James Clayton Hill (born 10 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for AFC Bournemouth.
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Personal information | |||
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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) |
His father is Matt Hill, also a footballer.[5][6]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
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