James Hill (footballer, born 2002)

James Clayton Hill (born 10 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for AFC Bournemouth, as a central defender.

James Hill
Personal information
Full name James Clayton Hill[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England[3]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Fleetwood Town 43 (1)
2022– AFC Bournemouth 1 (0)
National team‡
2021– England U20 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:38, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

His father is Matt Hill, also a footballer.[4][5]

Club career

Fleetwood Town

Hill made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup, against Leicester City on 28 August 2018.[2] Aged just 16 on his debut, Hill 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 April 2019, against Peterborough United, with his long throw leading to Hunter's 95th minute equaliser for Fleetwood Town.[7] Just 3 days later, on 22 April 2019, Hill made his first league start against his father's former club, Blackpool, which concluded in a 2-1 defeat for the side.[2]

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

AFC Bournemouth

On 5 January 2022, Hill joined Championship club AFC Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee said to be a club record for Fleetwood and reported to be £1 million, signing a four-and-a-half year contract.[9][10]

International career

On 6 September 2021, Hill made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [11]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2018–19[2] League One 2000100030
2019–20[12] League One 0000000000
2020–21[13] League One 28000304[lower-alpha 1]0350
2021–22[14] League One 13100101[lower-alpha 1]0151
Total 431005050531
AFC Bournemouth 2021–22[14] Championship 1010000020
Career total 441105050551
  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. "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. 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. 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. "Hill makes club record move to Bournemouth". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 5 January 2022.
  10. "Bournemouth sign Fleetwood's Hill" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. "Games played by James Hill in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  13. "Games played by James Hill in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. "Games played by James Hill in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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