Tom James (Welsh footballer)


Thomas Lynn James is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. James has previously played for Cardiff City and Yeovil Town.

Early life

James grew up in Taff's Well, attending Gwaelod-y-Garth Primary School and Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg, Pontypridd. He was playing for Pentyrch Rangers when talent-spotted by Cardiff City.

Club career

James joined Cardiff City at under-9 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2014. James made his professional debut for Cardiff against Chelsea on 11 May 2014, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Fraizer Campbell in a 2–1 home loss.
On 13 January 2017, James signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 season, after his contract with Cardiff was cancelled by mutual consent. In January 2018 James signed a contract extension with Yeovil Town until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 1 August 2018, Yeovil accepted a bid of £400,000 from Championship side West Bromwich Albion for James. The move fell through the following day after James failed to agree personal terms with the Championship club.
James moved to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in June 2019 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. He said he hoped the move would allow him to break into the Welsh national team set-up.

International career

At the end of May 2014, James was called up to the Wales under-19 team for their 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round matches against Belgium, Portugal and Greece James made his under-19 debut in a 3–2 defeat to Portugal.

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