Domestic-league season · Leeds.
Missed 12 of Leeds's ~38 games this season through 12 injury absences (hamstring, muscle, ankle). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 6.62 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 6.3 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.3 |
James's current-season form is down 91% on last season (Season 46→4), while his Rating eased 68→49. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 46).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Leeds · 14th | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 49 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds · 1st | 36 | 12 | 9 | 7.26 | 68 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | Leeds · 3rd | 43 | 13 | 7 | 7.23 | 71 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | Fulham · 10th | 24 | 2 | 2 | 6.62 | 77 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | Leeds · 17th | 34 | 4 | 8 | 6.6 | 88 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | Manchester United · 2nd | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6.68 | 82 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
D. James is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Leeds, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.
On the season, James graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.103 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 28 James is in his prime years, and a market index of 59.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: James missed 12 games through injury (hamstring, muscle, ankle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Rated 49.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~99), then tapers with age. At 28, James sits on 59.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is James's projected Rating — 49.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€15M total transfer fees · 6 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
