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21

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

22

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

James Wright

First Team ⭐
🟥 1 Nov 2025, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield IG2.jpg

Goalkeeper

Aston Villa Crest 2025

James Wright

Role

GK James Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Position

Born

Goalkeeper

2 December 2004

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

(6 ft 2 in) 1.88 m

Right

Transfer Notes

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025

July 2021: Aged 16, Signed from Manchester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to join Villa's Youth set up

July 2023: Aged 18, Promoted to Villa u21s

August 2024: Aged 19, Joined Real Unión 🇪🇸 on loan for the 2024-25 season

Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

2021-22

Manchester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Youth

1 July 2021

16

Steven Gerrard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Transfer Out

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer Out:

Previous Clubs

James Wright

Previous Clubs:

-2021 Manchester City Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Loans Out

James Wright

Loans Out:

2024-25 Real Unión 🇪🇸
16 Aug 2024 to 30 Jun 2025
Primera RFEF
🕒 29 | ✅ 29 | 🔁 (0) | 🥅 43 (1.48) | ⛔ 7 (24%) |

Subsequent Clubs

James Wright

Subsequent Clubs:

Career Progression

James Wright

2021-23 Aston Villa u18s
2023- Aston Villa u21s
2023- Aston Villa First Team

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Peak Villa

First Team ⭐

Youth Career

James Wright

21

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

2022-23 FAYC 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |

2023-24 u18PL 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
2022-23 u18PL 🕒 14 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 1 | 🥅 35 | ⛔ 3 | 🇺4 |

2023-24 u18PLC 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | 🥅 0 | ⛔ 0 | 🇺1 |
2022-23 u18PLC 🕒 5 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 0 | 🥅 6 | ⛔ 2 | 🇺0 |

Reserve Career

James Wright

22

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

2023-24 PL2 🕒 11 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺6 |
2022-23 PL2 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺8 |
2021-22 PL2 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺10 |

2023-24 PL Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
2022-23 PL Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |

2023-24 EFL Trophy 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺3 |
2022-23 EFL Trophy 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺2 |
2021-22 EFL Trophy 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺2 |

2023-24 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
2022-23 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
2021-22 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺2 |

First Team Career

James Wright

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

GK James Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
⭐ Aston Villa 2023- | Youth |
⭐ 2023- 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 (0) | 🥅 0 | ⛔ 0 | 🇺 12 | Unused Sub |
🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

Squad Honours

James Wright

🥈 2022-23 u18 Premier League Cup Finalist
🏆 2023-24 B’ham Senior Cup Winner

Reserve & Youth Appearances

James Wright

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

🟨 11 Sep 2021 Villa 2-2 Palace
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟩 21 Sep 2021 Coventry Sphinx 2-6 Villa
Reserves

2021-22

Birmingham Senior Cup 1st Round

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🟥 25 Sep 2021 Reading 5-2 Villa
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟥 4 Feb 2022 Villa 0-5 Southampton
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟨 19 Feb 2022 Villa 0-0 West Ham
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟥 26 Feb 2022 Chelsea 3-1 Villa
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟥 5 Mar 2022 Villa 2-3 Arsenal
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟨 8 Mar 2022 Villa 1-1 Leicester
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟩 12 Mar 2022 Norwich 2-3 Villa
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟥 19 Mar 2022 Villa 0-1 Fulham
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟥 16 Apr 2022 Albion 2-0 Villa
Youth

2021-22

u18 Premier League

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🟨 13 Aug 2022 Southampton 3-3 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 20 Aug 2022 Villa 0-4 Palace
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟩 27 Aug 2022 Brighton 2-5 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟩 3 Sep 2022 Villa 2-0 United
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League Cup

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🟥 17 Sep 2022 West Ham 6-3 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 8 Oct 2022 Southampton 2-0 Villa
Reserves

2022-23

Premier League 2 Division 2

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🟨 21 Oct 2022 Villa 1-1 Forest
Reserves

2022-23

Premier League 2 Division 2

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🟨 22 Oct 2022 Albion 3-3 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 26 Oct 2022 Villa 1-3 Brentford
Reserves

2022-23

Premier League Cup Group D

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🟩 29 Oct 2022 Derby 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2022-23

Premier League 2 Division 2

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🟩 5 Nov 2022 Villa 5-1 Newcastle
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League Cup

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🟩 15 Nov 2022 Nuneaton Borough 2-3 Villa
Reserves

2022-23

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

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🟥 19 Nov 2022 Fulham 4-0 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟨 26 Nov 2022 Norwich 2-2 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 3 Dec 2022 Villa 1-3 Chelsea
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 6 Dec 2022 Peterborough 4-1 Villa
Reserves

2022-23

Premier League Cup Group D

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🟩 9 Dec 2022 Villa 5-0 Brentford
Youth

2022-23

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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🟥 7 Jan 2023 Spurs 3-0 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 14 Jan 2023 Villa 2-5 West Ham
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 17 Jan 2023 Villa 1-4 Southampton
Youth

2022-23

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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🟥 28 Jan 2023 Palace 2-1 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟩 4 Feb 2023 Southampton 0-4 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League Cup Quarter Final

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🟨 16 Feb 2023 Tividale 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2022-23

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

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🟩 25 Feb 2023 Leicester 1-3 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟩 11 Mar 2023 Charlton 2-3 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League Cup Semi Final

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🟩 18 Mar 2023 Villa 2-0 Brighton
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟩 15 Apr 2023 Villa 1-0 Albion
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 29 Apr 2023 Arsenal 2-1 Villa
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League

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🟥 4 May 2023 Villa 1-3 Spurs
Youth

2022-23

u18 Premier League Cup Final

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🟥 18 Aug 2023 Southampton 4-2 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟩 1 Sep 2023 Villa 3-1 Derby
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟩 24 Sep 2023 Blackburn 2-3 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟥 29 Sep 2023 Villa 2-3 Sunderland
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟥 3 Nov 2023 Brighton 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟩 13 Nov 2023 Swansea 3-4 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League Cup Group A

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🟥 27 Jan 2024 Spurs 5-3 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟩 9 Feb 2024 Villa 2-1 Everton
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟩 16 Feb 2024 Villa 4-0 Boro
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟩 27 Feb 2024 Villa 6-2 Blackburn
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League Cup Round of 16

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🟩 3 Mar 2024 Liverpool 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟥 2 Apr 2024, Villa 1-3 Spurs
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League Cup Quarter Final

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🟥 8 Apr 2024 Villa 0-4 Chelsea
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟩 12 Apr 2024 Villa 3-1 Coventry
Reserves

2023-24

Birmingham Senior Cup Semi-Final

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🟩 15 Apr 2024 Arsenal 3-5 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2

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🟥 6 May 2024 Spurs 4-3 Villa
Reserves

2023-24

Premier League 2 Top 16 Elimination Play-Offs

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🟩 15 May 2024, Villa 9-0 Racing Club Warwick
Reserves

2023-24

Birmingham Senior Cup Final

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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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