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Reece James
b. 1999
English association football player (born 1999)
- Born
- 8 Dec 1999 · Redbridge
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 8 Dec 1999BornBorn in Redbridge
- 2017TeamEngland national under-18 association football team
- 2017 – 2019TeamEngland national under-20 association football team
- 2017 – 2018TeamEngland national under-19 association football team
- 2018 – 2019TeamWigan Athletic F.C.
- 2018TeamChelsea F.C.
- 2019TeamEngland national under-21 association football team
- 2020TeamEngland men's national association football team
- 2026Took part2026 FIFA World Cup
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1999 – today).
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Reece Lewis James (born 8 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea, which he captains, and the England national team.
James joined the Chelsea academy as a youth and turned professional in 2017, a season where he captained the under-18s to victory in the FA Youth Cup and was named Academy Player of the Season. A productive loan spell with Wigan Athletic of the Championship saw him promoted to the Chelsea first team upon his return in 2019. He won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup with the club in 2021, and was appointed captain in 2023. He led Chelsea to victory at the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup in 2025.
After representing England at various youth levels, James made his senior debut in 2020, and went on to appear at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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