Award (2020–21).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2020–21).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Chelsea (2020–21).
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Won award: FA Cup Team of the Year (2020–21).
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Joined Blackpool in 2021.
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2020· 4 entries
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with England (2020).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2019–20).
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Played for England men's national association football team (2020) — 26 appearances, 1 goals.
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And went on to appear at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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2019· 5 entries
Won award: Wigan Athletic Player's Player of the Year (2018–19).
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Won award: Wigan Athletic Goal of the Season (2018–19).
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Won award: Wigan Athletic Player of the Year (2018–19).
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Joined Doncaster in 2019.
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Played for England national under-21 association football team (2019–2019) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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2018· 6 entries
Won award: Chelsea Academy Player of the Year (2017–18).
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Won: U18 Premier League with Chelsea U18 (2017–18).
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Won: FA Youth Cup with Chelsea U18 (2017–18).
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Played for Chelsea F.C. (2018) — 155 appearances, 10 goals.
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Joined Sunderland in 2018.
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Played for Wigan Athletic F.C. (2018–2019) — 45 appearances, 3 goals.
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2017· 9 entries
Won: U18 Premier League with Chelsea U18 (2016–17).
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Won award: Toulon Tournament Best XI (2017).
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Won: Toulon Tournament with England U20 (2017).
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Won: UEFA European Under-19 Championship with England U19 (2017).
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Won: FA Youth Cup with Chelsea U18 (2016–17).
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Played for England national under-19 association football team (2017–2018) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for England national under-18 association football team (2017–2017) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for England national under-20 association football team (2017–2019) — 12 appearances, 0 goals.
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A season where he captained the under-18s to victory in the FA Youth Cup and was named Academy Player of the Season
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2015· 1 entry
Joined Wigan in 2015.
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2013· 1 entry
Joined Manchester United in 2013.
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1999· 1 entry
Born 1999-12-08.
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