James Hill (footballer, born 2002)

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James Hill
Personal information
Full name James Clayton Hill[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England[3]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Fleetwood Town 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 17 August 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]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, he offered a new contract Fleetwood Town.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 17 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
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[9] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[10] League One 28 0 0 0 3 0 4[a] 0 35 0
2021–22[11] League One 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 33 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 42 0
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Games played by James Hill in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ James Hill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  6. ^ "James Hill signs first professional contract". Fleetwood Town F.C. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Retained list announced". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by James Hill in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Games played by James Hill in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Games played by James Hill in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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