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Thomas James

Squad depthLeyton Orient · 30 yrsTransferred to Bristol Rovers

Profile

Full nameThomas Lynn James
PositionFull-back
NationalityWales
Age30
Date of birth15 Apr 1996
BirthplaceCardiff
Height180 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubLeyton Orient
Full-backalso played MID
35
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2185
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leyton Orient.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One350021856.82
FA Cup100907.9
EFL Trophy100236.9

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

T. James is a 30-year-old full-back at Leyton Orient, rated 24.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 383rd of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.

Judged on this season alone, James graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 5 clean sheets and 3.378 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 62nd of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 30 James is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24
Current potential62nd of 79 full-backs · League OneCurrent season46th of 79 full-backs · League One46th-best full-back in the League One383rd in the League One · potential62nd-highest potential full-back in the League One
24.2
Ratingi
62nd of 79 full-backs
17.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
52.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.38
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

3.38
Def. / 90
39
Tackles
27
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 52.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.2, James carries the 62nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target3
Shots12

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success75%
Fouls won27

Defending

Tackles39
Interceptions27
Blocks16
Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.