OrcaScore
7

Midfielder

Daniel James

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Appearances
9
429 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.42
Assists
0
Average rating
6.72
Age28
Date of birth10 Nov 1997
Height172 cm
Weight76 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€10.6M
Contract until30 Jun 2029

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Back Injury · Doubtful Ended: 10 Oct 2026
  • Injury Back Injury · Day-to-day Since 8 Oct 2026 · Ended: 23 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts4 / 1
Minutes122
Rating6.68
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)6 (0)
Passes · accuracy27 · 85%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0
Duels won9 / 22
Successful dribbles7
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.35 / 0.04
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses2
Touches65
Possession lost19
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won8
Clearances3
Ball recoveries8
Fouls won0
Fouls committed3
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)15.94
Top speed (km/h)34.76
Appearances / Starts3 / 2
Minutes170
Rating7.00
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (2)
Passes · accuracy40 · 75%
Key passes3
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 2
Duels won6 / 11
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists1.07 / 0.07
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion33%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses0
Touches62
Possession lost19
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won6
Clearances2
Ball recoveries7
Fouls won3
Fouls committed1
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)20.57
Top speed (km/h)33.79
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes137
Rating6.40
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (2)
Passes · accuracy28 · 64%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 1
Duels won6 / 22
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.42 / 1.05
Detailed statistics
Big chances created2
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion33%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses3
Touches64
Possession lost29
Dispossessed4
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won3
Clearances1
Ball recoveries3
Fouls won2
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking62
Technical54
Tactical30
Defending33
Creativity60

National team

  • Wales68 caps · 11 goals · debut Nov 2018

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
31 Oct 2026 Bournemouth – Leeds United 2–0 65' 7.0
4 Oct 2026 Wales – Denmark 0–1 – –
1 Oct 2026 Wales – Norway 2–1 76' 7.8
27 Sep 2026 Denmark – Wales 2–0 67' 6.4
24 Sep 2026 Portugal – Wales 1–0 27' 6.8
20 Sep 2026 Leeds United – Crystal Palace 0–0 23' 6.3
14 Sep 2026 Leeds United – Newcastle United 4–1 12' 6.8
9 Sep 2026 Chelsea – Leeds United 6–3 66' 5.0
5 Sep 2026 Brighton & Hove Albion – Leeds United 1–1 – –
30 Aug 2026 Leeds United – Brentford 1–1 22' 6.6
25 Aug 2026 Nottingham Forest – Leeds United 0–2 71' 7.8
22 Aug 2026 Nottingham Forest – Leeds United 0–1 – –
15 Aug 2026 Leeds United – FC Augsburg 4–0 – –
12 Aug 2026 Manchester United – Leeds United 6–5 45' 7.4
8 Aug 2026 Leeds United – RB Leipzig 2–0 60' 6.7

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 6 moves · total fees 47M €
  1. Loan return
  2. Loan
  3. Transfer 29M €
  4. Transfer 18M €
  5. Transfer
  6. Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)30
Average rating6.80
Last match rating7.031 Oct 2026
Matches missed113 injury records
4 5 6 7 8 9 6.80 Nov 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026 7.0

Last 10 matches

7.0 7.8 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.8 5.0 6.6 7.8 7.4

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 UEFA Nations League Wales 3 (2) 170 1 0 7.00
2026 EFL Cup Leeds United 2 (2) 137 1 0 6.40
2026 Premier League Leeds United 4 (1) 122 0 0 6.68

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among midfielders (234 players)

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50 xA 99 Key passes 77 Completed passes 8 Pass accuracy 4 Progressive carries 98 Successful dribbles 58 Tackles + interceptions 3 Rating 97

36 matches · 2,616 min

Daniel James: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.30
99
Key passes / 90 min 1.55
77
Completed passes / 90 min 15.0
8
Pass accuracy 67.9%
4
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.17
98
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.86
58
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 1.10
3
Rating 7.25
97

How do we calculate this?