James's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→17), while his Rating held around 61. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 17).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Alverca · 16th	4	2	6.7	61	17
2025/26	Alverca · 11th	19	2	6.82	60	17
2024/25	Lorient · 1st	5	0	6.64	56	5
2023/24	Remo Stars	1	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

I. James is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Alverca, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (43.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.

On the season, James graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 2 assists in 19 appearances (0.136 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 22 James is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 21.3 reflects that trajectory.

58.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

8.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Alverca finished 11th of 18 · a mid-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. Add 2 assists for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 43.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 58.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %43.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.136

Goal contribution / 900.136

Defensive actions / 903.75

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.205

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 22, James sits on 21.3, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is James's projected Rating — 58.8 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 attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists2—

Defending

Tackles31—

Interceptions17—

Blocks7—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

AlvercaJun 2025 – nowFree

Lorientuntil Jun 2025

About I. James

Isaac James Ogiri is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Alverca, born on August 28, 2004 in Okpo, standing 193 cm tall. He is from Nigeria. Alverca currently sit 16th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, I. James has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 345 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 4 rated games. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Santa Clara (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
August 22, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Sporting CP (42 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 15, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Estrela (75 minutes, 1 assist, 7.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-2 loss away at FC Porto (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

I. James's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Alverca face SC Braga at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. James at 58.8 with a Season form score of 8.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, I. James has totalled 59 club appearances with 1 goal and 4 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 19 appearances for Alverca.

I. James's career has also included time at Lorient.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.