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James Horsfield
English footballer
James Horsfield (born 21 September 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. He is currently a player agent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Horsfield | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Hazel Grove, Stockport, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2015 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | NAC Breda | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Wrexham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Wrexham | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chester | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 83 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 5 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Manchester City
Horsfield came through Manchester City's youth system, signing on as a first year scholar in July 2012, having been at the club for ten years.[1] In July 2015 he scored a penalty against Roma in the International Champions Cup in Melbourne. In 2017 Horsfield signed a one-year contract extension, extending his deal at the club to June 2018.[2]
Doncaster Rovers (loan)
On 28 September 2015, Horsfield signed for Doncaster Rovers on a 28-day emergency loan deal.[3] He made his debut a day later. He made a total of 3 appearances and returned to City.[4]
NAC Breda (loan)
On 17 January 2017, Horsfield was sent on loan to Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda for the rest of the season.[5] He made his debut on 3 February, against Den Bosch.[6] On 13 March, Horsfield scored his first senior goal, in a 2–0 win over Fortuna Sittard.[7]
NAC Breda
Following his loan period, Horsfield signed permanently for NAC Breda on 24 July 2017, signing a three-year contract at the Eredivisie club.[8]
Scunthorpe United
On 17 July 2018, Horsfield signed for EFL League One club Scunthorpe United on a two-year contract.[9] He made his league debut in the 2–1 away victory against Coventry City.[10]
Horsfield was loaned to Dundee in January 2019.[11]
Horsfield was again loaned out in October 2019, this time to Wrexham.[12]
Wrexham
Horsfield would return to Wrexham on 15 September 2020, signing a one year deal after a successful trial with the club.[13]
Chester
On 17 September 2021, Horsfield signed a short-term deal with National League North side Chester.[14]
- As of 16 June 2019 [15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2015–16[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doncaster (loan) | 2015–16[16] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17[15] | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| NAC Breda | 2017–18[18] | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2018–19[19] | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dundee (loan) | 2018–19[19] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career Total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in the Football League Trophy
- Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- "James Horsfield club profile". Manchester City F.C. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- "Horsfield Signs New City Deal and Joins Nac Breda". www.mancity.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "Doncaster sign Horsfield on loan". BBC Sport.
- NAC Breda doet opnieuw zaken met Manchester City (Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 January 2017.
- Pollard, Rob (7 February 2017). "LOAN WATCH: MANU GARCIA BAGS NAC WINNER". mancity.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- "Manchester City youngster James Horsfield scores sweet goal for NAC Breda". City Watch. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- "James Horsfield permanent player of NAC" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- "James Horsfield: Scunthorpe United sign former Manchester City youngster". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- "Coventry City 1-2 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- "SIGNED RIGHT-BACK JAMES HORSFIELD JOINS WREXHAM AFC ON-LOAN FROM SCUNTHORPE UNITED". Wrexham AFC. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "SIGNED James Horsfield signs a one-year deal at Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- FC, Chester. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | James Horsfield joins Chester FC". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- James Horsfield at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "Games played by James Horsfield in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Games played by James Horsfield in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Games played by James Horsfield in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "Games played by James Horsfield in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- James Horsfield at Soccerbase
- James Horsfield at WorldFootball.net
- James Horsfield at Soccerway
- James Horsfield profile at Manchester City F.C.
