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James Balagizi (born 20 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crawley Town, on loan from Liverpool.

James Balagizi

Balagizi playing for England U17 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	James Balagizi[1]
Date of birth	(2003-09-20) 20 September 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Manchester, England[2]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Crawley Town (on loan from Liverpool)
Number	20
Youth career
	Liverpool
	Manchester City
	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Liverpool	0	(0)
2022–	→ Crawley Town (loan)	9	(2)
International career‡
2019	England U16	5	(0)
2019	England U17	2	(0)
2021	England U18	1	(0)
2021–	England U19	7	(0)
2021–	England U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 17 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Manchester, Balagizi started his career with Liverpool, before joining Manchester City at the age of six.[3] After Manchester City decided against enrolling him at St Bede's College, Balagizi and his family decided to return to Liverpool, and he rejoined at under-11 level for a compensation fee of £9,000.[4][5]

Club career

Balagizi progressed well through the youth ranks at Liverpool, and is seen as one of their brightest prospects, despite a string of injuries limiting his youth team development.[6][7] He signed his first professional contract in September 2020.[5]

He was named on the bench for the senior squad for the first time in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Norwich City in September 2021.[8]

On 30 June 2022, Balagizi signed for Crawley Town on a season long loan.[9]

International career

Balagizi was born in England and is of Zimbabwean and DR Congolese descent.[10] He has represented England at numerous youth levels.[2][5]

On 21 September 2022, Balagizi made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3-0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[11]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2021.[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool U21	2020–21	—			—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Liverpool	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Honours

Liverpool Academy

• Lancashire Senior Cup: 2021-22[13]

References

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