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James Clayton Hill (born 10 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for AFC Bournemouth.

James Hill

Personal information
Full name	James Clayton Hill[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth	Bristol, England[3]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[4]
Position(s)	Central defender
Club information
Current team	AFC Bournemouth
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2018	Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Fleetwood Town	43	(1)
2022–	AFC Bournemouth	1	(0)
National team‡
2021–	England U20	4	(1)
2022–	England U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 23 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:59, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

His father is Matt Hill, also a footballer.[5][6]

Club career

Fleetwood Town

Hill made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup, against Leicester City on 28 August 2018.[2] Aged just 16 on his debut, Hill became the club's youngest ever first-team player.[5] He turned professional in February 2019.[6][7] He made his "impressive" league debut on 19 April 2019, against Peterborough United, with his long throw leading to Hunter's 95th minute equaliser for Fleetwood Town.[8] Just three days later, on 22 April 2019, Hill made his first league start against his father's former club, Blackpool, which concluded in a 2–1 defeat for the side.[2]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was offered a new contract at Fleetwood Town.[9]

AFC Bournemouth

On 5 January 2022, Hill joined Championship club AFC Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee said to be a club record for Fleetwood and reported to be £1 million, signing a four-and-a-half year contract.[10][11]

International career

On 6 September 2021, Hill made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [12]

On 10 June 2022, Hill made his England U21 debut during a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 5–0 victory away to Kosovo.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fleetwood Town	2018–19[2]	League One	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20[14]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[15]	League One	28	0	0	0	3	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	0
	2021–22[16]	League One	13	1	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	1
	Total		43	1	0	0	5	0	5	0	53	1
AFC Bournemouth	2021–22[16]	Championship	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2022–23[17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			44	1	1	0	6	0	5	0	56	1

References

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