Reece James

England · DF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
DF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#4
Intl caps
22
Intl goals
1
Intl assists
4
0.58(model rating, 0–1)
0.6%

See Reece James on the full England scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.60 vs 4.62).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Euro 2020192000.112202001
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.00
2
Interceptions / 90
0.98
43
Ball recoveries / 90
1.96
10
Blocks / 90
0.98
12
Clearances / 90
0.00
0
Pressures / 90
8.80
41

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
19.57
93
Key passes / 90
1.96
97
Prog. carries / 90
19.57
99
Pass completion %
97.7%
100

Possession

Carries / 90
67.50
98
Dribbles / 90
0.00
23

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 129 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Reece James has 22 caps and 1 international goal for England, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: England →England squad & model →

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