Daniel James

James's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 48→0), while his Rating eased 68→47. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Leeds · 14th	19	0	0	6.62	47	0
2024/25	Leeds · 1st	36	12	9	7.26	68	48
2023/24	Leeds · 3rd	43	13	7	7.23	71	44
2022/23	Leeds	4	0	1	6.62	—	—
2022/23	FulhamLoan · 10th	24	2	2	6.62	77	14
2021/22	Leeds	32	4	4	6.6	—	—
2021/22	Manchester United · 17th	2	0	4	6.6	72	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	59	10
Wales U21	9	0
Wales U19	5	1
Wales U17	6	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

D. James is a 28-year-old winger at Leeds, rated 47.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.

On the season, James graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47. At 28 James is in his prime years, and a market index of 34.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

47.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.7%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 19 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 47.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.103

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~57), then tapers with age. At 28, James sits on 34.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is James's projected Rating — 47.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€15M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Leeds(back from loan)Jun 2023 – now

Fulham(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jun 2023

LeedsAug 2021 – Sept 2022

Manchester UnitedJun 2019 – Aug 2021€ 15M

Swansea(back from loan)Sept 2017 – Jun 2019

Shrewsbury(on loan)Jul 2017 – Sept 2017

Swanseauntil Jul 2017

About D. James

Daniel Owen James is a 28-year-old winger who plays for Leeds, born on November 10, 1997 in Kingston upon Hull, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Wales. Leeds currently sit 9th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, D. James has made 19 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 571 minutes.

D. James's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Leeds face Brentford at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. James at 47.4 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Championship and the Premier League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, D. James has totalled 257 club appearances with 43 goals and 41 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 43 appearances for Leeds.

D. James's career has also included time at Fulham, Manchester United, Swansea and Shrewsbury.

On the international stage, D. James has represented Wales, Wales U21, Wales U19, Wales U17 — 79 caps and 12 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points